North Canada Air
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North Canada Air was an airline
in Canada
which was acquired by Time Air
.
Norcanair traced its ancestry to M&C Aviation, founded in 1930 by aviators Angus Campbell and Richmond Mayson. They soon moved their firm to Prince Albert, where it flew chartered flights into northern Saskatchewan. During the Second World War, M&C ran a large aircraft overhaul facility in Prince Albert.
Sold to the province's government in 1947, M&C was renamed Saskatchewan Government Airways. It was "privatized" in 1965.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
which was acquired by Time Air
Time Air
Time Air was an airline in Canada founded in 1966 by businessman Walter “Stubb” Ross from Lethbridge in Alberta. It was originally called "Lethbridge Air Service" before becoming Time Air...
.
Norcanair traced its ancestry to M&C Aviation, founded in 1930 by aviators Angus Campbell and Richmond Mayson. They soon moved their firm to Prince Albert, where it flew chartered flights into northern Saskatchewan. During the Second World War, M&C ran a large aircraft overhaul facility in Prince Albert.
Sold to the province's government in 1947, M&C was renamed Saskatchewan Government Airways. It was "privatized" in 1965.