20 Facts About Canadian Airlines

Canadian Airlines served 105 destinations in Canada, more than any other airline.

Canadian Airlines was a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance.

Canadian Airlines was headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and had revenue of approximately $3 billion at the end of 1999.

Canadian Airlines International was the principal subsidiary of its parent company Canadian Airlines Corporation.

In 1989, Canadian Airlines acquired Wardair, giving them access to new routes including long-sought-after routes to the UK and Europe.

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Canadian Airlines streamlined its operations and went through the financial restructuring of over $700 million in debt, after the 1991 airline industry slump.

The plan started off well but with the Asian economic downturn in 1998, air traffic decreased and Canadian Airlines suffered heavy losses on previously profitable trans-Pacific routes.

Canadian Airlines Plus was the largest frequent flyer program in Canada with more than 60 airline, hotel, car rental, and financial partners worldwide.

At that time Canadian Airlines had the distinction of flying to more places in Asia with more frequency than any other Canadian carrier.

Canadian Airlines would be relegated to be a regional carrier providing a feeder network to Air Canada.

Four days later, on August 24,1999, Onex Corporation announced a takeover bid for Canadian Airlines, backed by American Airlines's parent company AMR Corporation, consisting of $1.

Canadian Airlines announced that it would support this and recommend acceptance from its shareholders.

The Federal Competition Bureau cleared the way for the takeover on December 21,1999 and Canadian Airlines officially became a subsidiary of Air Canada on December 23,1999.

Canadian Airlines operated as a subsidiary company through most of 2000.

The new Canadian Airlines logo was a combination of Canadian Pacific's five grey stripes, representing the five continents served by the carrier.

Canadian Airlines adopted a short-lived new livery in January 1999, less than a year before the airline was merged into Air Canada.

Until the merger process with Air Canada was completed in 2001, most Canadian Airlines aircraft featured a transition livery with an Air Canada tail design while retaining the name "Canadian Airlines" on the sides.

When Canadian Airlines International was acquired by Air Canada in 2001, its fleet contained these aircraft:.

Aircraft baggage would be handled by in-house operations and the interior cleaning and lav and potable service, carpet replacement, seat back and seat covered replacement was handled by Canadian Airlines Cleaning department at airports within CA operations.

Canadian Airlines lounges were called Empress Lounge and were located at several airports in Canada and abroad:.