Trans-Canada Air Lines
Lockheed Electra 10A "CF-TCC" in Trans-Canada Air Lines livery at the Western Canada Aviation Museum | |
| Founded | 10 April 1937 |
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| Commenced operations | 1 September 1937 |
| Ceased operations | 1 January 1965 |
| Operating bases | Montreal, Quebec |
| Subsidiaries | Canadian Government Trans-Atlantic Air Service |
| Fleet size | 123 |
| Parent company | Canadian National Railway |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Key people | Gordon McGregor |
| Notes | |
Renamed Air Canada in 1965 by an Act of Parliament | |
Trans-Canada Air Lines (also known as TCA in English, and Trans-Canada in French) was a Canadian airline that operated as the country's flag carrier, with corporate headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. Its first president was Gordon Roy McGregor. Founded in 1937, it was renamed Air Canada in 1965.