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What we compareAir TransatAir Canada
Country in archiveCanadaCanada
Founded1986April 11, 1937
FounderFrançois LegaultGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, CanadaMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Name originThe name combines the generic word air with Transat, a short form of transatlantic. The sources used here do not state this explicitly, so it is a reasonable reading of the name rather than a documented fact.Air Canada was the long-used French-language name of Trans-Canada Air Lines. After a private member's bill by Jean Chrétien passed, the airline officially took the name on 1 January 1965.
HighlightsMontréal–Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Québec City Jean Lesage International AirportDomestic and international passenger service, Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Rouge
Earliest archived brand logo19871937
Latest archived logo20172017
Archived logo assets47

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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