The Operators
Who flew the 44
The 44 had no Launch customer. Canadair built the prototype on its own risk.
Only three customers ever ordered new CL44 aircraft. The forth customer to operate new CL44's, Loftleidir, bought aircraft that had been built and pre financed by Canadair and the Canadian Government.
The list below shows the operators and their aircraft. Only companies who operated the 44 are listed.
The Flying Tiger Line 
c/n 14 |
N124SW |
1966 - 1968 |
c/n 15 |
N446T |
1962 - 1968 |
c/n 16 |
N447T |
1961 - 1968 |
c/n 17 |
N448T |
1962 - 1968 |
c/n 18 |
N449T |
1962 - 1969 |
c/n 19 |
N450T |
1961 - 1971 |
c/n 20 |
N451T |
1961 - 1968 |
c/n 21 |
N452T |
1961 - 1972 |
c/n 22 |
N453T |
1961 - 1966 |
W/O after non-fatal crash at Norfolk NAS, Virginia |
c/n 24 |
N454T |
1962 - 1969 |
c/n 25 |
N455T |
1961 - 1970 |
c/n 26 |
N126SW |
1965 - 1966 |
c/n 31 |
N228SW |
1965 |
W/O after fatal crash at Da Nang, Vietnam |
c/n 32 |
N229SW |
1965 - 1968 |
c/n 37 |
N1001T |
1964 - 1971 |
c/n 38 |
N1002T |
1965 - 1971 |
Slick Airways
Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines
CARGOSOUR
CYPRUS AIRWAYS
EFS Express Flug Service
HEAVYLIFT CARGO AIRLINES
IAS CARGO AIRLINES
KATALE AERO TRANSPORT
LIMBURG AIR CARGO
LINEAS AEREAS SURAMERICANAS COLOMBIA
c/n 39 |
HK-3148X |
1986 |
W/O after it crashed upon landing. |
MILLON AIR
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION
c/n 15 |
N446T |
1969 |
W/O after crash upon landing in Anchorage, Alaska |
c/n 38 |
N1002T |
1969 |
REDCOAT AIR CARGO
ROYAL AIR MAROC
SAEP COLOMBIA
SGA Societé Générale d'Alimentation
SOACO
STAC Societé des Transports Aeriens Centrafricain
TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
TAISA PERU
TAMPA COLOMBIA
TRADEWINDS AIRWAYS
TRADEWINDS AIRLINES
c/n 17 |
N908L |
1991-1995 |
Aircraft was never put into operation, used for spares. |
c/n 24 |
N104BB |
1991 - 1996 |
Aircraft was never put into operation |
c/n 25 |
N103BB |
1991 - 1996 |
c/n 28 |
N100BB |
1991 - 1994 |
Aircraft was W/O after emergency landing in Borinquen, Puerto Rico |
c/n 37 |
N106BB |
1991 - 1997 |
c/n 38 |
N121AE |
1991 - 1997 |
TRAMACO - Transports et Manutentions Commerciaux
TMA Trans Medeteranean Airways 
TRANSGLOBE AIRWAYS
TMAC Transmeridian Air Cargo / BRITISH CARGO AIRLINES
c/n 16 |
N447T |
1970 - 1982 |
c/n 17 |
G-AWWB |
1968 - 1980 |
c/n 18 |
G-AXAA |
1969 - 1981 |
c/n 19 |
G-AZIN |
1971 - 1982 |
c/n 21 |
G-ATZH |
1972 - 1977 |
W/O after fatal crash after engine fire. |
c/n 24 |
G-AXUL |
1969 - 1981 |
c/n 25 |
G-ATZI |
1970 - 1974 |
c/n 37 |
G-AZKJ |
1971 - 1980 |
c/n 38 |
G-AZML |
1972 - 1980 |
TAR Transporte Aereo Rioplatense
c/n 8 |
LV-JZB |
1972 |
c/n 34 |
LV-JZM |
1972 - 1991 |
c/n 34 |
LV-JTN |
1971 - 1981 |
W/O after mid air collision with Soviet interceptor. |
TRANSVALAIR
TROPICAL AIRLINES
UAA United African Airlines / Jamahirya Air Transport
VIC AIR CARGO / VIRUNGA AIR CARGO
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
YOUNG CARGO
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AECA CARGA
AER TURAS
AERO URUGUAY
AEROCARGA TIA
AEROCONDOR COLOMBIA
AERON INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
AERONAVES DEL PERU
AERONORTE COLOMBIA
AEROTRANSPORTES ENTRE RIOS
AFFRETAIR
AIR CALYPSO
AIR CHARTERS ZURICH
AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
AIR GABON CARGO
AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL
ALAS
ANDES AIRLINES
ASIAN PACIFIC AIR CARGO
AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES
BAB-EL-MANDEB AIRLINES
BAYU INDONESIA
BLUE BELL AVIATION
BRITISH AIR FERRIES
BRITISH CARGO AIRLINES
BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION
BUFFALO AIRWAYS
CAIRGO
CARGOLUX
CARGOSUR
CFG AIRCRAFT II INC
CMI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
CONROY AIRCRAFT COMPANY
CYPRUS AIRWAYS
EXCELAIR INC
EXPRESS FLUG SERVICE
FIRST INTERNATIONAL
FLYING TIGER LINE
HEAVYLIFT CARGO AIRLINES
HEAVYWEIGHT INTERNATIONAL INC
IAS CARGO AIRLINES
INTERCARGO SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL AERODYNE INC
INTRACO
JAMAHIRYA AIR TRANSPORT
KATALE AERO TRANSPORT
KEYSTONE LABOATORIES INC
LIMBURG AIR CARGO
LINEAS AEREAS SURAMERICANAS COLOMBIA
LOFTLEIDIR
LUFKIN & JENRETTE S. DONALDSON
MILLON AIR
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION
REDCOAT AIR CARGO
ROYAL AIR MAROC
SAEP COLOMBIA
SEABOARD WORLD
SGA
SKYMASTER AVIATION SERVICES
SLICK AIRWAYS
SOACO
SOUTHERN CROSS
STAC
STARWELT
TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
TAISA PERU
TAMPA COLOMBIA
TRADEWINDS AIRWAYS
TRAMACO
TRANS MEDITERRANEAN AIRWAYS
TRANSGLOBE AIRWAYS
TRANS LLOYD CARGO
TRANS MERIDIAN AIR CARGO
TRANSPORTE AEREO RIOPLATENSE
TRANSVALAIR - Swiss Cargo Airline
TROPICAL AIRLINES
UGANDA AIR TMAC
UNITED AFRICAN AIRLINES
VIC AIR CARGO
VIRUNGA AIR CARGO
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
WRANGLER AVIATION INC
YOUNG CARGO
AIR FORCE OF CANADA
AIR FORCE OF CONGO
Have you been associated to any of these companies I like to hear from you, send an email: peter@cl44.com |