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 222 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 running with 137 aircraft.
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AIR CANADA EXPRESS DASH 8 Q402 C-GUJZ (CN 4516)
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Air Canada also has a low cost carrier (leisure airline) in the name of Rouge running with 65 aircraft.
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ROUGE B767-319 C-FMLV (CN 26327)
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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 2019, Air Canada, together with its Air Canada Express regional partners, carried nearly 53 million passengers, offering direct passenger service to 222 destinations on six continents.
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AIR CANADA B777-333 C-FIVW (CN 42218)
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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)
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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)
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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. Air Canada's other operating divisions include Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Jetz (private jet charters), and Air Canada Rouge. 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 aircraft (as of March 2020).
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Airbus A220-300 4 41
Airbus A319-100 16 — 1 in Trans-Canada Air Lines retro livery
Airbus A320-200 37 — 2 painted in Star Alliance livery
Airbus A321-200 15 — 1 painted in Star Alliance livery
Airbus A330-300 14 3 1 painted in Star Alliance livery
Boeing 737 MAX 8 24 26
Boeing 737 MAX 9 — 11
Boeing 767-300ER 5 — Replaced by Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 787-9
Boeing 777-200LR 6 —
Boeing 777-300ER 19 —
Boeing 787-8 8 —
Boeing 787-9 29 __ Order with 13 options and 10 purchase rights.
Embraer 190 14 — To be phased out in 2020.
Total 191 81
Information sourced from Wikipedia and Air Canada Website
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