CP Air

CP Air, officially Canadian Pacific Air Lines but branded as CP Air since 1968, is a commercial airline in British Columbia offering scheduled domestic, continental and international services.

It is a subsidiary of the Imperial Pacific Transportation Co Ltd, which is in turn the BC subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway; IPTC is also the parent of Imperial Pacific Steamships. As a result, the airline is a key component of a fully integrated transportation system - the first such system in the world.

= History = The CPR purchased six airline and bush flying companies in British Columbia (Blaenau Air Lines, Ginger Coote Airways, Mackenzie Air Services, Peace Airways) and Alberta (Prairie Airways, Yukon Southern Air Transport) and merged them in 1942 to create Canadian Pacific Air Lines. Subsequently, between 1944 and 1947 CPAL acquired and absorbed other operators across Canada: Arrow Airways, Canadian Airways, Montreal & Dominion Skyways, Quebec Airways, and Starratt Airways.

CP Air acquired and absorbed Quebecair in 1987 and Wardair Canada in 1990.

= Routes = Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services entirely within Canada or entirely within BC; "Continental" refers to services between NAFTA signatories (BC, Mexico, Canada, and the United States).

CP Air operates the only direct service between BC and the PRC. These flights are always operated with aircraft carrying Canadian registration (C-xxxx); CP aircraft registered in BC are not used on this route.