LABEL

CultureCanadian

Dimensions7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)

Object numberHF.2021.15.7

DescriptionA circular label with a red boarder and font along the exterior edge for "Maritime Central Airways" against a silver background. At the center of the label is a silver airplane against a light blue sky above dark blue waves. Printed in the waves is '"Serving the Maritimes Canada"'.
Narrative

Maritime Central Airways (MCA) was co-founded in 1941 by Carl Burke of Charlottetown, PEI. A pilot himself, Burke met MCA co-founder Josiah Anderson while working for Canadian Airways in Moncton in the late 1930s. The company began with a fleet of two aircrafts and operated cargo and passenger flights with service to Charlottetown, PEI, Saint John and Moncton, New Brunswick. MCA expanded to Newfoundland and Labrador with a subsidiary company, Newfoundland Airways Limited which operated from 1948-1951. By the 1960s, MCA was one of the largest airlines in Canada. Burke sold MCA in 1963 to Eastern Provincial.

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