Air Canada Jazz /

Jazz Aviation LP is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield and Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation (TSX: CHR.A, CHR.B, CHR.DB). It is Canada's largest regional air carrier, operating as Air Canada Express for Air Canada to 82 destinations in Canada and the United States. Under the Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA), Air Canada sets the Jazz route network and flight schedule, and purchases all of Jazz’s seat capacity based on predetermined rates. Its main base is Halifax Stanfield International Airport, with hubs at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, and Calgary International Airport. Established in 2001 as Air Canada Regional Inc. from the consolidation of the Air Canada connector carriers Air BC, Air Nova, Air Ontario and Canadian Regional Airlines (shortly after the successful takeover of Canadian Airlines by Air Canada). The merger was finalised in 2002 with the creation of a new brand-Air Canada Jazz. As of April 2011, it employed 5,081 people. The airline successfully launched an