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Airlines / Canada
Canadian Airlines was an airline from Canada, founded in 1987, that stopped flying in 2001. Air Canada took its place. Its codes were CP (IATA) and CDN (ICAO), and its radio callsign was “CANADIAN”.
Lifeline
- Canadian Airlines 1987–2001
- Air Canada 1937–today
History
When Canadian Airlines stopped flying, Air Canada took its place.
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (CP 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 CDN123 is called “CANADIAN one two three”.
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