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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.
It is the third largest airline in Canada, behind Air Canada and WestJet. [12] Owned by Porter Aviation Holdings, formerly known as REGCO Holdings Inc., Porter operates regularly scheduled flights from its bases in Eastern Canada, primarily Ottawa and Toronto , and to locations across North America using a fleet of Canadian-built De Havilland ...
Air Canada is the largest airline and flag carrier of Canada. [1] Founded in 1937 as Trans-Canada Air Lines , it provides scheduled services to 195 destinations on six continents. Its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport , followed by Montréal–Trudeau International Airport and Vancouver International Airport .
BriYYZ, flickr Some 3,800 Air Canada check-in and call center agents walked out on Tuesday night as their union, the Canadian Auto Workers, went on strike over issues related to
Canadian Airlines International Ltd. (stylized as Canadi›n Airlines or Canadi‹n Airlines, or simply Canadian) was a major Canadian airline that operated from 1987 until 2001. The airline was Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada , carrying more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five ...
Milton became involved with Air Canada in 1992, initially on a consulting basis. He was appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer in 1996, and then became president and CEO in 1999. Shortly after he became CEO, American Airlines and Onex initiated a hostile takeover bid for Air Canada, which Milton helped to successfully ...
Trans-Canada Air Lines (also known as TCA in English, and Trans-Canada in French) was a Canadian airline that operated as the country's flag carrier, [2] with corporate headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. [1] Its first president was Gordon Roy McGregor. Founded in 1937, [3] [4] it was renamed Air Canada in 1965.