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| AIR CANADA EMBRAER E190 C-FHKP (CN 19000055) |
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline in Canada by fleet size and passengers carried. The airline, founded on the 10th April 1937, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 207 destinations worldwide. Air Canada's corporate headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec, while its largest hub is at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The airline's regional service is Air Canada Express. Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) inaugurated its first flight on the 1st September 1937. The 50-minute flight aboard a Lockheed L-10A (which cost $14.20 round trip) carried two passengers and mail between Vancouver and Seattle. In 1964 TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline and it changed its name to Air Canada. The airline became fully privatized in 1989. On the 4th January 2000, Air Canada acquired its largest rival, Canadian Airlines. In 2018, Air Canada, together with its Air Canada Express regional partners, carried nearly 51 million passengers, offering direct passenger service to more than 220 destinations on six continents.
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| AIR CANADA B777-333 C-FIVW (CN 42218) |
On the 19th October 2004, Air Canada unveiled a new aircraft colour scheme and uniforms. A Boeing 767-300ER was painted in the new silver-blue colour, and the dark green/almost black tail was replaced with a new version of the maple leaf known as the 'Frosted Leaf'.
On the 31st October 2004, the last Air Canada Boeing 747 flight landed in Toronto from Frankfurt as AC873, ending 33 years of 747 service with the airline. The Boeing 747-400 fleet was replaced by the Airbus A340 fleet.
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| AIR CANADA B767-375 C-FPCA (CN 24306) |
On the 9th November 2005, Air Canada agreed to renew its widebody fleet by purchasing 16 Boeing 777s (10 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs), and 14 Boeing 787-8s. It placed options on 18 Boeing 777s and 46 Boeing 787-8s and -9s. Deliveries of the 777s began in March 2007 and deliveries of the 787s began in May 2014. On the 24th April 2007, Air Canada exercised half of its options for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The on the 9th February 2017, a new modern retro red and black aircraft livery was launched, to coincide with Air Canada's 80th anniversary and Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation. The update includes design aspects from the logo used between 1964 and 1992, with an overall white colour scheme, with a black underside, tail fin with red maple leaf rondelle, black "Air Canada" lettering with a red maple leaf rondelle underneath, and a black "mask" surrounding the cockpit windows.
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| AIR CANADA B787-8 C-GHPQ (CN 35257) |
Air Canada has a fleet of Airbus A330, Boeing 767's, 777's, and Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft on long-haul routes and uses the Airbus A320 family aircraft (including the A319, A320, and A321 variants), Boeing 737 MAX 8, and Embraer E190 family aircraft on short-haul routes. The carrier's operating divisions include Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Jetz (private jet charters), and Air Canada Rouge (leisure airline). Its subsidiary, Air Canada Vacations, provides vacation packages to over 90 destinations. Together with its regional partners, the airline operates on average more than 1,602 scheduled flights daily.
Air Canada is a founding member of the Star Alliance.
Air Canada's slogan is "Fly the Flag"
Current Fleet
The Air Canada mainline fleet consists of the following registered aircraft (as of March 2019).| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| S | B | P | E | Total | ||||
| Airbus A220-300 | — | 45 | TBA | Order with 30 options. Deliveries from December 2019 through 2022. To replace Airbus A319 and Embraer 190. | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 16 | — | — | 14 | — | 106 | 120 | One painted in Trans-Canada Air Lines retro livery Three aircraft in 58-seat configuration, used for VIP charters under the Air Canada Jetz brand. |
| — | 58 | — | — | 58 | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 41 | — | — | 14 | — | 132 | 146 | 13 aircraft to be phased out in 2019. 13 more to be phased out in 2020. Two painted in Star Alliance livery |
| Airbus A321-200 | 15 | — | — | 16 | — | 174 | 190 | One painted in Star Alliance livery |
| Airbus A330-300 | 8 | 5 | 27 | — | 21 | 244 | 292 | To be reconfigured with the new Boeing 787-style cabin starting late 2019. Deliveries though 2020. One painted in Star Alliance livery |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 24 | 26 | — | 16 | — | 153 | 169 | Order with 18 options and 30 purchase rights. Deliveries through 2024. Replacing Embraer 190 and Airbus A320 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | — | 11 | TBA | |||||
| Boeing 767-300ER | 6 | — | 24 | — | — | 187 | 211 | To be phased out in 2019. To be replaced by Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 787-9 |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 6 | — | 40 | — | 24 | 236 | 300 | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 19 | — | 40 | — | 24 | 336 | 400 | |
| 28 | — | 24 | 398 | 450 | ||||
| Boeing 787-8 | 8 | — | 20 | — | 21 | 214 | 255 | |
| Boeing 787-9 | 28 | 1 | 30 | — | 21 | 247 | 298 | Order with 13 options and 10 purchase rights. Deliveries through 2019. Replacing Boeing 767-300ER. |
| Embraer 190 | 18 | — | — | 9 | — | 88 | 97 | To be phased out in 2020. To be replaced by Airbus A220-300 and Boeing 737 MAX 8. |
| Total | 189 | 88 | ||||||
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