Canadian Metro Airlines

Canadian Metro Airlines (CMA) was the name of an airline that operated between 1939 and 1975.
1939-1975
CMA started operations in the summer of 1938 with three Noorduyn Norseman flying in regional flights around the Canadian Atlantic coast. In June 1939, the company expanded its fleet with two Douglas DC-3.
At the breakout of World War II, CMA operated flights for RCAF, transporting troops to Vancouver. From February 1942, CMA transported troops from Ontario to Indonesia, Ceylon, Philippines and Australia. At the end of war in Europe in May 1945, CMA operated flights to UK until July 20, when the airline transported troops to Australia, Philippines, Saipan and Burma for the planned invasion of Japan. When the Pacific War ended in September 8, CMA returned to flights to the UK. From October 1945, CMA operated repatriation flights between Europe, the Pacific and Vancouver until April 1946, when they returned to commercial service. In August 1946 it acquired three DC-4s from the USAAF to complement the DC-3 in long-haul flights. CMA started flights to United States in July 1947, to France in April 1948 and to Italy in February 1949.
In October 1951, CMA used two DC-3s and a DC-4 for transport of troops to Australia for combat in the Korean War. Repatriation flights ran between 1955 and 1957. CMA returned fully to commercial flights in October 1958, with increased frequency of flights. CMA started a charter service in 1962, flying to United States, and two years later introduced vacation flights packs. The airline´s regional routes increased in 1968, with connectioning flights with Toronto, Ontario, and New York. In 1970, CMA tried to establish a regional service agreement with American Airlines, but this never happened. CMA retired their DC-3 and DC-4 aircraft and replaced them with Convair 640. In 1975, CMA was absorbed by Air Fecteau.

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