Canadian Airlines was unsuccessful in their business venture due to their failure to plan for the future, poor business ventures, and refusal to accept their part of the market share.

In 1987 Calgary based regional carrier Pacific Western Airlines formed Canadian Airlines after their purchase of CP Air. Two years later they purchased Wardair, which established them as a major airline within Canada. However over the following 10 years Canadian was faced with many problems which led to their merger with Air Canada in the year 2000. Canadian Airlines was unsuccessful in their business venture due to their failure to plan for the future, poor business ventures, and …

…the very formation of the airline until the moment they merged with their peak competition Air Canada, they have been making mistakes that ultimately led to their demise. Through a lack of long term planning, continuous poor business investments and a refusal to accept their portion of the market share they were unsuccessful. Canadian Airlines plagued by bad managerial choices sent themselves from the very beginning into a downward spiral that never ceased to end.