https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_carrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_carrier Air Canada/France/whatever is not just a company. It's an important aspec

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_carrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_carrier Air Canada/France/whatever is not just a company. It's an important aspect of globalisation and the country whose flag it carries treats it as such. Transformation into a formal corporation is usually a ploy to make it cost effective. And, in many countries, is only partial, often resulting in the worst of both worlds.