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Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), was created by federal legislation as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway (CNR) on 11 April 1937. [17] [18] The newly created Department of Transport under Minister C. D. Howe desired an airline under government control to link cities on the Atlantic coast to those on the Pacific coast.
This is a list of airlines of Canada which have one or more of the following: an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, an ICAO airline designator, Canadian domestic designator, call sign, or aircraft registered with Transport Canada. Please see lists of airlines by provinces or territories for sorted lists.
Calgary: 5 294 Toronto-Dominion Bank: Banking 48,700 13,535 94,945 Toronto 6 327 ... Air Canada: Montreal 13.9 0.1 14.1 6.6 Airline: 48 1586 First Quantum Minerals:
Calgary International Airport (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), branded as YYC Calgary International Airport, is an international airport that serves the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of downtown and covers an area of 20.82 square kilometres (8.04 sq mi; 5,144 acres; 2,082 ha). [ 5 ]
Viking Air Ltd. was an operator and manufacturer of aircraft, as well as aircraft parts and systems, based at Victoria International Airport in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The company provides upgrades to the DHC-2 Beaver , spare parts for older de Havilland Canada aircraft, and components for Bell Helicopter Textron .
The city of Calgary, Alberta, has a large transportation network that encompasses a variety of road, rail, air, public transit, and pedestrian infrastructure.Calgary is also a major Canadian transportation centre and a central cargo hub for freight in and out of north-western North America.
Air Canada Rouge (Rouge meaning 'red' in French) is a subsidiary of Air Canada, focused on operating lower-cost flights for leisure travellers. It is fully integrated into the Air Canada mainline and Air Canada Express networks; flights are sold with AC flight numbers but are listed as "operated by Air Canada Rouge" (similar to regional flights operated under the Air Canada Express banner).
Air Canada's Douglas DC-8-63 fleet was withdrawn from passenger service in 1983. Six of these were converted to DC-8-73 with new CFM engines, converted to freighters (DC-8-73F) in 1984, and retained for use by Air Canada Cargo, eventually being sold off to DHL between 1990 and 1994. Air Canada's Douglas DC-9-15s were used up to 1968. One DC-9 ...