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► Canadian Airways Company +>TCA (Trans-Canada Air Lines) >Air Canada
Canadian Airlines International^
♦ Air Canada was founded as TCA (Trans-Canada Air Lines), was created by federal legislation as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway (CNR) on 10Apr1937 starting with mail flights between Vancouver and Seattle. Passenger flights began on 01Sep1937, with an Electra carrying two passengers and mail from Vancouver to Seattle. It was renamed to its current name on 01Jan1965. Air Canada acquired Canadian Airlines International on 04Jan2000 and subsequently merged it’s operations in
< international and regional passenger and cargo carrier. Flag carrier of Canada > ♦
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