The History of Air Canda

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The History of Air Canada
When examining the major impact of an airline, one should take into account the airline’s history. Air Canada is known as the largest airline of Canada. Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo up to 178 destinations worldwide (Air Canada, 2013). It is known as the world's ninth largest passenger airline by a number of destinations, and is a founding member of the Star Alliance (Air Canada, 2013). Air Canada's largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport, located in Mississauga, Ontario. The airline’s corporate headquarters are located in Montreal, Quebec (Air Canada, 2013).
Air Canada has been around for about 77 years and dates back to the 1930’s. It was not named Air Canada at the time. The airline was founded on April 11, 1936, was Canada’s national airline. This airline originated from the Canadian federal government’s creation of Trans- Canada Airlines (TCA) as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway (CNR) (Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog, 2013). In 1938-1939, TCA operated its first transcontinental flight routes, which included passenger operations with an Electra carrying two passengers and mail from Vancouver to Seattle. (Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog, 2013). Trans-Canada Airlines was then renamed Air Canada following the approval of the government. This was the same year when TCA hired its first flight attendants (Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog, 2013). By 1940, the airline continued to grow with about 500 employees (Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog, 2013).
During the 1940’s- 1960’s, the airline continued to thrive. In 1949, the federal government moved the headquarters to Montreal (Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog, 2013). Surprisingly, in 1953 Trans- Can...

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Air Canada. (n.d.). - The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 10, 2013, from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/air-canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services for flights within Canada, between Canada and the U.S, and to every major international destination.. (n.d.). Air Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2013, from http://www.aircanada.com/
History of Air Canada, Part 1 - Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog - AirSpace blogs - Aviation & Aerospace Blogs - FlightGlobal. (n.d.). History of Air Canada, Part 1 - Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog - AirSpace blogs - Aviation & Aerospace Blogs - FlightGlobal. Retrieved November 10, 2013, from http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/blogs/flyvertosset/archive/2011/04/20/air-canada-history-part-1.aspx

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