Canadian Airlines International
| Canadian Airlines International | |
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| IATA code : | CP |
| ICAO code : | CDN |
| Call sign : | CANADIAN |
| Founding: | 1987 |
| Operation stopped: | 2001 |
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Calgary , Canada
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| Home airport : | Calgary Airport |
| Alliance : | oneworld |
| Fleet size: | 97 (without subsidiaries) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Canadian Airlines International ceased operations in 2001. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
The Canadian Airlines (outdoor appearance Canadi> n with open interpretation of the English or French spelling) was a Canadian airline , which in 1987 from the merger of three airlines Canadian Pacific Air Lines (CP Air), Nordair and Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) emerged. In January 2001 the company was integrated into the airline Air Canada .
history
In early December 1986, Pacific Western Airlines (PWA), at the time the third largest Canadian airline, announced the impending takeover of the larger airline Canadian Pacific Air Lines. This had previously acquired the airline Eastern Provincial Airways (EPA) in April 1984 to expand its national route network and Nordair in October 1985 and had run into economic difficulties as a result of the rapid expansion. On January 2, 1987 Canadian Pacific Air Lines and its subsidiary Nordair were bought by the parent company of Pacific Western Airlines, the PWA Corporation, for 300 million Canadian dollars. In addition, this holding took over the debt of Canadian Pacific Air Lines, which amounted to 600 million Canadian dollars. The three airlines Pacific Western Airlines, Canadian Pacific Air Lines and Nordair were merged to one airline on April 26, 1987. The company name Canadian Airlines International, already announced on March 24, 1987, became the official name of the merged company on January 1, 1988. In order to improve its market position compared to the larger Air Canada , the PWA Corporation took over the airline Wardair Canada on April 28, 1989 and integrated it completely into the Canadian Airlines International on January 15, 1990.
In 1988 Canadian Airlines began modernizing its long-haul fleet and took delivery of its first Boeing 767-300ER . The first Boeing 747-400 machine was delivered in November 1990. In addition, from July 1991, Airbus A320-200 aircraft were used on short and medium-haul routes.
At the beginning of the 1990s, a close cooperation developed with the US American Airlines , whose holding company AMR Corporation acquired a 25 percent stake in Canadian Airlines International in 1995 after it increased the number of its connections to the USA as a result of the new Open- Skies agreement between the two states could increase significantly. Both airlines were, along with British Airways , Cathay Pacific and Qantas, among the founding members of the Oneworld alliance established on February 1, 1999 . In the same year, the parent company Canadian Airlines Corporation tried to gain a majority stake in the airline Air Canada through a hostile takeover . The group of companies, which in previous years had almost without exception flown in losses in operations and was therefore already in considerable financial difficulties, became completely over-indebted as a result of this action. On August 13, 1999, Canadian Airlines was given 90 days in court to find new donors and present a recovery plan or otherwise cease operations. At the same time, the Canadian government allowed foreign investors to acquire up to 50 percent of the company's shares in order to save the company.
The American Airlines holding company, which already held 25 percent of the company's shares, did not increase its stake. Instead, Air Canada acquired the majority of shares in Canadian Airlines International on December 8, 1999, thereby buying up their competitor. After the takeover, Canadian initially continued to fly under its previous brand name and continued the existing code sharing with American Airlines. In April 2000, the flight schedules of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada were coordinated. In August of the same year, the Canadian Regional Airlines subsidiary and its national route network were initially absorbed into Air Canada. On January 3, 2001, Canadian Airlines International was also fully integrated into Air Canada.
Lettering
In order to take into account the interests of the French-speaking population of Canada, especially Québec , Canadian Airlines International used the arrow emblem of the predecessor company Pacific Western Airlines in its lettering. The use of the red arrow instead of a letter allowed the company name to be interpreted in English and French (Canadian or Canadien).
fleet
On December 31, 1999 the fleet consisted of 13 A320s, 43 B737s, 4 B747s, 23 B767s and 14 DC-10s.
- Airbus A310-300
- Airbus A320-200
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 747-400
- Boeing 767-300ER
- Fokker F28-1000
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Subsidiaries
Canadian Airlines International had several dependent corporate divisions and several legally independent subsidiary airlines that served numerous regional routes within Canada and provided feeder services. These include:
| Department / Company | Brief description |
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| Air Atlantic | A regional airline founded in 1986 in St. John's (Newfoundland) in which Canadian Pacific Air Lines had a stake. The subsidiary became Inter-Canadian in 1998 (see below). |
| Calm Air | A Thompson, Manitoba based company founded in 1960. In 1987 Canadian Airlines International took a 45 percent stake in the regional airlines. |
| Canadian North | A 1989 established department within Canadian Airlines, which primarily served scheduled routes in the Northwest Territories . This non-independent division was sold to NorTerra in 1998. |
| Canadian Regional Airlines | A subsidiary that was created in 1993 from the merger of the regional airlines Ontario Express and Time Air. This legally independent company served a very extensive network of routes within Canada with machines of the types ATR 42 , DHC-8 and Fokker 28 . |
| Inter-Canadian | A Montreal- based subsidiary that emerged in November 1987 from the merger of the regional airlines Nordair-Metro, Quebec Aviation and Quebecair . |
The subsidiary Canadian Regional Airlines, which Air Canada also took over, was merged in 2002 with their regional airlines Air Nova , Air Ontario and Air Alliance. The airline Air Canada Jazz emerged from the merger and was renamed Jazz Aviation in 2006.
Trivia
A Boeing 737-200, formerly used by Canadian Airlines International, was deliberately sunk in the ocean off Vancouver in 2006 to create an artificial reef and clean up old environmental damage.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The New York Times, December 3, 1986
- ↑ jp airline-fleets international, Edition 87/88
- ↑ Duopoly in Canada's Airline Industry: Consequencesand Policy Issues, DW Gillen, WT Stanbury, MW Tretheway ( PDF )
- ↑ jp airline-fleets international, Edition 91/92
- ↑ Flight International, Canadian Airlines wins two-thirds of US slots, March 22, 1995 , accessed on August 8, 2017
- ↑ Flight International, Canadian gets three-month deadline, August 25, 1999 , accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ CBC News, Air Canada Timeline
- ↑ airlines worldwide, BI Hengi, 4th edition 2000
- ↑ JP airline-fleets Edition 2001/02
- ↑ Intentionally sunk - nzz.ch
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