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As of January 2021, Air Canada operates the following aircraft, all Airbus and Boeing.[1][2][3]

Current fleet

Air Canada mainline fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers[4][5] Notes
S B P E Total
Airbus A220-300 15 18 — 12 — 125 137 Original order of 45 with 30 options.[6]
12 orders cancelled in 2020.[7]
Replacing Airbus A319-100.[8]
Airbus A319-100 11 — — 14 — 106 120 To be replaced by Airbus A220-300.
4 — 58 — — 58 Operated for Air Canada Jetz.
Airbus A320-200 19 — — 14 — 132 146
Airbus A321-200 15 — — 16 — 174 190
Airbus A330-300 16 1 32 — 24 241 297 All to be retrofitted with the new Boeing 787-style cabin[9][10]
27 21 244 292
Boeing 737 MAX 8 24 16[8] — 16 — 153 169 Original order of 33 MAX 8 and 28 MAX 9 with 18 options and 30 purchase rights.[11]
Changed to 50 MAX 8 and 11 MAX 9 in 2017.[12][13]
11 orders for the MAX 9 cancelled in Q1 2020.[14]
10 orders for the MAX 8 cancelled in November 2020.[7]
Deliveries through 2023.[8]
[15]
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 29 — 30 — 21 247 298
Total 166 35

Historical fleet

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

Previously operated
Type Total Introduced Retired Notes Refs
Airbus A340-300 13 1995 2008 Replaced by Boeing 777-300ER [18]
Airbus A340-500 2 2004 2007 Disposed to TAM
Replaced by Boeing 777-200LR 		[18]
Avro Lancastrian Un­known 1943 1947 [18]
British Aerospace 146-200 Un­known 1990 2005 Operated by Air BC and Air Nova [18]
Boeing 727-200 30 1974 1992 [18]
Boeing 737-200 44 1976 2004 Taken over from merged Canadian Airlines [18]
Boeing 747-100 5 1971 1998 [18]
Boeing 747-200M 3 1975 1999 [18]
Boeing 747-400 4 1990 2004 Taken over from merged Canadian Airlines
Fleet sold to other airlines due to bankruptcy caused by 9/11 attacks. 		[18]
Boeing 747-400M 3 1990 2004 Fleet sold to other airlines due to bankruptcy caused by 9/11 attacks. [18]
Boeing 767-200 23 1983 2008 The Gimli Glider, operated as Flight 143, was also in service until 2008. [18]
Boeing 767-300ER 44 1988 2020 25 aircraft operated by Air Canada Rouge
Fleet replaced by Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A330-300. 		[18]
Bombardier CRJ100 26 1994 2002 Transferred to Jazz Aviation
Bristol Freighter Un­known 1953 1955 [18]
Canadair North Star Un­known 1946 1961 [18]
Douglas DC-3 Un­known 1945 1963 [18]
Douglas DC-8-40 11 1974 1979 [18]
Douglas DC-8-50 3 1968 1980 [18]
Douglas DC-8-50CF 7 1964 1985 [18]
Douglas DC-8-60 14 1970 1986 [18]
Douglas DC-8-70F 8 1974 1994 [18]
Embraer 175 15 2005 2013 Transferred to Sky Regional Airlines
Embraer 190 45 2005 2020 [18] [19]
Fokker F28 Fellowship Un­known 1986 2004 Operated by Canadian Regional [18]
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Series 41 1973 1996 Fleet replaced by Boeing 767-300ER. [18]
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Un­known 1953 1963 [18]
Lockheed Model 10 Electra Un­known 1937 1941 [18]
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra Un­known 1941 1949 [18]
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar Un­known 1941 1949 [18]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 14 1966 1981 [18]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 49 1967 2002 [18]
1 1983 Burned up as Flight 797
Stearman 4-EM Senior Speedmail Un­known 1937 1939 [18]
Vickers Viscount Un­known 1955 1974 [18]
Vickers Vanguard Un­known 1961 1972 [18]

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

References

  1. ^ "Our Fleet".
  2. ^ "Air Canada Fleet Details and History".
  3. ^ "Fin Numbers". Air Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ^ Air Canada/Air Canada Jazz fleet Date accessed: 18 February 2009
  5. ^ Cabin Comfort – Economy Class – North America Date accessed: 4 December 2013
  6. ^ "Air Canada and Bombardier Finalize Landmark C Series Order for up to 75 Aircraft" (Press release). 28 June 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Air Canada Cancels 12 Airbus A220 And 10 737 MAX Orders". 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Q3 2020 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "ST Aerospace Secures Interior Reconfiguration Contract from Air Canada for its A330-300 Fleet". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Q1 2018 MDA" (PDF). 30 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Boeing, Air Canada Finalize Order for 61 737 MAXs" (Press release). 1 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Q1 2017 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Q3 2017 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Q1 2020 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Air Canada Responds to Transport Canada's Closure of Canadian Airspace to the Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft". Air Canada (Press release). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  16. ^ "PlaneRegister.com – Air Canada historical Airbus A340". Planesregister.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  17. ^ "Air Canada Fleet of A340 (History) – Airfleets aviation". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  18. ^ 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
  19. ^ https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-05-04-Air-Canada-Reports-First-Quarter-2020-Results
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