Air Canada

Summary

Air Canada is an airline^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,996 views/month, #25 of 2,889).^[2]

Key Facts

• Air Canada is in the country of Canada^[3].
• Air Canada's instance of is recorded as airline^[4].
• Air Canada's instance of is recorded as public company^[5].
• Air Canada's airline hub is recorded as Calgary International Airport^[6].
• Air Canada's airline hub is recorded as Montréal–Trudeau International Airport^[7].
• Air Canada's airline hub is recorded as Toronto Pearson International Airport^[8].
• Air Canada's airline hub is recorded as Vancouver International Airport^[9].
• Air Canada's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance^[10].
• Air Canada's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320 family^[11].
• Air Canada's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330^[12].
• Air Canada's item operated is recorded as Boeing 767^[13].
• Air Canada's item operated is recorded as Boeing 777^[14].
• Air Canada's item operated is recorded as Boeing 787 Dreamliner^[15].
• Air Canada's item operated is recorded as Embraer 195^[16].
• Air Canada's item operated is recorded as Vickers Vanguard^[17].
• Air Canada is owned by Government of Canada^[18].
• Air Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Montréal–Trudeau International Airport^[19].
• Air Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Montreal^[20].
• Air Canada's has organizational division is recorded as Air Canada Cargo^[21].
• Air Canada's has organizational division is recorded as Air Canada Express^[22].
• Air Canada's has organizational division is recorded as Air Canada Jetz^[23].
• Air Canada's IATA airline designator is recorded as AC^[24].
• Air Canada's ICAO airline designator is recorded as ACA^[25].
• Air Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Air Canada Express^[26].
• Air Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Air Canada Rouge^[27].

Body

Founding

1937 marks the founding of Air Canada^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Ottawa^[29].

Identity

Air Canada's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Montréal–Trudeau International Airport^[19], an international airport^[31], in Canada^[32] and Montreal^[20], a city or town of Quebec^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1642^[35]. Subsidiaries include Air Canada Express^[26], a brand^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 2011^[38], headquartered in Montreal^[39]; Air Canada Rouge^[27], an airline^[40], in Canada^[41], founded in 2013^[42], headquartered in Montreal^[43]; Air Ontario^[44], an airline^[45], in Canada^[46], founded in 1987^[47], headquartered in London^[48]; Air Canada Tango^[49], an airline^[50], in Canada^[51], founded in 2001^[52], headquartered in Montreal^[53]; Air BC^[54], an airline^[55], in Canada^[56], founded in 1980^[57], headquartered in Richmond^[58]; and Air Nova^[59], an airline^[60], in Canada^[61], founded in 1986^[62], headquartered in Enfield^[63].

Industry

Air Canada's industry is recorded as air transport^[64].

Ownership

Air Canada is owned by Government of Canada^[18]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange^[65].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Air Canada include Scotiabank Arena^[66], an arena^[67], in Canada^[68], founded in 1999^[69].

Why It Matters

Air Canada ranks in the top 0.87% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,996 views/month, #25 of 2,889).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

Entities named for it include Scotiabank Arena^[66], an arena^[67], in Canada^[68], founded in 1999^[69].