Canada · ULCC
Flair Airlines
F8 · FLE Unaligned ULCC
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- F8 · FLE
- Country
- Canada
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Chief executive
- Maciej Wilk
- Ownership
- Private
- Employees
- 700 (2024)
Fleet
| Aircraft type | Count |
|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 19 |
Hubs & focus cities
A hub is the carrier's primary connecting base; a focus city is a smaller market with concentrated point-to-point service. Codes link to per-airport profiles when available.
Ownership & financials
Privately held — financial details are not publicly disclosed.
Network
Route network: 30+ destinations.
Per-route passenger volumes from US DOT BTS T-100 segment data are a planned upgrade to this block.
Notable history
Founded in 2005 as a charter operator; pivoted to scheduled ultra-low-cost service in 2017. The largest Canadian-owned ULCC. Survived a 2023 aircraft repossession event by lessor Airborne Capital — four 737 MAX 8s were seized over a payment dispute, then returned to service after court orders. The Canadian Transportation Agency confirmed Flair's compliance with Canadian-ownership rules in 2023.
About this profile
Reference data (codes, headquarters, founding year, alliance, ownership) is curated from each carrier's own published materials, the US DOT BTS Form 41 filings, and SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers. Fleet rosters reflect the active in-service fleet at the time of the most recent data refresh; aircraft on order are not counted toward fleet totals. Average fleet age is calculated from the same active fleet.
Hubs and focus cities are sourced from the carrier's own destinations or about pages. Loyalty program partner lists are drawn from each program's published partner roster.
This profile is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the US DOT BTS Form 41 release schedule.