Whistler Montreal

## Not Finished!

**Whistler Montreal**, or Whistler-Montreal Airlines is one of 3 flag carrier, based on Federal Republic of the Montreal. Active from October 22, 1974 as a merge with Whistler Air and Montreal Airlines, this airlines now operated a large number of aircraft, escpecally long haul, with Boeing 747 series and Airbus A340 series as their backbones. Currently, this airlines is one of 5 members of Zenith Alliances (as Janaury 2024) and a member of Montreal Aviation Team, a team that include all Montreal airlines.

## History

### The merge of 2 superpower

After Impact System joined the Montreal aviation in December 11, 1973 when Impact Air founded, Montreal Airlines, a large airlines and the FRM flag carrier of the time, in economical difficulities due the ongoing Montreal-Regenede war, leading to a high fuel cost to a large airlines like Montreal Airlines. With a fleet of Lockheed L-1011 TriStars, Boeing 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10, DC-8 and Concorde, this airlines are in the danger. At the time, Air Norwich System ready to buy Air Whistler, the fastest growing airlines of the nation, which is in danger due the war and old aircraft. The airlines cannot perform any flight due to the shortage of fuel for the airlines. These problem lead to the Act of Mergement in 1973, help 2 main company to survive the bankrupt. The carrier begin when all the Montreal Airlines and Air Whistler callsign (MA and WA) replaced with RM (Republic Montreal). All the aircraft by 2 airlines now wear Whistler Montreal livery.

### 1980s - The begin of the rise

Boeing 747-300, a new variant of Boeing 747, attract Whistler Montreal attention. With their large fleet of DC-8-73M (a variant for Montreal Airlines DC-8, can fly 9.200km), Albert Kherson, want to replace the fleet of Whistler Montreal DC-8-73M with Boeing 747-300. The act with Boeing was been signed in March 22, 1982 for 40 Boeing 747-300. The first Boeing 747-300, RM-SAU "Emile Epson", delivered to the airlines in May 2, 1983 and joined the fleet 3 days later, as the replacement of DC-8 in the wide body era. At the time, the peace term with Montreal and Regenede Island has been signed. Whistler Montreal has their access for aviation system.

#### The found of Montreal Aviation Team

Begin of the year 1987, President of FRM, Zachary Johnston, want to create a team, or can be say a system for support the Montreal Aviation at the time. On May 14, 1997, an agreement was announced forming the Montreal Aviation System has been signed with more than 30 airlines in the nation, both main company and their sub-company. Their first support is in 1992, when RadAir went in debt, the team has supported the airlines for 1,13B USD, but cannot help the airlines to stop the defunct of RadAir in January 1, 1993.

### 1990s - Mass afford

#### Boeing 747-400

The next variant of Boeing 747, -400, once again attract the carrier. The problem at the time was: A large number of Boeing 747-100, -200, and -300 in the fleet, and including the SP verison, lead the airlines begin focus in 747-400, they want to replace SP due the sizes, it cannot hold more passengers than the newer version, while the range is same as. Once again they signed a contract with Boeing for more than 60 747-400, with a deliver time from 1989 to 1992. Over 60 aircraft have delivered, including 31 747-400, 10 747-400M and 19 747-400D. The plan of replacement completed. In October 11, 1994, RM-APD, a Boeing 747SP made the last flight of the aircraft in the Whistler Montreal Fleet. Later, all the 747SP stored.

## Fleet

Whistler Montreal has a massive number of aircraft. Up to 2024, Whistler Montreal, including its sub-company has total of 2.203 aircraft in their fleet (only count passengers), while Whistler Montreal Cargo have 340 aircraft.

The customer code of Whistler Montreal is 19, like Boeing 747-419.

Here is Whistler Montreal Fleet list.