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Air Canada fleet

{{Short description|Aircraft composition of Canadian flag carrier}}

File:C-FSNQ - Boeing 737 MAX-8 - Air Canada.jpg

{{As of|2025|5}}, the Air Canada fleet consists of 208 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 six Boeing 767-300F freighter aircraft, Air Canada Express, {{As of|2025|02|lc=Y}}, has a fleet of 46 turboprop aircraft and 60 regional jets,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/fly/onboard/fleet.html|title=Our Fleet|website=Air Canada|access-date=10 February 2025}}{{TCregister|JAZZ|Jazz Aviation|10 February 2025}}{{TCregister|PAL+AIRLINES|PAL Airlines|10 February 2025}} 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

{{As of|2025|5}}, Air Canada operates the following mainline aircraft:

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|+ Air Canada mainline fleet

rowspan="2" | Aircraft

! rowspan="2" | In service

! rowspan="2" | Orders

! colspan="4" | Passengers

! rowspan="2" | Notes

{{Abbr|J|Business}}

!{{Abbr|W|Premium economy}}

!{{Abbr|Y|Economy}}

!Total

{{nowrap|Airbus A220-300}}

|34

|31{{Cite web|title=Air Canada to Acquire 15 Additional Canadian-built Airbus A220-300 Aircraft|url=https://investors.aircanada.com/2022-10-26-Air-Canada-to-Acquire-15-Additional-Canadian-built-Airbus-A220-300-Aircraft|date=2022-10-26|access-date=2022-10-26|website=aircanada.com|language=en}}

|12

|—

|125

|137

|Deliveries until 2027.https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ircnw_aircanada/605/Q4_2024_Air_Canada_FSN.pdf{{cite web|url=https://investors.aircanada.com/image/Q3+2022+Air+Canada+MD%26A+-+English.pdf|title=Third Quarter 2022 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Conditions|date=28 October 2022|accessdate=28 October 2022}}
5 options exercised on 20 December 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-12-air-canada-orders-five-additional-a220s|title=Air Canada orders five additional A220s|website=airbus.com|date=20 December 2024|accessdate=25 December 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/air-canada-expands-airbus-a220-fleet-firm-order-five | title=Air Canada Expands Airbus A220 Fleet with Firm Order for Five | Aviation Week Network }}
Order with 10 options.

rowspan="1"|{{nowrap|Airbus A319-100}}

|2

|rowspan="1"|—

|12

|—

|124

|136

|Transferred from Air Canada Rouge with its configuration.

{{nowrap|Airbus A320-200}}

|17

|—

|12

|—

|132

|146

|8 aircraft to be retrofitted by the end of 2025.{{Cite press release |author=Air Canada |title=Air Canada Unveils First Upgraded Airbus A321 with an All New Interior and Industry-Leading Cabin Technology |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/air-canada-unveils-first-upgraded-airbus-a321-with-an-all-new-interior-and-industry-leading-cabin-technology-871211435.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |date=October 23, 2023 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en}}

rowspan="3"|{{nowrap|Airbus A321-200}}

|rowspan="2"|15

|rowspan="3"|—

|rowspan="2"|16

|rowspan="3"|—

|174

|190

|rowspan="2"|To be retrofitted to 196 seats by the end of 2025.

180

|196

5

|8

|176

|184

|Transferred from EVA Air with its configuration.

{{nowrap|Airbus A321XLR}}

|—

|30

|14

|—

|168

|182

|Deliveries from early 2026 until 2029.{{cite press release|url=https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2022-03-22-Air-Canada-Announces-the-Acquisition-of-26-Airbus-A321neo-Extra-Long-Range-Aircraft|title=Air Canada Announces the Acquisition of 26 Airbus A321neo Extra-Long Range Aircraft|publisher=Air Canada|date=22 March 2022|accessdate=5 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://investors.aircanada.com/2022-04-26-Air-Canada-Reports-First-Quarter-2022-Financial-Results|title=Air Canada Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results|work=aircanada.com|date=26 April 2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ircnw_aircanada/528/Q3_2023_Air_Canada_MDA.pdf|title=Third Quarter 2023 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Conditions|date=30 October 2023|accessdate=30 October 2023}}

rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Airbus A330-300}}

|rowspan="2"|20

|rowspan="2"|—

|32

|24

|241

|297

|rowspan="2"|* Sold as business class cabin on flights within North America

—

|30*

|255

|285

rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Boeing 737 MAX 8}}

| rowspan="2" |47

| rowspan="2" |5

|16

|—

|153

|169

| rowspan="2" |All to be transferred to Air Canada Rouge by 2028.{{cite web|url= https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/12/17/air-canada-shifts-737-maxs-to-rouge-brand/ |title= Air Canada Shifts 737 MAXs to Rouge Brand|date=17 December 2024|accessdate=17 December 2024}}

—

|—

|189

|189

{{nowrap|Boeing 777-200LR}}

|6

|—

|40

|24

|236

|300

|

rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Boeing 777-300ER}}

|rowspan="2"|19

|rowspan="2"|—

|40

|rowspan="2"|24

|336

|400

|rowspan="2"|

28

|398

|450

{{nowrap|Boeing 787-8}}

|8

|—

|20

|21

|214

|255

|

{{nowrap|Boeing 787-9}}

|32

|—

|30

|21

|247

|298

|

{{nowrap|Boeing 787-10}}

|—

|18

|42

|28

|262

|332{{Cite web |title=2024 Investor Day |url=https://investors.aircanada.com/2024-investor-day |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Air Canada - Investor Relations |language=en-CA}}

|Deliveries expected from 2026 until Q4 2029 or Q1 2030.
Includes options for 12 more aircraft.https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ircnw_aircanada/605/Q4_2024_Air_Canada_FSN.pdf

{{nowrap|Heart ES-30}}

|—

|30

|—

|—

|—

|30

|Deliveries begin in 2029.{{cite press release|url=https://media.aircanada.com/2022-09-15-Air-Canada-to-Acquire-30-ES-30-Electric-Regional-Aircraft-from-Heart-Aerospace |title=Air Canada to Acquire 30 ES-30 Electric Regional Aircraft from Heart Aerospace |publisher=Air Canada |date=15 September 2022 |access-date=5 January 2025}}https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ircnw_aircanada/605/Q4_2024_Air_Canada_FSN.pdf

Total

!208

!107

!colspan="5"|

= Gallery =

File:Air Canada A220-300.jpg|Airbus A220-300

Airbus A319-114, Air Canada AN1021475.jpg |Airbus A319-100

File:C-FXCD (46696645812).jpg|Airbus A320-200

File:Air Canada Airbus A321-211 C-GIUF approaching LaGuardia Airport.jpg|Airbus A321-200

File:Air Canada, C-GFAF, Airbus A330-343 (49585495576).jpg|Airbus A330-300

File:Air Canada B737 MAX 8 at Toronto pearson Int'l Airport.jpg|Boeing 737 MAX 8

File:Air Canada 777.png|Boeing 777-200LR

File:Boeing 777-300 (ER) C-FNNQ - Air Canada.jpg|Boeing 777-300ER

File:C-GHPQ 30122017LHR (38637696555).jpg|Boeing 787-8

File:TLV - Air Canada Boeing 787-9 C-FSBV.jpg|Boeing 787-9

Historical fleet

{{more citations needed|date=March 2023}}

  • Air Canada's Douglas DC-8-63 fleet was withdrawn from passenger service in 1983. Six of these were converted to DC-8-73 with new CFM engines, converted to freighters (DC-8-73F) in 1984, and retained for use by Air Canada Cargo, eventually being sold off to DHL 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.planesregister.com/airline/Air%20Canada-history-a340.htm |title=PlaneRegister.com – Air Canada historical Airbus A340 |publisher=Planesregister.com |accessdate=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715091827/http://www.planesregister.com/airline/Air%20Canada-history-a340.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
  • Air Canada's Airbus A340-300s were retired in November 2008 and replaced by Boeing 777-300ERs.{{cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Air%20Canada-history-a340.htm |title=Air Canada Fleet of A340 (History) – Airfleets aviation |publisher=Airfleets.net |accessdate=21 February 2011}}
  • Air Canada's Boeing 767-200ERs were retired at the end of 2008 and replaced by Airbus A330-300s.
  • 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. After 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 Boeing 767-300ER and Embraer E190 fleets. The Embraer E190 was replaced by the Airbus A220-300, while the Boeing 767-300ER was replaced by Boeing 787. 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.{{cite press release|url=https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2021-06-14-Air-Canada-Cargo-Announces-Launch-Routes-For-its-Newly-Converted-Freighter-Aircraft-Arriving-This-Fall|date=14 June 2021|title=Air Canada Cargo Announces Launch Routes For its Newly Converted Freighter Aircraft Arriving This Fall|work=Air Canada|accessdate=31 December 2021}} As of August 2024, Air Canada plans to reintroduce the Boeing 767-300ER type to its fleet sometime in 2025.
  • 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, the mainline A319 service resumed in March 2022. As of May 2025, Air Canada operates 2 A319s as part of its mainline fleet.

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

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|+ Previously operated

Aircraft

! Total

! Introduced

! Retired

! Notes

! Refs

Airbus A340-300

|13

|1995

|2008

|Replaced by Boeing 777-300ER.

|[http://www.aircanada.com/en/about/fleet/historical.html Air Canada Historical Fleet] Date accessed: 27 January 2009

Airbus A340-500

|2

|2004

|2007

|Disposed to TAM Airlines.
Replaced by Boeing 777-200LR.

|

Avro Lancastrian

|{{Unknown}}

|1943

|1947

|

|

rowspan="2"|BAe 146-200

|5

|rowspan="2"|1990

|rowspan="2"|2005

|Operated by Air BC.

|rowspan="2"|

5

|Operated by Air Nova.

Boeing 727-200

|30

|1974

|1992

|

|

Boeing 737-200

|44

|1976

|2004

|Former Canadian Airlines International fleet.

|

Boeing 747-100

|5

|1971

|1998

|

|

Boeing 747-200M

|3

|1975

|1999

|

|

Boeing 747-400

|4

|1990

|2004

|Former Canadian Airlines International fleet.

|

Boeing 747-400M

|3

|1990

|2004

|

|

Boeing 767-200

|23

|1983

|2008

|Replaced by Airbus A330-300.
C-GAUN, nicknamed Gimli Glider made an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport on July 23, 1983 after running out of fuel at 41,000 ft.

|

Boeing 767-300ER

|44

|1988

|2020*

|Replaced by Boeing 787-9 and Boeing 777-300ER.
Six aircraft are reintroduced into the fleet as Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF cargo aircraft.
Two aircraft to resume passenger service on April 1, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Velani |first=Bhavya |date=2024-11-03 |title=Air Canada to Revive Boeing 767, Expects 90 New Planes by 2029 |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/11/03/air-canada-to-revive-boeing-767/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Aviation A2Z |language=en-US}}

|

Bombardier CRJ100

|26

|1994

|2002

|Transferred to Jazz Aviation.

|

Bristol Freighter

|{{Unknown}}

|1953

|1955

|

|

Canadair North Star

|{{Unknown}}

|1946

|1961

|

|

Douglas DC-3

|27

|1945

|1963

|

|

Douglas DC-8-40

|11

|1974

|1979

|

|

Douglas DC-8-50

|3

|1968

|1980

|

|

Douglas DC-8-50CF

|7

|1964

|1985

|

|

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.

|

Douglas DC-8-70F

|8

|1974

|1994

|

|

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 sold to Breeze Airways.
Replaced by Airbus A220-300.

{{Cite web|url=https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-05-04-Air-Canada-Reports-First-Quarter-2020-Results|title = Air Canada Reports First Quarter 2020 Results}}
Fokker F28 Fellowship

|30

|1986

|2004

|Operated by Canadian Regional Airlines.

|

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

|12

|1973

|1996

|Replaced by Boeing 767-300ER.

|

Lockheed L-1011-500 Tristar

|6

|1981

|1992

|Sold to Delta Air Lines and replaced by Boeing 767-300ER.

|

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

|{{Unknown}}

|1953

|1963

|

|

Lockheed Model 10 Electra

|{{Unknown}}

|1937

|1941

|

|

Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra

|{{Unknown}}

|1941

|1949

|

|

Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar

|{{Unknown}}

|1941

|1949

|

|

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10

|14

|1966

|1981

|

|

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30

|50

|1967

|2002

|CF-TLU caught fire as Flight 797 in 1983 at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
CF-TLV crashed as Air Canada Flight 189 in 1978 at Toronto Pearson International Airport after a high speed rejected takeoff due to landing gear issues.

|

McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

|3

|2005

|2008

|Leased from World Airways.

|

Stearman 4-EM Senior Speedmail

|{{Unknown}}

|1937

|1939

|

|

Vickers Viscount

|51{{Cite web |last=Tenby |first=Henry |date=9 March 2019 |title=Air Canada Retires the Vickers Viscount April 27, 1974 – End of An Era |url=https://www.henrytenby.com/air-canada-retires-the-vickers-viscount-april-27-1974-end-of-an-era/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401024112/https://www.henrytenby.com/air-canada-retires-the-vickers-viscount-april-27-1974-end-of-an-era/ |archive-date=1 April 2023 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=HenryTenby |language=en-US}}

|1955

|1974

|15 – model V.724, 36 – model V.757{{Cite web |title=A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount |url=http://www.vickersviscount.net/Default.aspx |access-date=2023-06-12 |website= |publisher=Vickers Viscount Museum}}

|

Vickers Vanguard

|23

|1961

|1972

|23 – Type 952

|

{{Clear}}

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

References

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