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G.W. Grant McConachie
Grant McConachie is a pioneer in the commercial airline industry,
establishing his first one, Independent Airways in 1927. Through
ingenuity and hard work, his business expanded and made valuable
contributions to opening up British Columbia’s northern regions in the
first half of the twentieth century, mainly by flying goods and supplies
in and out of mining camps and fisheries. When Canadian Pacific Rail
bought his company and created Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1941, Grant
McConachie was appointed its first president. A strong believer in
competition and free enterprise, Mr. McConachie led the fight against
government-owned Trans-Canada Airlines for access to international and
trans-continental routes. Gradually they won the battle, and Canadian
Pacific began servicing Australia and Asia, then Europe, South America
and the South Pacific.
Grant McConachie was awarded the Trans-Canada Trophy in 1945 in
recognition for his role in the development of Canadian civil aviation
and was voted Canadian Businessman of the year in 1963. G.W. Grant
McConachie was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 1981. |
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