What Happened to the World's BEST Airline? Here's Why Wardair FAILED - The Story of Wardair Canada

Wardair was the world's best airline, but few people know about it. It started as a humble bush plane operator, but then became everyone's favourite airline to fly! Given the way the airline treated its customers, it is easy to see why. In this video, you'll discover the impressive history of Wardair, and learn what factors contributed to its inevitable failure.

Wardair was founded in 1952 by Maxwell Ward, a Canadian aviator from Edmonton, Alberta. Up until its acquisition by a rival airline in 1989, Wardair earned a reputation as the best airline in the world. This mini documentary explains why Wardair was so great, even among industry leaders like Swissair and Air Canada. But what happened to Wardair? Find out in this video!

Did you ever fly with Wardair? Feel free to write about your memories of Wardair in the comments section below!

The dollar amounts mentioned in this video are in Canadian Dollars, and were not adjusted for modern day inflation.

Chapters & Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:40 The Rise of Wardair (History)
6:52 Wardair's Downfall (History)
10:24 What Went Wrong? (Analysis)
16:00 Legacy

I hope you enjoy!

I wrote this script in January 2021, so any resemblance to other works related to Wardair are merely coincidental due to the authors using similar reference material.
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