Western Canada Airways

Western Canada Airways was formed on 10Dec1926 by James A. Richardson, a wealthy Winnipeg grain merchant & commenced contract airmail service between Lac du Bonnet, Wadhope and Bisset, Manitoba on 06Oct1927. By Jan 1929, WCA had established a regular air service down the Mackenzie R from Ft McMurray. Merged into Canadian Airways along with Aviation Corp. of Canada in 1930
– [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]