CP Air ( Canadian Pacific ) was an innovative airline flying Canadian and North American routes that had it's beginning as northern bush pilots starting in the early 40's.
They pioneered direct flights from the Pacific Northwest to the orient and were flying 747's by the early 70's.
They then became Pacific Western Airlines and then in 1987 Canadian Airlines.
Canadian flew to over 150 destinations worldwide and had about 150 aircraft from 737's to 747-400's
To compare them to Iran Air shows your knowledge of civil aviation in North America.
I did not want to be lumped in with any of the major U.S. carriers........for instance there are 2 Delta's in this world already.
I didn't want anyone else using or mistaking my airline's name for someone else's.