Canadian Pacific Air Lines

CP Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
CP CPC EMPRESS
Founded1942
Ceased operations1987
HubsMontreal, Toronto and Vancouver
Destinationsseveral
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia

Canadian Pacific Air Lines, also known as CP Air, was a Canadian airline. It existed from 1942 to 1987. In the 1940s, several small airlines were combined to form CP Air. Air Canada was owned by the government and CP Air could not fly the same routes that Air Canada flew. So in 1949, the airline started international flights to Australia, China, Fiji and The Netherlands. These were countries that Air Canada did not service.[1] In 1961, it bought its first jet aircraft - a Douglas DC-8.[2] By the 1960s CP Air flew to several cities across 5 continents—Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.[3] In the early 1980s CP Air was allowed to fly wherever it wanted. It rapidly increased the number of planes and opened several new routes. By 1987, the airline had a debt of $1 billion.[4] In 1987 Air Canada was privatized by the National Transportation Act.[5] The company Pacific Western Airlines then purchased Canadian Pacific Airlines.[5] It was renamed Canadian Airlines.[6] Canadian Airlines itself was combined with Air Canada in 2001.[7]

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  • A CP Air DC-8 in Portugal.
    A CP Air DC-8 in Portugal.
  • A CP Air DC-10 at Manchester Airport.
    A CP Air DC-10 at Manchester Airport.
  • The last paint-job used after the airlines was renamed "Canadian Pacific Air Lines". It was shortened to just "Canadian" after the merger.
    The last paint-job used after the airlines was renamed "Canadian Pacific Air Lines". It was shortened to just "Canadian" after the merger.

References

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  1. ↑ Pigott, Peter (October 2002). Wings Across Canada. ISBN 9781554883790. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "CP Air: The Airline". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Dunson, Josh (1965). "Freedom in the Air". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Pacific All Services Map". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rodney Tolley; Brian John Turton, Transport Systems, Policy and Planning: A Geographical Approach (New York; London: Routledge, 2013), p. 149
  6. ↑ "'Ultra-low cost airline' NewLeaf Travel takes flight amid Canada's turbulent airline history". 7 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "1942: Canadian Pacific Airlines is born - Air Canada's 75th Anniversary". Retrieved 14 January 2016.[permanent dead link]