Air Melançon
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| Founded | 1957 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2017 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Key people | Zénon Melançon | ||||||
Air Melançon was an airline based out of Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada, which was bought by Air Tamarac in 2017.
History
The airline was founded in 1957 by Zénon Melançon founded the Moselle private flying club following a contract to establish a large chalet on Kelly Lake with his first aircraft, being a Cessna 180 using aviation to fly to inaccessible areas in the region. In 1960 a second Cessna was added to the fleet of the airline and his brother Réal Melançon as a pilot.[1]
When Zeon passed away in 1965, his wife would take over the position of managing the company before it was sold to her brother-in law Réal. Réal built a base across from the docs and would grow the airline to have 6 seaplanes. The airline was then passed to his daughter Francine.[1]
In 2017 the airline was bought by the airline another local Quebec based airline called Air Tamarac. At the time of the acquisition the airline operated a fleet of 2 DHC-2 aircraft and had 17 employees, the airline had services for Leisure Facilities and hotels and resorts at the time of its demise.[2][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Air Melançon - Route du Lièvre Rouge". www.routedulievrerouge.com. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ option (2017-12-16). "Air Tamarac se porte acquéreur de Air melançon !". Pourvoirie Air Tamarac (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ "Air Melancon 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Investors, Acquisition | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2026-07-13.