Canadian Airways

[1] In 1927, he was made a Director of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), something that would inevitably influence later events involving his venture.

[1] In order to expand WCA at the national level, Richardson convened a syndicate, which led to the formation of the Aviation Corporation of Canada in July 1929.

The purpose of this formation was to help in the acquisition of eastern Canadian aviation companies to facilitate the planned expansion.

Air mail was the backbone of aviation at the time as it underpinned regular services and helped cover costs.

The budding challenges of international competition and eastern and western Canada's strategic interests weighed on his mind as well.

Around this time, Richardson's earlier fears were on the verge of being realized as American aviation companies were beginning to work towards establishing passenger routes within Canada.

[2] Using Richardson's Canadian Airways business plan and key personnel from the Airline, Howe formed a government-run entity known as Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) in 1937 instead.

Unfortunately, Richardson's decency and lack of will to protest publicly left Canadian Airways vulnerable.