Empress Airline?

[qqwertzde]

I see a lot of flights with Empress Airlines in the Candian North, an airline that I don't know. Is that fictional?

[Voice of Reason]

@qqwertzde Not 100% sure but believe Canadian Airlines gave some of their fleet the name 'Empress Of' at some point.

[Craggle]

@qqwertzde the Empress callsign is associated with Canadian North, according to wikipedia it has been retired now though.

[qqwertzde]

@craggle Thanks to both of you, and in particular for the link. I wasn't aware that Canadian North used Empress as call sign.
Peter

[twentyfivehundred]

@qqwertzde Canadian North and First Air merged now they use Arctic for their callsign and code AKT. Empress was the callsign of the original Canadian North airline.