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Begun as a social experiment in 1937, Air Canada has evolved into one of the world's greatest airlines. Air Canada: The History explores a modern miracle that has made commercial air travel in our country an everyday occurrence. The airline was born in 1937 as "e;Trans Canada Airlines,"e; a ward of the Canadian National Railway. Renamed "e;Air Canada"e; in 1964 to reflect its status as a jet-age airline, it survived devastating air crashes, financial deficits, self-serving politicians, strikes, privatization, and the Airbus scandal. It was reviled in the nineties by the likes of Peter Newman, who joked, "e;If God had meant Man to fly, he wouldn't have invented Air Canada."e; Today it is a much loved national icon. Fortunate at times to be run by great CEOs like Gordon McGregor and Claude Taylor, Air Canada has fought off a hostile takeover, merged with its arch-rival Canadian Airlines, and touched countless lives during its 75-year history. This is its story.