Short time Air Canada c/s before becoming Tango

The "Empress of Kitimat" is pictured in the short lived final Canadian Pacific Airlines colors.

short lived Air Canada low cost-subsidiary - the airline's name is short for "tan and go", in reference to the southern winter destinations it planned to serve (photographer not known)

This 737 was originally G-BGTC with Orion Airways. Leased to Haiti Air as EI-BPV March 1985, it came to Canada with CP Air in February 1986. The aircraft would carry over in mergers with Pacific Western Airlines and Air Canada, to fly with Zip Air until the later was closed down and the aircraft stored in Mojave, CA. Flown for a short time by Canadian North (January 2005 - December 2008), the 737 was last with Venezolana as YV296T 2007 - 16.

Delivered new to Orion as G-BGTV 27th Feb 1980 and returned to lessor (GPA) as EI-BPV 21st March 1985 for onward lease to Haiti Air. Registered C-FHCP 28th Feb 1986 to CPAir, then re-branded as Canadian Airlines Apr 1987. Merged into Air Canada Apr 2001 and operated by ZIP from Sep 2002. Transferred to Canadian North 20th Jan 2005

Since the paint on C-FHCP was new when Pacific Western Airlines and Canadian Pacific Airlines merged in 1987, the aircraft initially only had the new titles applied (and the "Empress of Kitimat" name removed).

Zip Air had ceased operations 2 days earlier. This aircraft went to Canadian North in Jan 2005.

Former Orion Airways G- BGTV delivered February 27, 1980 that was leased to Haiti Air for a year before coming to Canadian Pacific Airlines in February 1986. CP Air was just returning to their original name and this color scheme was very short lived. They were bought by Pacific Western Airlines in 1987 to form Canadian Airlines International.