Cougar Airwaves

This article is about the airline based in Canada.
Cougar Airwaves Inc. ("Cougar"; TSE: CAW) is a Canadian low-cost airline, headquartered in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The airline serves cities on all continents (except Antarctica) via 44 routes through hubs in Vancouver and Toronto.
Cougar operates a mixed fleet of aircraft from Airbus, Boeing, and Bombardier.
One factor that separates Cougar from most other airlines, and especially from other low-cost carries, is their high level of intolerance for a quiet experience for passengers. Children under the age of 12 are forbidden from flying with the airline, and any passenger who displays unruly or noisy behavior is given a lifetime ban from the airline. While the age restriction was challenged in court as age or parental discrimination, it was ruled that as a private enterprise, the airline is not obligated to carry children.
== History ==
Cougar Airwaves was founded in 1999, but did not operate its first scheduled flight until 2003.
== Headquarters and Offices ==
Cougar's corporate headquarters are located in Coquitlam, British Columbia, with an operations office at Vancouver International Airport.
== Hubs ==
Cougar's original hub is Vancouver International Airport, while a second hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport opened on October 1, 2020.
A third hub at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is scheduled to open in 2021.
== Destinations ==
As of November 2020, Cougar Airwaves destinations are:
Hub 	Destinations
Vancouver International Airport 	Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg
USA: Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
Mexico: Cancún, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta
Europe: Barcelona, London, Paris
Asia: Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo
Australia: Sydney
Toronto-Pearson International Airport 	Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Vancouver, Winnipeg
USA: Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco
Mexico: Cancún, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta
South America: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires
Europe: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Rome
Africa: Casablanca
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport	Future hub
== Fleet ==
Cougar began with 2 Bombardier Q400 turboprops, offering daily service from Vancouver to Calgary and Edmonton.
The Cougar Airwaves fleet consisted of 73 aircraft, as of December 2020:
Aircraft 	In Service	On Order	Passengers	Notes
Bombardier Q400	3 	— 	80 	All-economy configuration
Airbus A220-100	6 	— 	133 	All-economy configuration
Airbus A220-300	22 	— 	160 	All-economy configuration
Boeing 737-900 	1 	— 	220 	All-economy configuration
Boeing 787-8 	15 	— 	381 	All-economy configuration
Boeing 787-9 	14 	— 	420 	All-economy configuration
Boeing 777-300 	2 	— 	550 	All-economy configuration
Boeing 747-400 	6 	— 	660 	All-economy configuration
Boeing 747-8i 	4 	— 	730 	All-economy configuration
Former aircraft that entered service in the Cougar Airwaves fleet, as of December 2020:
Aircraft 	Quantity	Notes
ATR 42-500F 	1 	Leased by Worldcar.Go
Boeing 787-10 	1 	
Bombardier Q200	2