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Air Canada is Canada’s largest domestic and international airlines. Air Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE) and is headquartered in Montreal. At the end of 2005, Air Canada was the 12th largest airline in the world.
Air Canada's predecessor, Trans Canada Air Lines (TCA) inaugurated its first flight on September 1, 1937. The inaugural flight flew from Vancouver to Seattle carrying two passenger and mail. By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline it changed its name to Air Canada. In 1987, Air Canada became the first airline in the world to have a fleet-wide non-smoking policy, and in 1989 became completely privatised. In 2000, Air Canada acquired Canada's second largest air carrier, Canadian Airlines International.
Air Canada in conjunction with Jazz (Canada's largest regional carrier, another subsidiary unit of ACE) operates an extensive domestic, transborder and international network. They have a combined fleet of 322 aircrafts. In 2005, Air Canada provided direct passenger air transportation to 159 destinations. Air Canada is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance group. Through its strategic and commercial arrangements with Star Alliance members and several other airlines, Air Canada offers service to over 795 destinations in 139 countries. In India, Air Canada flies to Delhi.