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Aeroplan (TSX: AER.UN) is the Montreal, Quebec based loyalty marketing arm of ACE Aviation Holdings, the parent company of Air Canada. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec ACE Aviation Holdings Inc ( is a Canadian Holding company that provides commercial airline service and technical support and is the parent company of Air Canada Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal It started out solely as Air Canada's frequent flyer reward system, allowing travelers to collect points from flight purchases that can be used to obtain tickets for future flights. A frequent flyer program (FFP is a Loyalty program offered by many Airlines. In recent years, Aeroplan has evolved into a loyalty marketing company that serves Bell Canada, Costco, Esso, and others. Bell Canada, commonly shortened to "Bell" is a major Canadian Telecommunications company Costco Wholesale Corporation ( is the largest membership Warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume headquartered in Issaquah Washington, Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies Aeroplan is also used by Air Creebec, Canadian North, Calm Air, and First Air[1]. Air Creebec Inc is a Regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. For the geographic region see Northern Canada. Canadian North Inc Calm Air International Ltd is an Airline based in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. Bradley Air Services Limited, operating as First Air, is an Airline based in Kanata, Ontario, Canada.

In June 2005, ACE Aviation Holdings sold 12. 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 5% of Aeroplan for $250 million through an initial public offering. Initial public offering (IPO, also referred to simply as a "public offering" is when a company issues Common stock or shares to the public for the first ACE Aviation Holdings remains the controlling shareholder with 87. 5% of shares.

Air Miles is Aeroplan's main competitor as a Canadian-based travel rewards loyalty program, however it is not an airline frequent flyer program per se. The Air Miles Reward Program is a Loyalty program or Frequent flyer program in Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain (under the brand HBC Rewards is also a competing non-airline rewards loyalty program. HBC Rewards is a Loyalty program where customers earn points for purchases at Hudson's Bay Company 's various chains of stores in Canada, including

Aeroplan credit cards were originally allocated to CIBC and Diners Club/enRoute, but it was later offered to AMEX Bank of Canada, while Diners Club withdrew from the program. A credit card is part of a system of Payments named after the small Plastic card issued to users of the system The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce () better known to most customers as CIBC, is one of Canada 's major Banks CIBC is classified as a Domestic enRoute was the name of Air Canada 's Credit card division The exact date of creation of the card is unknown AMEX Bank of Canada is a unit of American Express Canada (AMEX Canada and is owned by American Express of the United States

As of January 1, 2007, miles will expire seven years after they are earned. Also, in order to keep miles from expiring activity on an Aeroplan account is required at least once a year[2].

On December 20, 2007 Aeroplan Income Fund acquired LMG. LMG are resposible for the Nectar Card in the UK.

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Member Numbers

There are 4 levels of membership in Aeroplan: Basic, Prestige, Elite, and Super Elite. The Prestige, Elite, and Super Elite levels provide travel benefits such as upgrades and lounge access to customers, but require customers to fly a certain number of miles per year. Prestige members have Star Alliance Silver status while Elite and Super Elite members have Star Alliance Gold status with other Star Alliance Airlines. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. As of January 16, 2006, there were approximately 4. 9 million Basic members, 57000 Prestige members, 68000 Elite members, and 9000 Super Elite members.

Airline Partners

Fully Integrated Airline Partners

Star Alliance Partner Airlines

Star Alliance Regional Partners

Other Partners

References

  1. ^ Our Partners
  2. ^ Aeroplan to put expiry date on its frequent-flyer miles

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