Air Canada
Written by Graham McKenzie   
Friday, 23 July 2010 07:43
Air Canada began as Trans-Canada Airlines, in Sep,'37. The first flight of Air Canada was on a Lockheed L-10A, from Vancouver to Seattle, carrying mail and only two passengers. It was a mere 50 minutes flight. The airline developed fast, and by'64, Trans-Canada Airlines became Canada's national airline. At that time, it was renamed as Air Canada. The airline became private in the year'89. Air Canada also acquired the Canadian Airlines International, around the same time.
by GrahamMcKenzie


Air Canada began as Trans-Canada Airlines, in Sep,'37. The first flight of Air Canada was on a Lockheed L-10A, from Vancouver to Seattle, carrying mail and only two passengers. It was a mere 50 minutes flight. The airline developed fast, and by'64, Trans-Canada Airlines became Canada's national airline. At that time, it was renamed as Air Canada. The airline became private in the year'89. Air Canada also acquired the Canadian Airlines International, around the same time.

Today, Air Canada is more than 70 years old, and is largest passenger-service airline in Canada. Every year, it carries nearly 32 million passengers to 170 places across the globe. Air Canada also ranks--th among the airlines, across the world.

Air Canada has a belief that the customers must find the journey convenient and thus, it is the only airline, which provides special flight passes. These flight passes lets the travelers to handle their trip through the Internet. The travelers can obtain these flight passes either as the pre-purchased flight credits, or through a monthly subscription, which lets you enjoy unlimited flights service in some particular sectors.

Air Canada has been ranked as one of the world's best airlines, and this is based on the feedback provided by the passengers of Air Canada. According to a survey that was conducted, from August 2006 and June 2007, the airlines received the 'Best Airline in North America' title. It also received the 'Airline Industry Achievement Award', in the year 2007 for achieving the position of a market leader. The airline already won several titles like 'Best Airline in Canada and North America', judged by the readers of different travel magazines.

Along with keeping their customers happy and satisfied, Air Canada also works hard to do their part in keeping the environment preserved. The airline has already been spending billions on this process. It is also investing in new aircrafts, which are energy efficient. Air Canada has also brought reduction by 28%, in the emission amount of their flights. By 2020, they also aspire to improve their fuel efficiency, by 25%.

Air Canada also launched green programs in-house and recycling programs on board. They teamed up with an interesting program called 'zerofootprint'. This program allows passengers to voluntarily offset the carbon emissions from the flight they have taken by participating in the reforestation program in Canada.

Although Air Canada is one of the world's largest airlines, it still needs the help of other airlines to provide its passengers with a suitably extensive network of destinations.

About the Author:

Graham McKenzie is the content syndication coordinator for South Arica?s leading Flight comparison & Booking portal, which includes Alitalia Airlines amongst others.
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