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Chorus Aviation Overview June 25, 2019 D e l i v e r i n g r e g i o n a l a v i a t i o n t o t h e w o r l d TSX: CHR Caution regarding forward-looking information This presentation contains forward-looking information as


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TSX: CHR

D e l i v e r i n g r e g i o n a l a v i a t i o n t o t h e w o r l d

June 25, 2019

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This presentation contains “forward-looking information” as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “will”, “would”, and similar terms and phrases, including references to

  • assumptions. Such information may involve but is not limited to comments with respect to

strategies, expectations, planned operations or future actions. Forward-looking information relates to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and other uncertain

  • events. Forward-looking information, by its nature, is based on assumptions and is subject to

important risks and uncertainties. Any forecasts or forward-looking predictions or statements cannot be relied upon due to, among other things, external events, changing market conditions and general uncertainties of the business. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking information. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in this presentation include those identified in Chorus’ public disclosure record available at www.sedar.com and the risk factors identified in Chorus’ Annual Information Form dated February 21, 2019. Statements containing forward-looking information in this presentation represent Chorus' expectations as of the date of this presentation (or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made) and are subject to change after such date. Chorus disclaims any intention or

  • bligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new information, subsequent events
  • r otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.

Caution regarding forward-looking information

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Ch Chorus s is a f s a fas ast-grow

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ider r of in integrated regio ional a l avia iatio ion s solu lutions

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1 2 3

Regio iona nal a l avia iatio ion n is is a resilie ilient nt s sector r of t the he avia iatio ion n ind indus ustry ry s sho howing ing str trong s g sta tabi bility ty during uring e econo nomic ic downt nturn urn Cho horus rus is is we well-posit itio ione ned for s r sig ignif nific icant nt gr growth th o

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pportu tuniti ties es as an int n interna rnatio iona nal l air ircraft le lessor, t thr hroug ugh le h leasing ing opport rtunit unitie ies wit ith h Air C ir Cana nada a and nd e exp xpans nsio ion n in in the he avia iatio ion s n serv rvic ices s segment nt Ch Chorus has a pr predi edicta ctabl ble r e reven enue e str trea eam, wit ith 9 h 90%+ o

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nnual l revenue nues secur ured thr hroug ugh lo h long ng-te term contr tracts cts a and d str trong g rel elati tionships ps

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Investment Highlights

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Regional aviation is based on aircraft carrying Up t p to 130 pa 0 passenge gers

Regional Jets Up to 130 passengers

Bombar bardi dier

CRJ-200 to CRJ-1000

Embr brae aer

E135 to E190

Airbus bus

A220

83 83% 37% 7% 17% 7% Turbo props Regional Jets Narrow Body Jets

2 main types of regional aircraft Flying shorter distances than Narrow Body jets

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3,60 ,600 2,300 00 5,90 ,900 15 15,80 800 4,500 00 Regional Aircraft Narrow Body Wide Body

Accounting for ~22% of the world’s commercial fleet

Regional aircraft are fundamental to efficient air transport networks and link 60% of the world’s communities 1

Jet ets TP TP

1 OAG (20

2012) 2). 2 FlightGlobal (2019), includes in-service aircraft with more than 20 seats

50% 50% of

  • f wor
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passe ssengers s fly <500 m 500 miles

Turbo props Up to 90 passengers

Bombar bardi dier

Dash 8 – 100 to 400

ATR TR

ATR 42 to ATR 72

% of all flights below 500 miles 1 Worldwide aircraft fleet 2

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Regional aviation shows strong stability through economic cycles

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Regional aviation is a resilient sector in economic downturn

Indexed aircraft value volatility for narrow-body, turboprop and regional jet aircraft

80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

  • Mainline operators look to contract out more flying to regional partners
  • Smaller aircraft are best suited to serve reduced market demand

Turboprop aircraft Narrow-body aircraft Regional jet aircraft

Source: AVITAS

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Appendix 2

Supplemental information

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Appendix 1

Financial Statements

5

Conclusion

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Regional Aircraft Leasing

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Regional Aviation Services

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Consistently profitable since 2006 IPO

123

Aircraft Leased:

56 outside N-A 67 inside CPA

$0.04

Monthly dividend per share (DRIP)

5,200

Employees

TSX:CHR

Trading symbol

Chorus has become a sig signific ifican ant p pla layer in global regional aviation

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~$1.23B market capitalization as of June 24, 2019

155

Aircraft owned1

$343M

2018 Adjusted EBITDA

$1.45B

2018 Revenues

Note: Market capitalization value based on 158,941,932 shares outstanding and TSX closing stock price of $7.79 as of June 24, 2019.

1 Includes 16 future committed leased transactions outside North America and 9 future CRJ900 acquisitions/leased transactions inside the CPA.

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40 ye year ars

Jose seph R h Rand ndell

Pres esiden ent an and Chief ef E Exec ecutive e Officer er

30 ye year ars

Co Colin Co Copp

COO an and P Pres esiden ent, Chor

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Aviat ation

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Ser ervices es

37 ye year ars

Stev eve R e Ridolfi fi

Pres esiden ent, Chor

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Aviat ation

  • n C

Cap apital al

26 ye year ars

Jolen ene M e Mahody

Exec ecutive e VP an and Chief ef S Strat ateg egy O Officer er

5 ye year ars

Denni nnis L s Lopes

Sen enior

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VP, C Chief ef Leg Legal al Officer er an and C Cor

  • rp. S

Sec ecret etar ary

A hi highl hly e experi erienc enced ed and sta tabl ble management team with significant aviation experience

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9 Gary ary O Osborn rne

Chie ief Fin inancia ial O l Offic icer

27 ye year ars

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Delivering revenue a enue and nd net net ea earni rning ngs g growth

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Operating Revenues Adjusted EBITDA

Significant growth potential remains, both inside and outside the CPA

Adjusted Net Income

107. 7.2 115 115.4 102.0 .0 115 115.4 12 121. 1.8

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 $M

▲6.4% 4%

CAG AGR

2014 t to 2 2018 18

215. 5.9 228 228.3 248.1 .1 286.9 86.9 342.7 .7

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 $M

1,666 ,666 1,54 545 1,27 277 1,352 52 1,451 51

2014* 2015 2016 2017 2018 $M

▲13 13.8%

CAG AGR

2014 t to 2 2018 18

▲6. 6.6% 6%

CAG AGR

2016 t to 2 2018

12%+ %+ RO ROIC

Effective 2019, the CPA fixed fee compensation reduces from $111.3M (2018) to $75.5 for 2019 and 2020. See slide 22.

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Chorus operates 13 13 f fac acilit ilitie ies ac s across s Can anad ada a plus 3 international offices for its leasing business

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Headquarters (2)

  • Admin offices / crew bases (8)

▲ Line maintenance facilities (4)  Heavy maintenance facilities (2)

Vancouver Toronto Montreal Calgary North Bay 

  • Singapore

Cho horus us Aviat ation

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Cap apital al In Internat ation

  • nal

al

  • ffic

ffices

Halifax

Ireland

  • England

Note: Chorus’ presence in Singapore and England consists of business development representatives

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Grow our regional aircraft leasing business through aircraft acquisitions, portfolio acquisitions and potential skyline transactions Grow our regional aviation services of contracted flying, MRO and technical services Leverage the synergies and expertise across our lines of business to further drive diversification and profit

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Our strategic agenda

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Con

  • ntract

cted Fly lyin ing Main intena nance, , Repa pair ir & & Ov Overha haul Aircra raft Leasi sing & & Trading ding

Profit gr t growth th s syn ynergi gies across our 3 lines of business

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Chorus generates value at every stage of an aircraft’s lifecycle

MRO Services New Customers

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Appendix 2

Supplemental information

6

Appendix 1

Financial Statements

5

Conclusion

4

Regional Aircraft Leasing

3

Regional Aviation Services

2

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Contents

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Contracted flying generates largest revenue stream

Operates scheduled service through a CPA with Air Canada under the Air Canada Express brand Offers charters throughout North America for corporate clients, governments, special interest groups and individuals

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Provides medical, logistical and humanitarian flight operations to blue chip customers globally

Air Canada Express flying Charter flights Specialized contracted flying

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Chorus is Air Canada’s pri rimary ry r reg egiona nal part rtner ner

Responsibilities under the Capacity Purchase Agreement Air Canada Jazz

  • Purchases capacity
  • Manages routes
  • Sets flight

schedules

  • Sets ticket prices
  • Conducts marketing
  • Assumes

commercial risk

  • Retains revenues for

passenger & cargo transport

  • Supply of flying crews
  • Airframe maintenance
  • Flight operations
  • Some airport operations
  • General administration

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Flexibility to r

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  • market cha

hang nges and nd op

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unities

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azz man anag ages Air C Can anad ada a Express operat ations at at 3 36 ai airports ac across Can anad ada

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Prog

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Benefits for Air Canada

~74%

  • f Air Canada’s

regional seat capacity

116 Aircraft currently

  • perated by Jazz

47 Currently

leased under the CPA

~700

daily flights

79

N.A. destinations

Largest Chorus customer

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  • Guarantees ~$2.5B in contracted

revenue over 17 years

  • $1.6B from aircraft leasing1
  • $858M from fixed fees
  • $97.26M equity investment by Air

Canada in Chorus

  • 60% of investment proceeds to purchase

larger aircraft for CPA fleet

  • 40% of investment proceeds to acquire aircraft

for the leasing business

  • Modernization of Air Canada Express

fleet

  • Acquisition of 9 new CRJ-900s will generate

lease revenue under CPA

  • Margin risk on controllable costs

reduced to a maximum of $2M/year

Ame Amende ded/ d/extende ded C d CPA with Air Canada to 2035

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Provides long-term certainty and stability

1The revenue estimates are based on agreed aircraft lease rates in the CPA and certain assumptions and estimates for future market lease rates

related to new and extended leases under the CPA. A foreign exchange rate of 1.2600 (based on the long-term historical average rate) was used in the calculation of the estimates. See cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information on slide 2

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253 266 593 748 134 577 980 1,610 223 151 325 308 399 548 858

Original CPA Amended CPA Original CPA Amended CPA Original CPA Amended CPA Original CPA Amended CPA

Fixed fee Aircraft leasing

476 417 918 1,056 1341 976 1,528 2,468

CPA extension increases total minimum contracted revenue by ~$940M

  • Near-term fixed fee

reductions more than offset by term extension and aircraft leasing

  • Aircraft leasing driving ~65%
  • f the contracted revenue for

the term of the amended agreement

  • Potential for additional lease

extensions/renewals beyond 2025

  • Maximum available

performance incentives will average ~$3.4M annually over the term

  • These are variable in nature

and are not included in the contracted revenue figures

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1 Certain current aircraft leases under the current CPA extend past December 31, 2025 2 ‘Total Amended CPA’ column includes contracted aircraft leasing for 2036 and beyond estimated at $19 million

See cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information on slide 2

2019-2020

Significant fleet transition

2021-2025

  • Min. 105 aircraft

2026-2035

  • Min. 80 aircraft

TOTAL

($59M) +$138M +$842M +$940M

Minimum contracted revenue in CPA ($M)

2

Change vs Original CPA

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Aircr craft ty t type pe

Seat at Cap ap. Exis xistin ing Fleet eet

Comme mment nt

Am Amend nded CP CPA

Bombardier Q400 NextGen 74 44

  • 3 will be removed in 2023
  • 12 currently leased under the CPA will

extend lease to 2030

  • 19 leases expiring between the end of

2025 and 2028 36

Bombardier CRJ-900 75 21

  • 9 CRJ900s will be purchased and leased

under the CPA

  • 5 CRJ900s will be sourced by Air Canada

and leased to Jazz in the first half of 2019 35

Bombardier CRJ-200 50 10

  • Transferred to Jazz from Air Georgian
  • 15 to operate until 2025

15

Bombardier Dash 8-300 50 26

  • 19 aircraft will undergo an Extended

Service Program and generate leasing revenue under the CPA

  • 8 of the 19 completed to date

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Bombardier Dash 8-100 37 15

  • Removed from the fleet and replaced

with larger aircraft

The amended CPA brings significant modernization to the Air Canada Express fleet

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  • Fleet known by aircraft type until 2025
  • Post-2025: Commitment to operate a minimum of 80 aircraft in the 75 to 78 seat range
  • Current lease commitments beyond 2025 leave substantial room for additional lease extensions /

renewal on current aircraft and possibility of new aircraft

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Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) and Parts

  • 6-bay, 80 000 sq. ft. facility
  • 24/7 operations provide flexibility to serve carriers exactly

when needed

  • Certified to perform traditional heavy maintenance activities
  • n Bombardier and Embraer 135/145 regional aircraft
  • 200 000 sq. ft. facility
  • Performs heavy MRO activities, customized designs and

engineering and aircraft modifications

  • Transport Canada, FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency

approved

  • Transport Canada certified Canadian Design Approval

Organization

  • Supplemental Type Certificates for Dash 8 100/200/300/

Q400s and Dash 7s

  • Provides parts provisioning, sales and service for regional

aircraft - great complement to MRO activities

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Halifax, NS North Bay, ON

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Appendix 2

Supplemental information

6

Appendix 1

Financial Statements

5

Conclusion

4

Regional Aircraft Leasing

3

Regional Aviation Services

2

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Regional aircraft leasing is an attrac activ ive b busin siness s with th str trong gr g growth th po potenti tial

  • 50% of global passengers fly on trips shorter than 500 miles
  • Regional aircraft allow airlines to optimize aircraft size

and reduce per-seat-cost

  • 70-130 seat fleet expected to grow at ~3.7% per year over

the next 20 years1

  • Penetration rate of operating leases is still relatively low

for regional aircraft (~25%) compared to narrow-body jets (~49%)

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  • Economic growth in emerging markets is expected to significantly
  • utpace growth in advanced economies
  • Fast growth of the urban middle class in emerging markets

will create opportunities for regional air travel

  • Stable technology of regional aircraft reduces volatility in residual

value compared to narrow-body aircraft

  • Steady historical deliveries

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1 Bombardier Market Forecast 2017-2036

1 2 3 4

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5 pillars of our aircraft leasing gr growth th s str trategy gy

  • Industry veterans based on 3 continents
  • Strong relationships with over 100 airlines
  • Seek airline customers with good credit quality and/or strong prospects
  • Employ collaborative approach to working with airlines
  • Build a diversified customer base

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  • Acquire modern technology, high demand, marketable aircraft
  • Use sale leasebacks to build airline relationships
  • Use skyline purchases to reduce aircraft acquisition costs
  • Target 5 to 10 years to provide significant visibility into future
  • Aim to recover cost of the aircraft over first lease
  • Seek debt financing from a variety of sources
  • Reserve capital for select deals to allow for opportunistic purchasing

Highly Experienced Team Customers New to Mid-Life Aircraft Long-Term Leases Low Cost of Capital

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Launched third-party leasing in January 2017 to seize opportunit itie ies s in in r regio ional al air aircraft aft le leasin asing

  • Provides ~C$1.6B of

investment capital when levered at 3:1

  • Substantially all funds

raised have been committed as of June 13, 2019

  • 60% of Air Canada’s

investment allocated to leasing under the CPA

C$ 401 M raised since 2017

Net proceeds

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C$ M

Investment from Fairfax Financial Public share

  • ffering

Air Canada Investment 201 017 201 018 201 019

Note: Amounts shown above are expressed in terms of gross proceeds, except for the $401 M, which is net proceeds See cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information on slide 2

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Committed fleet of 56 air 6 aircraft aft w worth US$ 1. 1.1 b 1 billio illion

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1 Includes all aircraft which

have been delivered as well as pending acquisitions and future deliveries for which CAC has received lease commitments.

2 Fleet age and remaining

lease term are calculated based on the weighted- average of aircraft net book value of 45 aircraft as of March 31, 2019.

3 Debt and contract terms of

87.2% fixed rate debt (inclusive of floating rate debt that is fixed through the use of swaps) and 12.8% floating rate debt (with leases that float on the same basis as the debt).

4 Reflects actual borrowings

as at March 31, 2019 only.

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Ame meri rica 5 A Airc rcra raft Euro rope 15 A Airc rcra raft Afr fric ica 9 A Airc rcra raft Aus ustr tralia 3 A Airc rcra raft Asi sia 21 A Airc rcra raft Chorus Aviation Overview See cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information on slide 2

  • Approximately ~US$ 830M in future contracted lease revenue1
  • Weighted average fleet age of 3.7 years2
  • Weighted average remaining lease term of 6 years 2
  • ~87% debt is fixed rate3
  • Weighted average cost of borrowing of 4.61%4
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Chorus is on track to become the worl rld’s 2 2nd

nd la

larges est regional aircraft lessor (in portfolio value – see source)

5,970

1,750

1,565 1,250 1,235 735 515 500 485 360 340

NAC Chorus GECAS Chorus Falko DAE Elix TrueNoord Avation Avmax HEH

Chorus i s is s th the

  • nly

ly lar large ge r regio gional al air aircraf aft le lessor wh whic ich is is als also an an o

  • pe

perator Portfolio value (US$ M)

See cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information on slide 2 So Source: e: FlightGlobal (June 2019); portfolio values based on half-life CMVs

1Chorus’ value, including commitments, consists of 67 aircraft leased under the capacity purchase agreement,

including 9 future CRJ900 acquisitions and 11 future ESPs. Non-CPA aircraft leasing includes all aircraft which have been delivered as well as 16 pending acquisitions and future deliveries for which CAC has lease commitments.

2Chorus’ current value includes 47 aircraft leased under the capacity purchase agreement and 40 non-CPA

aircraft leased to customers outside of North America.

3Falko includes Avolon

1 2

Including commitments Current

3

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Diversification across airlines, geography and aircraft types

Turboprops Regional al J Jets ts

Customer Aircraft committed1 Dash 8 ATR CRJ Embraer IndiGo 6

Ethiopian 5

Azul 5

 

SpiceJet 5

Air Nostrum 4

Lion Air 4

Jambojet 4

Philippine Airlines 3

Falcon 3

AeroMexico 3

Flybe 8

 

Virgin Australia 3

Cityjet 2

KLM 1

Total al t third rd-part arty 56 25 19 6 6 Air Canada 67

 

Gran rand t total al 123 123 78 78 19 19 20 20 6

1Chorus value includes 67 aircraft leased

under the capacity purchase agreement which include 9 future CRJ900 acquisitions and 11 future ESPs on Dash 8-300 aircraft that will generate revenue under the CPA. Non-CPA aircraft leasing includes all aircraft which have been delivered as well as 16 pending acquisitions and future deliveries for which CAC has lease commitments.

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De Descr crip iptio ion Samp mple C Chor horus us Trans nsaction

  • n

1 From lessors

Purchase of assets with attached leases from lessor’s non-core portfolio Purchase of 2 E190s with Aeromexico leases attached from Investec

2 From airlines

Sale and leaseback of existing or future aircraft deliveries Purchase of 3 new Bombardier Q400s from Philippine Airlines with concurrent long-term leaseback agreement

3 From aircraft

manufacturers

Direct purchase from manufacturers for subsequent lease to airlines Purchase of 2 Q400 turboprops directly from Bombardier with subsequent lease agreement to JamboJet Airlines

Three ways to acquire leasing assets

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Global regional aircraft leasing market estimated at ~275 new aircraft deliveries per year1

1 Bombardier Market Forecast 2017-2036

Source: FlightGlobal (2019), Chorus Aviation estimates

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Chorus holds defensive position in economic downturn

  • Over 90% of revenues embedded in flight operations and

aircraft leasing long-term contracts

  • C$3.5B in future contracted revenues
  • Air Canada assumes risks related to commercial aspects
  • +/- C$2M guardrail on controllable costs
  • Minimum fleet and aircraft leasing commitments

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  • Lower costs and smaller aircraft than mainline carriers
  • Aircraft leasing provides operational flexibility, reduces

financing requirements and eliminates risk on aircraft residual value

  • Rigorous evaluation process
  • Diversification of aircraft type and geography
  • Diversification of customer base with good prospects
  • Mature and efficient regional aircraft
  • Ability to fly, lease, sell, modify, disassemble and part-out

aircraft

Visibility on future revenues and costs Protected profit margin under CPA Better suited to serve reduced market demand Conservative approach to leasing business Valuable aircraft lifecycle

See cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information on slide 2

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Appendix 2

Supplemental information

6

Appendix 1

Financial Statements

5

Conclusion

4

Regional Aircraft Leasing

3

Regional Aviation Services

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Chorus is ver ery wel ell po positi tioned t ed to gr grow sig ignif nific icant ntly ly in in the he regio iona nal a l air ircraft le leasing ing bus usine iness, led by a very strong team of industry veterans and supported by internal expertise and capabilities in regional aviation services Chorus is committed to grow it its r regio iona nal l avia iatio ion s n serv rvic ices, both inside and outside the CPA Ch Chorus has a pr predi edicta ctabl ble r e reven enue e str trea eam, with a business model based

  • n long-term contracts, less exposed

to downturns than main line carriers and lessors

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Appendix 2

Supplemental information

6

Appendix 1

Financial Statements

5

Conclusion

4

Regional Aircraft Leasing

3

Regional Aviation Services

2

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Consolidated Income Statement

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except earnings per share

Operating revenue 343,867 323,663

Operating expenses Salaries, wages and benefits 127,962 117,487 Depreciation and amortization 32,250 29,106 Aircraft maintenance materials, supplies and services 59,327 53,770 Airport and navigation fees 40,294 39,573 Terminal handling services 6,124 6,258 Other 37,791 32,481 303,748 278,675

Operating income 40,119 44,988

Non-operating (expenses) income Interest revenue 796 371 Interest expense (16,537) (14,210) Gain on disposal of property and equipment 36 8 Foreign exchange (loss) gain 14,250 (19,793) (1,455) (33,624)

Income before income taxes 38,664 11,364

Income tax expense Current income tax (2,220) (448) Deferred income tax (2,997) (5,686) (5,217) (6,134)

Net income 33,447 5,230

Earnings per share, basic 0.22 0.04 Earnings per share, diluted 0.22 0.04

2019 2018

(Restated)

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars

Assets

Current assets Cash 67,595 92,592 78,007 Accounts receivable – trade and other 88,672 77,097 77,397 Inventories 59,614 55,691 51,543 Prepaid expenses and deposits 15,134 7,801 6,523 Current portion of lease receivables 5,150 5,190 4,511 Income tax receivable 90 704 2,268 Total current assets 236,255 239,075 220,249 Restricted cash 19,544 20,081 13,625 Lease receivables 12,271 13,865 17,522 Property and equipment 2,111,032 1,997,552 1,736,927 Intangibles 2,012 2,088 2,392 Goodwill 7,150 7,150 7,150 Deferred income tax asset 4,581 4,295 3,022 Other long-term assets 56,304 40,222 32,153 2,449 449,149 49 2, 2,324 24,328 28 2,033, 33,040

Liabilities

Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 203,902 188,522 213,431 Current portion of lease liabilities 6,536 6,719 6,179 Current portion of long-term incentive plan 4,733 4,087 5,844 Current portion of long-term debt 140,517 142,652 118,567 Dividends payable 6,337 5,657 5,014 Income tax payable 2519 930 — Total current liabilities 364,544 348,567 349,035 Lease liabilities 14,081 15,910 20,932 Long-term debt 1,060,396 1,102,783 995,062 Convertible units 194,490 194,294 193,540 Deferred income tax liability 179,204 172,262 135,577 Other long-term liabilities 82,778 60,705 57,294 1,895,493 1,894,521 1,751,440

Equity

553,656 429,807 281,600 2,449,149 2,324,328 2,033,040

January 1, 2018

(Restated)

March 31, December 31, 2019 2018

(Restated)

As at

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Seg egmen ented ed Fi Financial S Statem emen ent

Thr hree M Mont nths hs E End nded M March 3 h 31, 2 2019

Operating revenue 317,994 25,873 343,867 306,017 17,646 323,663 Operating expenses 290,636 13,112 303,748 270,071 8,604 278,675 Operatin ing in income 27,358 12,761 40,119 35,946 9,042 44,988 Net interest expense (8,952) (6,789) (15,741) (9,445) (4,394) (13,839) Foreign exchange gain (loss) 14,406 (156) 14,250 (19,997) 204 (19,793) Other 36 — 36 8 — 8 Earnings before income tax 32,848 5,816 38,664 6,512 4,852 11,364 Income tax expense (4,509) (708) (5,217) (5,691) (443) (6,134) Net in income 2 28,339 339 5 5,1 ,108 3 33,447 447 82 821 4, 4,40 409 5 5,2 ,230 Operatin ing in income 27,358 — 27,358 35,946 — 35,946 Depreciation and amortization(1) 23,041 — 23,041 22,676 — 22,676 Employee separation(1) 355 — 355 3,459 — 3,459 Signing bonus(1) 2,000 — 2,000 — — — Adj djusted E d EBITDA(2)

2)

52 52,754 54 — 52 52,754 54 6 62,0 ,081 — 8 82,9 ,915 Adj djusted E d EBT(2)

2)

— 5 5,8 ,816 5 5,8 ,816 — 4, 4,852 4, 4,852 (1) Included in operating expenses. (2) These are non-GAAP financial measures. .

For t the he t thr hree m mont nths hs e end nded M March 3 h 31, 2 2019 For t the he t thr hree m mont nths hs e end nded M March 3 h 31, 2 2019 (Restated)

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Regio ional l Avia iatio ion Ser ervices es Regio ional l Airc rcra raft t Le Leasing Total al Regio ional l Avia iatio ion Ser ervices es Regio ional l Airc rcra raft t Le Leasing Total al $ $ $ $ $ $

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Appendix 2

Supplemental information

6

Appendix 1

Financial Statements

5

Conclusion

4

Regional Aircraft Leasing

3

Regional Aviation Services

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Opportunities for incremental revenue at end of leases under the CPA

  • Current lease commitments beyond 2025 leave substantial room for

additional lease extensions/renewals on current and possibly new aircraft to Air Canada in amended CPA

  • Lease expiry of each aircraft is concurrent with full debt repayment; no

exposure for Chorus on debt

  • 19 Q400 aircraft have lease terms expiring from end of 2025 to

end of 2028

  • Put and call rights to Air Canada in 2025 no longer applicable due to CPA extension

to 2035

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Significant leasing

  • pportunity

as each aircraft lease under the CPA expires

Year end nd f fleet c count

  • unts

20 2019 20 2020 20 20 2021 21 20 2022 22 20 2023 23 20 2024 24 20 2025 25 20 2026 26 20 2027 27 20 2028 28 20 2029 29 20 2030 20 2031 20 2032 20 2033 20 2034 20 2035 Chorus-owned 75-78 seat aircraft earning leasing revenue under CPA 39 481 48 48 45 45 501 44 39 31 26 26 14 5 5 5 5 Chorus-owned Dash 8-300 aircraft2 (50-seat aircraft) earning leasing revenue under CPA 16 17 18 19 19 19 19

  • Chorus-owned aircraft with expired leases 3, 4
  • 3

3 3 28 33 41 46 46 58 67 67 67 67 To Total 55 55 65 65 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72

1 Includes 9 CRJ900s acquired and leased in 2020 and 5 aircraft to be determined acquired and leased in 2025. 2 As of January 14, 2019, the Extended Service Program was completed on eight Dash 8-300s which are earning lease revenue under the CPA. The remaining 11

aircraft will gradually be completed by December 31, 2022 and will earn lease revenue under the amended CPA.

3 Owned Chorus aircraft that have their lease expire under the amended CPA. These aircraft have the potential for re-lease with Air Canada or other third

parties, sale or part out.

4 Aircraft debt is fully paid off with each lease expiry, including the 3 Q400s removed in 2023.

Aver erage e of 3 33 Aver erage e of 7 7 Aver erage e of 5 52

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Minimum CPA fleet commitment provides certainty

  • Enhanced relevance to Air Canada

with CRJ200 regional AC Express capacity reallocated to Jazz

  • Further fleet modernization and

transition to larger gauge equipment with the Dash 8-100s exiting the fleet earlier

  • All owned Dash 8-300 aircraft

maintained as covered fleet until 2025

  • Minimum fleet of 105 determines

fixed fee revenue floor; set at $75.5 million in each of 2019 and 2020, given substantial fleet transitions and averages $61.6 million from 2021

  • 2025
  • Minimum covered fleet of 80 aircraft

in the 75-78 seat range provides minimum revenue floor of $399 million over extended term from 2026-35

Significant regional network footprint under amended CPA

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Amende ded d CPA 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 6 Onw nwar ard DASH 8-100

  • DASH 8-300

19 19 19 19 19 19 19

  • CRJ900

35 35 35 35 35 35 35

  • Q400

36 36 36 36 36 36 36

  • CRJ200

15 15 15 15 15 15 15

  • Type TBD

80 TO TOTA TAL 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 80 Previous us C CPA 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 6 Onw nwar ard DASH 8-100 15 15 12 12 4 1

  • DASH 8-300

26 26 26 26 26 26 26

  • CRJ900

21 21 21 21 21 21 21

  • Q400

44 49 49 49 49 49 49

  • CRJ200

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  • TO

TOTA TAL 116 16 111 11 108 108 100 97 97 96 96

  • Oper

erating aircraft in fleet eet m may b be e higher er than the m e minimum cover ered ed f fleet eet commitment, p par articular arly i y in the ear arly y ye year ars as as fleet tran ansition o

  • ccurs
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Jazz is widel ely rec ecogni nized ed for i r its e excel ellenc ence, both as an employer and operator

  • Canada’s Top Employers for

Young People 2019 - 2014

  • Canada’s Best Diversity

Employers 2019 - 2012

  • Atlantic Canada’s Top 25

Employers 2019 - 2012

  • Nova Scotia’s Top 15 Employers

2019 - 2012

  • Employee Recommended

Workplace – 2018 - 2019 The Globe and Mail & Morneau Shepell

2019 2017

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2018

  • Canada’s Safest Employers 2017

Gold in Transportation cat.

  • APEX award for “Excellence in

Publication” - Focus on Safety

  • Top Airline Reliability

Performance Awards 2018-2015

  • Canada’s Safest Employers 2018
  • Silver in Transportation cat.
  • Silver Psychological Safety cat.
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Oil crisis Gulf Crisis Asian Crisis 9/11 SARS Financial Crisis

2x 2x

Regional aviation holds str trong gr g growth th po potenti tial worldwide

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  • Resilient passenger air traffic growth

has outperformed GDP growth by ~2.0x

  • ver the past 10 years 1
  • 20-year world annual traffic growth

forecast of 4.4% 1

  • Growth in leased aircraft fleet driven

by 2 factors:

  • Increase in global fleet
  • Increasing use of leased aircraft (vs owned)
  • Operating leases provide more
  • perational flexibility, lower financing

requirements, and no residual value risk

Air Travel expected to double from 2015 to 2025 1 Airlines increasingly dependent on operating leases 2

5 10 15 20 25 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 2027 2032 2037

2,000 000 3,1 ,100 4,7 4,700 6,1 ,100 7,3 ,300 9,40 ,400 17 17% 24% 4% 32 32% 36 36% 40 40% 43 43%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2019 Oper erating l lea ease e marke rket s share re Oper erating l lea ease e fleet leet ( (es est.)

Worl rld ai airc rcraf raft fleet o

  • n an

an operat rating l leas ase World annual t traffic (trillion RPK) K)

1 Airbus Global Market Forecast (2018-2037), 2 FlightGlobal (2019), includes in-service TPs, RJs, and NBs with more than 20 seats

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Hypothetical leased assets earnings example

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Inputs Investment information Rentals Expenses Sale A ircraft cost $20 .0 A verage LRF .90 % Interest rate 4 .50 % Holding period 10 Loan/ value .75 $15.0 Monthy rental $0 .18 Depreciation rate 5.0 % Sales value .0 % Equity $5.0 A nnual rental $2.2 Payment at maturity 25.0 % (Gain over NBV) D/ E Ratio 3.0 x Year Cash flow/ Revenue Interest Expense Cash earnings (EBITDA / EBITDA R) Depreciation Taxes (deferred, 12.5%) Net Income Debt Repayment Sales proceeds Total Cash NBV Equity A ircraft Value Debt Balance (5.0 ) (5.0 ) 5.0 20 .0 15.0 1 2.2 (0 .7) 1.5 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .4 (1.1) .4 5.4 19.0 13.9 2 2.2 (0 .6) 1.5 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .5 (1.1) .4 5.9 18.0 12.8 3 2.2 (0 .6) 1.6 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .5 (1.1) .5 6.4 17.0 11.6 4 2.2 (0 .5) 1.6 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .6 (1.1) .5 7.0 16.0 10 .5 5 2.2 (0 .5) 1.7 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .6 (1.1) .6 7.6 15.0 9.4 6 2.2 (0 .4 ) 1.7 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .6 (1.1) .6 8.2 14 .0 8.3 7 2.2 (0 .4 ) 1.8 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .7 (1.1) .7 8.9 13.0 7.1 8 2.2 (0 .3) 1.8 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .7 (1.1) .7 9.6 12.0 6.0 9 2.2 (0 .3) 1.9 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .8 (1.1) .8 10 .4 11.0 4 .9 10 2.2 (0 .2) 1.9 (1.0 ) (0 .1) .8 (4 .9) 10 .0 7.1 11.2 10 .0 .0

See cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information on slide 2