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Canadian Airlines

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Fleet size not recorded
Founded
27 March 1987 (amalgamation)
Callsign
CANADIAN
Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hubs and bases
Calgary, Montréal–Dorval, Montréal–Mirabel, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Ceased operations
1 January 2001 (acquired by and integrated into Air Canada)

What they fly

  • — 112
  • Boeing 737-200/Adv 43
  • Boeing 767-300ER 23
  • McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 14
  • Airbus A320-200 13
  • Boeing 747-400 4

Sub-fleet numbers as listed on Wikipedia. Check a registration to see the individual airframe. Aircraft search

About the airline

Canadian Airlines International Ltd. (stylized as Canadi›n Airlines or Canadi‹n Airlines, or simply Canadian) was a major Canadian airline that operated from 1987 until 2001. The airline was Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada, carrying more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five continents at its height in 1996. Canadian Airlines served 105 destinations in Canada, more than any other airline. It was a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance. Canadian Airlines was headquartered in Calgary, and had revenue of approximately $3 billion at the end of 1999. The airline and its aircraft were acquired by Air Canada in 2000, and the merger was officially completed on January 1, 2001.

This summary is adapted from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence. Fleet size and other details are taken from the same article unless a source is shown against them.

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