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Airtransit

Canadian airline that provided short take-off and landing (STOL)

Airtransit was a Canadian airline that provided short take-off and landing (STOL) service between Ottawa and Montreal. A subsidiary of Air Canada (then a Crown corporation), the airline operated from 1973 to 1976 before closing due to poor business.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Airtransit DHC-6 CF-CSV 2
Photo: Piergiuliano Chesi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Airtransit was a Canadian airline that provided short take-off and landing (STOL) service between Ottawa and Montreal. A subsidiary of Air Canada (then a Crown corporation), the airline operated from 1973 to 1976 before closing due to poor business.2

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