Air Canada paints new A220 in Trans-Canada Air Lines livery

Air Canada has decided to paint brand-new A220-300 C-GNBN (55112) into the livery of Trans-Canada Air Lines, commemorating the history of the airline. The A220 is currently at Mirabel Airport and will be delivered in the coming weeks.

Trans-Canada Air Lines was founded in 1937. It used Air Canada as the airline's French-language name. In 1964 the Canadian parliament took on an act that would change the name of the company into Air Canada per 1 January 1965.

The A220 is not the first aircraft Air Canada painted in the TCA-livery. Also A319 C-FZUH (711) wears the livery. This 1997-aircraft has, however, been retired and is currently stored at Kansas City (KS) since 5 January of this year.

Photo by Air Canada.