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By the 1940s, it was increasingly clear that Montreal's original airport, Saint-Hubert Airport, in operation since 1927, was no longer adequate for the city's needs. The Minister of Transport purchased land at the Dorval Race Track, which was considered the best location for an enlarged airport because of its good weather conditions and few ...
1941 – Opening of the Dorval International Airport on September 1. 1941–51 – Montreal's population grows by 20% and Toronto's by 25%. [23] 1942 – 300th anniversary of Montreal's founding. 1943 – Central Station (Montreal) opens. 1943 – Recluse Sisters are founded in Alberta. Their inspiration is Jeanne Le Ber.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines was a Canadian airline that operated from 1942 to 1987. It operated under the name CP Air from 1968 to 1986. [1] Headquartered at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, [2] it served domestic Canadian as well as international routes until it was purchased by Pacific Western Airlines and ...
Transatlantic flight. A transatlantic flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, Africa, South Asia, or the Middle East to North America, Latin America, or vice versa. Such flights have been made by fixed-wing aircraft, airships, balloons and other aircraft. Early aircraft engines did not have the reliability nor ...
Trans-Canada Air Lines ( TCA) Flight 831 was a flight from Montréal–Dorval International Airport to Toronto International Airport on November 29, 1963. About five minutes after takeoff in poor weather, the jet crashed about 32 km (20 mi) north of Montreal, near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec, Canada, killing all 111 passengers and seven ...
The following active airports serve the area around Montreal, Quebec, Canada, lying underneath or immediately adjacent to Montreal's terminal control area: [1] [2]. Montréal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport terminal and control tower Montréal–Mirabel International Airport Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport The former Cartierville Airport
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
The history of aviation in Canada began with the first manned flight in a balloon at Saint John, New Brunswick in 1840. The development of the aviation industry in Canada was shaped by the interplay of Canadian national ambitions, national and international politics, economics, and technology. Experimental aviation started in Canada with the ...