Canada's Nolinor Aviation secures first B737-400s

Canada's OWG launches international operations

OWG (Montréal Trudeau) commenced international operations to the Caribbean, its core business, on December 18, 2020.

The virtual carrier, a division of Canadian domestic cargo and passenger specialist Nolinor Aviation (N5, Montréal Trudeau), operated its first international flight on behalf of the Hola Sun Holidays tour operator from Toronto Pearson to Santa Clara de Cuba on Cuba using one of its two active B737-400s, C-GGWX (msn 24804). OWG currently plies the route weekly, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data.

OWG predominantly uses the two Boeing narrowbodies, of which the second was inducted in mid-December, for domestic charters within Canada. While it eventually plans to focus on services from Canada to leisure destinations in Central America and the Caribbean, existing travel restrictions have limited demand for such flights.

The start-up initially hoped to launch services to Cuba on November 1, 2020. Its domestic charters began on October 20.

Canada's OWG launches operations

OWG (Montréal Trudeau) launched commercial operations on October 18, 2020, deploying one of its two B737-400s, C-GGWX (msn 24804), on a domestic charter from Montréal Mirabel to Québec and Wabush.

The newly formed leisure division of Nolinor Aviation (N5, Montréal Trudeau) plans to launch scheduled operations to the Caribbean - commencing with Cuba - on November 1, 2020. It will use three B737-400s, of which two have already been delivered and registered in Canada.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Nolinor Aviation operates two B737-200s, five B737-200(C)s, one B737-200(F), one B737-200(QC), and one B737-300(QC), as well as a fleet of Learjets, and Convair 340 and 440s under its main brand. While the carrier's primary business is passenger and cargo charters in Canada's North, it also plies a sole scheduled route between Mirabel and Val d'Or.

Canada's OWG unveils Cuba as first destination in 4Q20

OWG (Montréal Trudeau), the newly-founded leisure division of Canada's cargo and passenger charter specialist Nolinor Aviation (N5, Montréal Trudeau), secured its first contract with a tour operator and has since announced it will start flying to Cuba from November 1, 2020.

In partnership with Hola Sun Holidays and its Quebecois sister firm Caribe Sol, OWG said it will connect Canadian airports with destinations such as Varadero, Cayo Coco, Holguin, and Santa Clara de Cuba.

OWG will deploy three B737-400s all of which will be operated on its behalf by Nolinor.

Canada's Nolinor Aviation unveils new pax brand, OWG

Nolinor Aviation (N5, Montréal Trudeau) has announced the launch of OWG (Montréal Trudeau), a new brand under which the carrier will operate passenger services from Canada to the Caribbean using B737-400s.

OWG is due to launch "in the coming months" and, while having a distinct corporate identity, will use Nolinor's existing Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). Further information about OWG, as well as its network, would be announced "shortly".

Nolinor Aviation said that the new brand has been in the making since 2018 and that it would "reinvent the travel experience by placing its passengers at the heart of its actions".

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Nolinor Aviation has three B737-400s in its fleet. One unit, C-GGWX (msn 24804) - a 30.3-year-old ex-Flair Airlines narrowbody - has already been registered in Canada, while the other two, which are both over 30 years of age, have yet to be assigned a Canadian registration.

The airline has refurbished the cabins of the B737-400s and will operate them...