Air Canada The Largest Airline Flag Carrier
Air Canada The Largest Airline Flag Carrier
Air Canada (TSX: AC.A, TSX: AC.B) is Canada’s largest airline and flag carrier. The airline, founded in 1937, has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, since it moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1949. Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to 161 destinations, with its largest hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport; it also provides vacation packages to over 90 destinations via Air Canada Vacations. The company is the world’s 11th largest passenger airline by fleet size. The airline’s parent company is ACE Aviation Holdings. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, an alliance of 20 member airlines formed in 1997. In 2006, 34 million people flew with the airline. The following year, Air Canada celebrated its 70th anniversary.
