Soundair
{{Short description|Former Canadian airline}}
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| airline = Soundair Corporation
Soundair Express
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| ICAO = SDR
| callsign = SOUNDAIR
| commenced = 1973
| ceased = April 1990
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| subsidiaries = {{ubl|Air Toronto|Odyssey International}}
| fleet_size = See Fleet below
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| headquarters = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Soundair {{airline codes||SDR|SOUNDAIR}}, previously Owen Sound Air Services, dba Soundair Express, was a freight airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The airline was the parent company of Air Toronto and Odyssey International and operated freight flights under the brand Soundair Express.
History
In 1973, Owen Sound Air Services was founded as a flying school and charter airline.{{Cite web |title=OSAS (Owen Sound Air Services) history from Americas, Canada |url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/osas-owen-sound-air-services/ |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=Airline History |language=en-GB}} Over the years, the airline grew by flying cargo for Purolator, Airborne Express, and Emery using Douglas DC-3s. In 1984, Soundair Corp. was created as a parent company. That same year, the airline acquired Aero Trades Western as well as its DC-3s and DC-4s.
In 1984, Soundair created two new airlines, Commuter Express and Odyssey International. Commuter Express was to provide local airline service to Toronto Pearson International Airport. In 1986, The DC-4s were replaced with Convair CV-580s and the DC-3s with Fokker F27 Friendships.
In 1988, Commuter Express became an Air Canada Connector and was renamed to Air Toronto. That same year, Odyssey International, a Toronto-based leisure airline, was founded and contracted cargo flights were rebranded as Soundair Express.
In 1990, the company entered receivership due to financial troubles and fell under control of Ernst & Young. Odyssey and Soundair Express ceased operations in April 1990 when Odyssey was purchased by Nation Air and Soundair Express was purchase by Canair Cargo.{{Cite web |title=Soundair Express history from Americas, Canada |url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/soundair-express/ |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=Airline History |language=en-GB}}
In 1991, Air Toronto was purchased by Ontario Express (Air Ontario) in November of that year.
Fleet
= Fleet as of receivership =
| class="wikitable"
|+ ! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Aircraft ! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Total |
| Dassault Falcon 2000
|2 |
| Douglas DC-8
|1 |
= Historic fleet =
| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Aircraft ! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Total |
| Douglas DC-4
|3 |
| Douglas DC-3
|5 |
| Piper PA-31T Cheyenne
|1 |
= Subsidiary fleet =
| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Cite web|url=https://rzjets.net/operators/?show=960|title=Odyssey International|website=rzjets.net|access-date=2020-03-06}}{{Cite web|url=https://rzjets.net/operators/?show=2597|title=Air Toronto|website=rzjets.net|access-date=2020-03-06}} ! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Aircraft ! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Total ! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Airline ! style="background-color:lightblue;" |Notes |
| Swearingen Merlin IV/Metro
|9-11 | rowspan="4" |Air Toronto |Replaced by Jetstream 31s |
| BAe Jetstream 31
|15 | |
| Convair 340/440/580/640
|3 | |
| Fairchild F-27
|1 | |
| Boeing 757
|5 | rowspan="2" |Odyssey International | |
| Boeing 737 -200 & -300
|3 | |
See also
References
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Category:Canadian companies disestablished in 1990
Category:Canadian companies established in 1973