Air Canada fleet

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A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Air Canada

As of December 2023, the Air Canada fleet consists of 187 mainline passenger aircraft, a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body and wide-body jets.

Additionally, Air Canada's various brands each have smaller fleets. Air Canada Cargo operates a fleet of seven Boeing 767-300F freighter aircraft, Air Canada Express has a fleet of 50 turboprop aircraft and 67 regional jets, Air Canada Jetz operates four Airbus A320 aircraft in an all-Business class configuration, and leisure brand Air Canada Rouge has 40 jets from the Airbus A320 family of narrow-body aircraft.

Current fleet[edit]

This section only covers Air Canada's mainline passenger fleet. It does not include the fleets of Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Jetz or Air Canada Rouge.

Air Canada mainline passenger fleet[1]
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J W Y Total
Airbus A220-300 33 27[2] 12 — 125 137 Deliveries until 2026.[3]
Order with 15 options.[3]
Airbus A319-100 3 — 14 — 106 120
2 12 124 136 Aircraft transferred from and still in Air Canada Rouge configuration.
Airbus A320-200 19 2 14 — 132 146 8 aircraft to be retrofitted by 2025.[4]
Airbus A321-200 14 — 16 — 174 190 All aircraft to be retrofitted to 196 seats by 2025.[4]
2 180 196
Airbus A321XLR — 30 14 — 168 182 Deliveries from Q3 2025 to 2029.[5][6][7]
Airbus A330-300 16 1 32 24 241 297 To be delivered in 2024.[8]
2 — 30 255 285
Boeing 737 MAX 8 40 5 16 — 153 169
Boeing 777-200LR 6 — 40 24 236 300
Boeing 777-300ER 12 — 40 24 336 400
7 28 398 450
Boeing 787-8 8 — 20 21 214 255
Boeing 787-9 31 1 30 21 247 298 Deliveries until 2024.[3]
Boeing 787-10 — 18 TBA Deliveries begin late 2025.[9]
Heart ES-30 — 30 — — — 30 Deliveries begin 2028.[10]
Total 195 114

Gallery[edit]

Historical fleet[edit]

  • Air Canada's Douglas DC-8-63 fleet was withdrawn from passenger service in 1983. Six of these were converted to DC-8-73F freighters in 1984 and retained for use by Air Canada Cargo eventually being sold off between 1990 and 1994.
  • Air Canada's Douglas DC-9-15s were used up to 1968. One DC-9-32CF was used for cargo flights until 1977. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32s were used from 1967 to 2002.
  • Air Canada's Canadair CRJ-100 aircraft were used from the mid 1990s until the early 2000s when they were transferred to regional affiliate Jazz Air LP operating as Air Canada Jazz.
  • Air Canada's Airbus A340-500s were retired in November 2007 and replaced by Boeing 777-200LRs.[11]
  • Air Canada's Airbus A340-300s were retired in November 2008 and replaced by Boeing 777-300ERs.[12]
  • Air Canada's Boeing 767-200ER fleet was retired from service by the end of 2008.
  • The McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft were operated from 1979 to 2000 by Canadian Pacific Air Lines and its successors Canadian Airlines International.
  • The Boeing 737-200 aircraft were operated from 1968 to 2000 by Canadian Pacific Air Lines and its successors Canadian Airlines International. Subsequent to the merger with Canadian Airlines International, Air Canada operated these aircraft in a mainline two-class configuration, as well as in an all-economy class configuration with the Air Canada Tango and the Zip low-cost carrier brands.
  • In 2020, Air Canada retired their entire Embraer E190 and Boeing 767-300ER fleets. The Embraer E190s were replaced by the Airbus A220-300 and Boeing 737 MAX 8, while the Boeing 767-300ER was replaced by the Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 787s. As of December 2021, certain previously retired Boeing 767-300ER (legacy passenger variant) aircraft are being converted and reintroduced into the fleet as Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF cargo aircraft.[13]
  • Air Canada additionally planned to completely retire its Airbus A319 fleet in May 2020, replacing them with further Airbus A220-300s. The mainline A319s were tentatively retired later than previously planned on February 7, 2021, with the final mainline A319 operating a flight from Calgary to Phoenix; however, Air Canada continued to operate A319s as part of its charter fleet under Air Canada Jetz. Subsequently, mainline A319 service resumed in March 2022. As of September 2023, Air Canada operates 5 A319s as part of its mainline fleet.

Aircraft that Air Canada has operated since 1937, but are no longer in the fleet:

Previously operated
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes Refs
Airbus A340-300 13 1995 2008 Replaced by Boeing 777-300ER. [14]
Airbus A340-500 2 2004 2007 Disposed to TAM Airlines.
Replaced by Boeing 777-200LR. 		[14]
Avro Lancastrian Un­known 1943 1947 [14]
BAe 146-200 5 1990 2005 Operated by Air BC. [14]
5 Operated by Air Nova.
Boeing 727-200 30 1974 1992 [14]
Boeing 737-200 44 1976 2004 Taken over from merged Canadian Airlines International. [14]
Boeing 747-100 5 1971 1998 [14]
Boeing 747-200M 3 1975 1999 [14]
Boeing 747-400 4 1990 2004 Taken over from merged Canadian Airlines International.
Fleet sold to Aerolineas Argentinas and Philippine Airlines due to Air Canada's 2003 bankruptcy caused by the 9/11 attacks.[15] 		[14]
Boeing 747-400M 3 1990 2004 Fleet sold to Air India, Air Cargo Global, and Guggenheim Aviation Partners due to Air Canada's 2003 bankruptcy caused by the 9/11 attacks.[15] [14]
Boeing 767-200 23 1983 2008 C-GAUN, nicknamed Gimli Glider, was also in service until 2008. [14]
Boeing 767-300ER 44 1988 2020* 23 aircraft taken over from merged Canadian Airlines International.
25 aircraft transferred to Air Canada Rouge.
Fleet replaced by Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A330-300.
*Certain aircraft are being reintroduced into the fleet as Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF cargo aircraft.[13] 		[14]
Bombardier CRJ100 26 1994 2002 Transferred to Jazz Aviation.
Bristol Freighter Un­known 1953 1955 [14]
Canadair North Star Un­known 1946 1961 [14]
Douglas DC-3 Un­known 1945 1963 [14]
Douglas DC-8-40 11 1974 1979 [14]
Douglas DC-8-50 3 1968 1980 [14]
Douglas DC-8-50CF 7 1964 1985 [14]
Douglas DC-8-60 14 1970 1986 CF-TIW, operating as Air Canada Flight 621, crashed while attempting a second landing at Toronto. Premature deployment of the spoilers on the first attempt resulted in a hard landing and structural damage. [14]
Douglas DC-8-70F 8 1974 1994 [14]
Embraer E175 15 2005 2013 Launch Customer, Transferred to Sky Regional Airlines.
Embraer E190 45 2005 2020 Aircraft were leased to Nordic Aviation Capital and were later on sold to Breeze Airways. Fleet replaced by Airbus A220-300. [14][16]
Fokker F28 Fellowship 30 1986 2004 Operated by Canadian Regional Airlines. [14]
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Series 18 1973 1999 Fleet replaced by Boeing 767-300ER.
Initially retired in 1991. Three aircraft returned to service through 1999.[17] 		[14]
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Un­known 1953 1963 [14]
Lockheed Model 10 Electra Un­known 1937 1941 [14]
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra Un­known 1941 1949 [14]
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar Un­known 1941 1949 [14]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 14 1966 1981 [14]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 50 1967 2002 C-FTLU caught fire as Flight 797 in 1983 at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. [14]
Stearman 4-EM Senior Speedmail Un­known 1937 1939 [14]
Vickers Viscount 51[18] 1955 1974 15 – model V.724, 36 – model V.757[19] [14]
Vickers Vanguard 23 1961 1972 23 – Type 952 [14]

British Aerospace 146-200 and Fokker F28 jet aircraft were operated by regional airline affiliates of Air Canada via code sharing agreements.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Air Canada Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Air Canada to Acquire 15 Additional Canadian-built Airbus A220-300 Aircraft". aircanada.com. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Third Quarter 2022 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Conditions" (PDF). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Canada, Air. "Air Canada Unveils First Upgraded Airbus A321 with an All New Interior and Industry-Leading Cabin Technology". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  5. ^ "Air Canada Announces the Acquisition of 26 Airbus A321neo Extra-Long Range Aircraft". 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Air Canada Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results". aircanada.com. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Third Quarter 2023 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Conditions" (PDF). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ircnw_aircanada/532/Q4_2023_Air_Canada_MDA.pdf
  9. ^ "Air Canada to Acquire 18 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Aircraft under ongoing Fleet Renewal and Fuel Efficiency Drive". Air Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  10. ^ Air Canada to Acquire 30 ES-30 Electric Regional Aircraft from Heart Aerospace. aircanada.com. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ^ "PlaneRegister.com – Air Canada historical Airbus A340". Planesregister.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Air Canada Fleet of A340 (History) – Airfleets aviation". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Air Canada Cargo Announces Launch Routes For its Newly Converted Freighter Aircraft Arriving This Fall". Air Canada (Press release). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Air Canada Historical Fleet Date accessed: 27 January 2009
  15. ^ a b "What Happened to Air Canada's Boeing 747s?". 28 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Air Canada Reports First Quarter 2020 Results".
  17. ^ "Maple Tristars: Air Canada L-1011s".
  18. ^ Tenby, Henry (9 March 2019). "Air Canada Retires the Vickers Viscount April 27, 1974 – End of An Era". HenryTenby. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  19. ^ "A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount". Vickers Viscount Museum. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
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