Canadian Airlines International

Canadian Airlines International was formed on 27Mar1987 & started operations on 26Apr1987. The merger with Air Canada officially took place on 01Jan2001. Canadian Airlines International was fully merged into Air Canada on 01Jan2001
– [CP AIR was an amalgamation of 10 smaller airlines in 1942 (CANADIAN AIRWAYS, GINGER COOTE AIRWAYS, SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT, WINGS, PRAIRIE AIRWAYS, MACKENZIE AIR SERVICES, ARROW AIRWAYS, STARRATT AIRWAYS, QUEBEC AIRWAYS and MONTREAL & DOMINION SKYWAYS)
– [CANADIAN AIRLINES was formed in 1987 when CP AIR, EASTERN PROVINCIAL AIRWAYS, PWA and NORDAIR amalgamated. WARDAIR was incorporated in 1989]
– [AIR CANADA was founded as TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES on 10Apr1937 starting with mail flights between Vancouver and Seattle. It was renamed to its current name on 01Jan1965. AIR CANADA acquired CANADIAN AIRLINES on 04Jan2000 and subsequently merged it’s operations in. International and regional passenger and cargo carrier. Flag carrier of Canada]