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Interview with TCA pilot
When Air Canada first took flight in 1937, the sky was the limit for the country's new national airline. Originally known as Trans-Canada Airlines, the fledgling company enjoyed a virtual monopoly in the skies. But the post-Second World War economic boom ushered in a new Canadian jet set, eager to take advantage of new airlines that offered cheaper fares. In the decades since, the embattled airline would have to endure runaway inflation, a fuel crisis, a controversial merger, and a near-fatal brush with bankruptcy before its fortunes would rise again.
Program: Assignment
Broadcast Date: May 2, 1957
Guest(s): Frank Young
Host: Maria Barrett, Bill McNeil
Reporter: Juan Root
Duration: 3:59
Last updated: December 18, 2012
Page consulted on March 20, 2013
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