Air Canada fleet
Appearance
As of January 2021, Air Canada operates the following aircraft, all Airbus and Boeing.[1][2][3]
Current 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
- Air Canada's Douglas DC-8-63 fleet was withdrawn from passenger service in 1983.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 Regional Jet (CRJ) 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. Air Canada was the only North American airline to operate the A340.[16]
- Air Canada's Airbus A340-300s were retired in November 2008 and replaced by Boeing 777-300ERs.[17]
- Air Canada's Boeing 767-200ER fleet was retired from service by the end of 2008.
- The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft were operated from 1979 to 2000 by Canadian Pacific Airlines and its successors CP Air and Canadian Airlines.
- The Boeing 737-200 aircraft were operated from 1968 to 2000 by Canadian Pacific Airlines and its successors CP Air and Canadian Airlines. Subsequent to the merger with Canadian Airlines, 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 190 and Boeing 767-300ER fleets. The Embraer 190s were replaced by the Airbus A220 and Boeing 737 MAX 8, while the Boeing 767-300ER was replaced by the Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 787s.
- Air Canada additionally plans to completely retire its Airbus A319 fleet, replacing them with further Airbus A220s. However, a retirement date has not been set.
Aircraft that Air Canada has operated since 1937, but are no longer in the fleet:
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
- ^ "Our Fleet".
- ^ "Air Canada Fleet Details and History".
- ^ "Fin Numbers". Air Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Air Canada/Air Canada Jazz fleet Date accessed: 18 February 2009
- ^ Cabin Comfort – Economy Class – North America Date accessed: 4 December 2013
- ^ "Air Canada and Bombardier Finalize Landmark C Series Order for up to 75 Aircraft" (Press release). 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Air Canada Cancels 12 Airbus A220 And 10 737 MAX Orders". 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Q3 2020 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ST Aerospace Secures Interior Reconfiguration Contract from Air Canada for its A330-300 Fleet". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Q1 2018 MDA" (PDF). 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Boeing, Air Canada Finalize Order for 61 737 MAXs" (Press release). 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Q1 2017 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Q3 2017 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Q1 2020 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "PlaneRegister.com – Air Canada historical Airbus A340". Planesregister.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Air Canada Fleet of A340 (History) – Airfleets aviation". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ 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
- ^ https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-05-04-Air-Canada-Reports-First-Quarter-2020-Results