Air Manitoba

{{Short description|Canadian airline, 1990 to 1994}}

{{Short description|Canadian airline, 1990 to 1994}}

'''Air Manitoba''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] airline that operated from 1990 to 1994 before getting its [[Air operator's certificate|AOC]] revoked over safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Manitoba history from Americas, Canada |url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/air-manitoba/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Airline History}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aviation Investigation Report |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/C-GQTH.pdf |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=[[Transportation Safety Board of Canada]]}}</ref>

'''Air Manitoba''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] airline that operated from 1990 to 1994 before getting its [[Air operator's certificate|AOC]] revoked over safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Manitoba history from Americas, Canada |url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/air-manitoba/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Airline History}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aviation Investigation Report |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/C-GQTH.pdf |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=[[Transportation Safety Board of Canada]]}}</ref>

== History ==

Air Manitoba was traced back to 1953 with Ilford airways. Ilford Airways merged with Riverton Airways to make Ilford riverton airways which existed until it merged with Northland Airlines thus creating Northland air Manitoba Which rebranded in 1992 to Air Manitoba before ceasing in 1994 with the AOC getting revoked over safety concerns

== Fleet ==

HS 748 (C-FTTW,C-GQTH)

C 46 ( at least 3)

C 47 ( at least 1)

DC 3 (at least 1)

== Accidents ==

On november 10 1993 an [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|HS 748]] registered C-GQTH crashed after taking off from Sandy lake Ontario killing all 7 occupants. The cause was deemed to be most likely loss of situational awareness

On April 23 1994 a [[Curtiss C-46 Commando|C 46]] flying a chartered flight crashed in Kenya after losing the left engine for unknown reasons. The crew survived but the plane was destroyed beyond repair

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:Defunct airlines of Canada]]

[[Category:Defunct airlines of Canada]]

3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/C-GQTH.pdf

4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-curtiss-c-46f-commando-lokichoggio

5.https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/325133

==Further reading==

== Further reading ==

* {{cite news |last=Oosterom |first=Nelle |date=12 November 1993 |title=Tragedy mourned |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun-tragedy-mourned/175413121/ |work=[[The Winnipeg Sun]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |location=Winnipeg, MB |publisher= |access-date=27 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}

* {{cite news |last=Oosterom |first=Nelle |date=12 November 1993 |title=Tragedy mourned |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun-tragedy-mourned/175413121/ |work=[[The Winnipeg Sun]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |location=Winnipeg, MB |publisher= |access-date=27 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}

* {{cite news |last=Cheater |first=Glenn |date=22 January 1994 |title=Airline Grounded: Surprise inspection turns up problems at Air Manitoba |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun-airline-grounded-surpr/175413012/ |work=[[The Winnipeg Sun]] |location=Winnipeg, MB |publisher= |access-date=27 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}

* {{cite news |last=Cheater |first=Glenn |date=22 January 1994 |title=Airline Grounded: Surprise inspection turns up problems at Air Manitoba |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun-airline-grounded-surpr/175413012/ |work=[[The Winnipeg Sun]] |location=Winnipeg, MB |publisher= |access-date=27 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}