Private company

Maritime Central Airways

Canadian airline, 1941–1963

Maritime Central Airways was a predecessor of Eastern Provincial Airways and was founded by Prince Edward Island native Carl Burke and Josiah Anderson in 1941 out of Moncton, New Brunswick and provided standard passenger, cargo, and charter flights throughout the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador - at the time not yet part of Canada. This early fleet consisted of a Boeing 247 and a Fairchild 24.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1941Founded¹

HeadquartersMoncton¹

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Dart Herald 62 — Photo: TSRL, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Maritime Central Airways was a predecessor of Eastern Provincial Airways and was founded by Prince Edward Island native Carl Burke and Josiah Anderson in 1941 out of Moncton, New Brunswick and provided standard passenger, cargo, and charter flights throughout the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador - at the time not yet part of Canada. This early fleet consisted of a Boeing 247 and a Fairchild 24.²

Timeline

1963Dissolved Dissolved¹
1941Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaMaritime Central Airways
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ17109268

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WikidataMaritime Central Airways on Wikidata
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Wikimedia CommonsMaritime Central Airways photo by TSRL, CC BY-SA 3.0