Canada's national airline, previously known as Trans-Canada Airlines. Originally government owned, subsequently privatized in the late eighties and early nineties. Took over Canada's other major airline, Canadian Airlines, in 2000. For a few years, a combination of minimal competition within Canada and bad times for airlines in general led most Canadians to hate Air Canada (with some justification, as service tended to be poor and fares expensive where there was no competition). The subsequent emergence of Westjet as a competitor within Canada and improving revenue has meant that things have improved a bit in recent years. Air Canada has a regional affiliate, Jazz, that flies smaller aircraft on more lightly travelled routes.<br /><br />Also known as:<br /><br />Air Cannibal<br />Air Cannibis<br />Air Can't...uh...duh<br />Air Chaos<br />Air Crappy<br />Always Crappy<br />Err Canada<br />Mapleflot<br />Scare Canada<br />Trash Can<br /><br /><br />Air Canada definition by Urban Dictionary
