Air Canada

   

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Air Canada Boeing 767
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Air Canada Airbus A330
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Another Air Canada A330

Air Canada is Canada's flag air carrier and recognised as one of the world's safest airlines. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Air Canada has several regional partners, including Air Canada Jazz, Air Labrador, Air Georgian, and Central Mountain Air.

There is also a premium jet charter service for corporate and professional sports teams called Air Canada Jetz.

Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA), Air Canada's predecessor, launched its first flight, a Lockheed 10A, on September 1, 1937. It carried two passengers and mail from Vancouver to Seattle. In 1964 an act of Parliament changed the company's name to Air Canada, effective January 1, 1965.

In 1989 the company became fully privatized. Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to over 150 destinations, vacation packages to over 90 destinations, as well as maintenance, ground handling and training services to other airlines.

On September 2, 1998 pilots for Air Canada launched the first pilots' strike in company history.

In 2000 after acquiring Canada's second largest air carrier, Canadian Airlines, it became the world's twelfth largest commercial airline.

As of 2002, Air Canada provides scheduled and chartered passenger jet service directly to 20 Canadian cities, 35 destinations in the United States and 47 cities in Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, the Southwest Asia, India and South America. Air Canada averages nearly 740 flights each day, and serves 23 million customers annually. It is a member in the Star Alliance network, a grouping of 14 airlines offering seamless travel worldwide. Together, Star Alliance carriers serve 729 airports in 124 countries. Air Canada has about 40,000 employees and 306 aircraft. Therefore, Air Canada codeshares services on other Star carriers, such as bmi's Toronto to Manchester, United Kingdom flight.

In 2004 Air Canada had 78 wide-body jets of several types including the Boeing 747 and 767, Airbus A330-300, A340-300, and A340-500, 122 narrow-body jets: Airbus A320, A319, A321, and 111 regional and commuter aircraft: Canadair Regional Jet, BAe 146 and de Havilland Canada Dash 8. In September 2004, the airline confirmed orders for 45 Brazilian Embraer 190 aircraft and 30 additional Canadair Regional Jets.

On April 1 2003, Air Canada filed for bankruptcy protection.

Air Canada finally emerged from bankruptcy protection on September 30 , 2004, 19 months later. ACE Aviation Holdings Inc., is the new parent company under which the reorganized Air Canada is held.

Accidents

Destinations

The list does not include cities only served by Air Canada Jazz and/or affiliated regional carriers.

Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southwest Asia

Europe

North America

United States, U.S. Territories, Canada, and Mexico

Bermuda and the Caribbean, excluding US territories

Oceania

South America

Other facts of interest

  • During the middle 1990s, Air Canada repainted one of their jets to reflect the Trans-Canada livery.
  • Air Canada is the official carrier of the Toronto Raptors basketball team, and it painted one of its Airbus 320's to honor the team.
  • Its safety record rates a "A", the highest grade possible, according to Air Rankings Online [1] (http://www.airsafetyonline.com/safetycenter/reportcard.shtml).
  • Air Canada's parent company, ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol, ACE.RV.
  • Air Canada unveiled a new aircraft colour scheme, and blue uniforms, on the 19 October 2004. A Boeing 767-300 was painted in a silvery colour with a blue tint. The green tail has been replaced with the same silvery paint, but retains a version of the red maple leaf.

IATA Code

Air Canada uses the IATA designator code AC.

ICAO Code

Air Canada uses the ICAO designator code ACA.

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