Airlines / Canada
Air Canada is an airline from Canada, founded in 1937. Its codes are AC (IATA) and ACA (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “AIR CANADA”.
Lifeline
- Canadian Airlines 1987–2001
- Air Canada 1937–today
History
Air Canada took the place of Canadian Airlines (until 2001).
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (AC 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as ACA123 is called “AIR CANADA one two three”.
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