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Wheeler Airlines was Canada’s oldest airline, having been founded in 1921 as Gray Rocks Air Service by Tom Wheeler. The company was mostly engaged in non-scheduled operations, but has operated two scheduled services from Montreal to St Jovite, Val d’Or and Great Whale River. The TBM-3 Avengers and Mearman biplanes are used for forest spraying. Wheeler Airlines sold its heavy transport division to Nordair in Apr1960 and renamed itself to Wheeler Airlines (1960). Taken over by Nordair in 1967
– [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]
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