AERO CALL SIGNS and AIRLINE CODES
for aircraft that visit Halifax area airports, or pass over in LOW level airspace.
Last update November 5, 2010

2-letter iIATA codes are those used on schedules, arrival/departure screens and websites, and in general all other lists used by the general public.   3-letter ICAO codes are the ones used on official documentation and would appear on controllers' radar screens.  Subsidiary or feeder airlines often utilize the codes of the airlines they serve.  for example, Jazz and Georgian are usually identified on airport arrival/departure screens as AC as they are integrated and marketed as part of Air Canada's system.   The subsidiary airline's own codes may be less commonly seen, and are indicated below preceding a slash.

Some of the listed airlines are occasional visitors.   All current regular visitors are included.  In some cases airlines are previous regulars that no longer call but may do so in the future again.   Defunct call signs have been deleted or indicated by a note.  This list does not include airlines whose aircraft were merely diverted to Halifax, nor does it include aircraft passing overhead but not landing at Halifax unless they regularly enter low level airspace while passing over.  This is the case for USAF refueling aircraft.   Canadian military aircraft belonging to squadrons based in the Maritimes are included even if in some cases they rarely or never touch down in Halifax or Shearwater.

Call Sign (on-air prefix to Flight Number)	2-letter Code	3-letter code	Company or Military Unit with notes
AIRLINES (while this list contains all known common visitors to Halifax, it may contain some that no longer visit, as of 2010)
AIR CANADA	AC	ACA	Air Canada
JAZZ	QK/AC	JZA	Jazz Air Inc. dba mostly as Air Canada Express, with a few a/c operating as Jazz and others chartered and liveried for Thomas Cook Canada.
GEORGIAN	ZO/AC	GGN	dba Air Alliance - 3rd tier contract operator for Air Canada and lettered as Air Canada Express
SPEEDAIR	PB	SPR	Provincial Airlines/Eastern Flying Services
CONTINENTAL	CO	COA	Continental A/L (this parent company does not currently fly to Halifax, as its service is now provided by regional feeder partners)
MORNINGSTAR	-	MAL	Morningstar Air Express (operating aircraft for Fedex)
FLIGHTCRAFT	W8	KFA	Kelowna Flightcraft (operating aircraft for Purolator)
COMET	-	CME	OBSOLETE: Prince Edward Air. Callsign changed to Skylink
JETLINK	XE/CO	BTA	ExpressJet Airlines operating as a component of Continental Express for Continental A/L
SAINT PIERRE	PJ	SPM	Air Saint Pierre
EAGLE FLIGHT	MQ/AA	EGF	American Eagle (feeder for American A/L)
CANJET	C6	CJA	CanJet Airlines (based at Halifax A/P)
ICEAIR	FI	ICE	Icelandair
SUNWING	WG	SWG	Sunwing Airlines (Sunwing Vacations)
ABX	GB	ABX	ABX Air (operating for DHL)
ASIANA	OZ	AAR	Asiana Cargo
KESTREL	MT	TCX	Thomas Cook A/L
GLOBESPAN	Y2	GSM	Fly Globespan
AIRSPRINT	-	ASP	Airsprint
CUBANA	CU	CUB	Cubana  (occasional fuel stops, but likely to commence passenger service in 2011)
FLAIR	-	FLE	Flair Air
FINNAIR	AY	FIN	Finnair (fuel stop)
AIR FINLAND	OF	FIF	Air Finland (fuel stop Helsinki - Cancun)
KALITTA	K9	KFS	Kalitta Charters
TNT	3V	TAY	TNT Airways (Belgium
TWIN CITY	-	TCY	Twin Cities Air Service (charter a/l from Maine, flies scheduled between Portland and Yarmouth, occasional charter to Halifax)
COLGAN	9L	CJC	Colgan Air (subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines)  Name being phased out beginning 2010, with propeller flights to be operated by Mesaba  (this is due to bad reputation stemming from Buffalo crash)  Even now I would not fly on a Colgan flight.
MISTRAL	EC	BOS	|Open Skies (subsidiary of British Airways)  (occasional technical stops)
MONARCH	ZB	MON	Monarch Airlines (fuel stop)
EMPRESS	5T	ANX (poss MPE now)	Canadian North Airlines (Air NorTerra)
WESTJET	WS	WJA	WestJet Airlines
SKYTOUR	5G	SSV	Skyservice Airlines Inc. (holiday charter flights) (same as Roots Air)  DEFUNCT. AIRLINE OUT OF BUSINESS AS OF 2010
CARGOJET	W8	CJT	Cargojet Airways
MERCURY  (formerly SHUTTLECRAFT)	S5/UA	TCF	Shuttle America operating for United Express (United A/L)
MESABA	XJ	MES	Mesaba Airlines dba Delta Connection for Delta Airlines (formerly NW Airlines) [not currently flying into Halifax]
COMAIR	OH/DL	COM	Comair dba as Delta Connection for Delta Airlines [not currently flying into Halifax]
SKYLINK	-	SLQ	Skylink Express (formerly Prince Edward Air..see Comet) This callsign was previously used by Skylink Aviation
FLAGSHIP	9E/NW	FLG	Pinnacle A/L dba Northwest Airlink for Northwest A/L
TRANSAT	TS	TSC	Air Transat (holiday charters from Halifax)
PORTER	PD	POE	Porter Airlines
VOYAGEUR	VC	VAL	Voyageur Airlines (most commonly in Halifax on medevac flights)
TOMSON	BY	TOM	Thomson Airways (U.K.)  occasional visitor (some a/c painted as "First Choice")
WISCONSIN	ZW	AWI	Air Wisconsin (flying for U.S. Airways
BRICKYARD	YX	RPA	Republic Airlines (flying for US Airways)
JETBIRD	GX	JXX	Jet X (Iceland) (fuel stop in Halifax?)
MILITARY & GOVERNMENT
NAVCAN			NAV CANADA (Canada's provider of air traffic control and aeronavigation services)
TRANSPORT		TGO	Transport Canada (Federal government owner of most major airports, though most are operated by local agencies)
ASCOT			Royal Air Force transport a/c
REACH			US Air Force transport aircraft
ETHYL			US Air Force air to air refueling tankers
CANFORCE			Canadian Armed Forces transport a/c
TUSKER			Cdn Armed Forces 413 Rescue Sqn Greenwood
HUNTER			Cdn Armed Forces 404 MP Sqn Greenwood
TALON			Cdn Armed Forces 423 Heli Sqn Shearwater
MERLIN			Cdn Armed Forces 406 Heli Sqn Shearwater
PATHFINDER			Cdn Armed Forces 415 MP Sqn Greenwood
CASEY			Cdn Armed Forces 405 MP Sqn Greenwood
WOLF			Cdn Armed Forces 403 Army Heli Sqn Gagetown
CHEETAH			Top Aces (contractor to air force) Alpha Jets
BRUISER			Top Aces (contractor to air force) Westwinds
PATROL			Nova Scotia Dept of Natural Resources