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Air Canada

Air Canada
Airline
AirlineAir Canada
IATAAC
ICAOACA
CallsignAIR CANADA
Founded11 April 1936
(as Trans-Canada Airlines)
Airline hub
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programAeroplan
Member loungeMaple Leaf Lounge
AllianceStar Alliance
Subsidiaries *Air Canada Cargo (operating division) *Air Canada Jetz (operating division) *Air Canada Vacations
Fleet size204 (+37 orders)
Destinations104 (excl. subsidiaries)
Company sloganGO FAR
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
* David I. Richardson (Chairman) *Calin Rovinescu (President & CEO)

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Air Canada (Tsx - AC.AAC.B) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's ninth largest passenger airline by number of destinations, and the airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, an alliance of 27 member airlines formed in 1997. Air Canada's corporate headquarters are located in Montreal, Quebec, while its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport, located in Mississauga, Ontario. Air Canada had passenger revenues of CA$9.7 billion in 2008.

Canada's national airline originated from the Canadian federal government's 1936 creation of Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA), which began operating its first transcontinental flight routes in 1938. In 1965, TCA was renamed Air Canada following government approval. Following the 1980s deregulation of the Canadian airline market, the airline was privatized in 1988. In 2001, Air Canada acquired its largest rival, Canadian Airlines. In 2003, the airline filed for bankruptcy protection and, the following year, emerged and reorganized under the holding company ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. In 2006, 34 million people flew with Air Canada as the airline celebrated its 70th anniversary.

Air Canada operates a fleet of Airbus A330, Boeing 767, and Boeing 777 wide-body jetliners on long-haul routes, and uses Airbus A320 family aircraft, including the A319, A320, and A321 variations and Embraer E170/E190 family aircraft on short-haul routes. The carrier's operating divisions include Air Canada Cargo and Air Canada Jetz. Its subsidiary, Air Canada Vacations, provides vacation packages to over 90 destinations. Together with its regional partners, the airline operates on average more than 1,370 scheduled flights daily.

Air Canada Video

This is what happened when RAW went off the air at the Air Canada Centre
5.65 min. | 4.67 user rating
www.henrytenby.com Owned by Air Canada, zip commenced operations on September 22, 2002, as the carrier's Calgary-based, low-cost operation targeted against arch-rival WestJet in Western Canada. Reminiscent of Braniff International, zip boldly painted their fleet of Boeing 737-200s in lavish colors, and during the company's two years in the air, it was certainly the "end of the plain plane" in Canada. Calgary-based aviation videographer Anthony Hickey extensively filmed zip's colourful 737s, and this 85 minute DVD presents an extensive round-up of zip's Calgary flight activity. Professionally shot on film industry tripods, this DVD takes you up front and close to zip's 737-200s with lots of push-backs from the gate, taxi sequences, take-offs, approaches, and landings filmed from many airside locations. Live ATC audio between the zip aircraft and the tower accompanies most of the footage. There is no cockpit footage in this DVD... just lots of exterior footage of zip Boeing 737 jet action! Zip's last day of operations was on Tuesday, September 7, 2004. To mark the event, a special "zip tribute flight" took place, in cooperation with Vancouver ATC. Just as the last two zip scheduled flights touched down at YVR that sunny Tuesday morning, two zip 737s tore down Vancouver's runway 08R at 400 knots, 100 feet above the deck, in battle formation. After landing, the Vancouver Airport Fire Department provided water cannon salutes as the last-ever operational zip Boeings taxied <b>...</b>
1.07 min. | 4.27 user rating
I don't know what happened here. But this happened on my Air Canada plane ride to London, England in December 6th, 2007 from Toronto. At 3:15 sec he says "f'in white people". I personally believe that another passenger somehow provoked or encouraged this persons paranoid behaviour. What is important is that everybody arrived safely. I am no medical doctor so I have no idea what this man was going through, but I feel that he seemed more concerned for his own safety? I think he was scared. I think it's a very fascinating phenomenon. My partner and I decided we should videotape this in the interest of sharing the experience we went through on this plane with those interested. NEW (My Partner has requested that I add this info that she has written) - Dec 17, 2007: "I've been wanting to avoid making a post about this video, but feel I had to after all the false presumptions I'm reading. I am the "partner" of 2003Tiburon. Clarification #1 He's a man, and I'm a woman #2 We kept filming this because we were concerned for the man re: recent Vancouver airport incident #3 He is not a prisoner being deported. Where he is in the video isn't his original seat. He was brought to the middle aisle so that he could be better restrained by the man sitting on each side of him. Several plastic cuffs were brought out by the flight attendants almost as soon as the man started yelling #4 Yes it was scary at times, but the crew and a couple of fellow passengers did an excellent job and I commend <b>...</b>
4.03 min. | 4.68 user rating
Please note this video is NOT a fake. This video was taken during the delivery flight of Air Canada's first 777-300 to YUL. This is a low altitude fly by of this new type of aircraft for Air Canada. You won't see it at first but after a few seconds it will appear from behind a building. This delivery also coincides with Air Canada's 70th anniversary. Congratulations to Air Canada on this historic day.
0.52 min. | 4.00 user rating
Takeoff on board AC's brand new 777-300ER, departing from runway 24L in Montreal, off to Toronto.
1.67 min. | 4.85 user rating
60 dancers explode into a flashmob at Vancouver international airport! See more at www.blublavideo.blogspot.com
5.63 min. | 4.74 user rating
A funny parody of air Canada
1.82 min. | 4.66 user rating
ABOUT THIS VIDEO Aborted Landings and Go Arounds! See what happens when airline pilots put your safety first. Enjoy this thrilling collection of clips. Details for the reasons behind the aborts are shown below: 1) Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER Pilot aborts because a Continental Boeing 777-224ER wearing registration N74007 hadn't cleared the runway in time. The GE90-115B engines make a tremendous roar as they are spooled up. 2) QANTAS Airbus A380-800 Pilot aborts owing to a Cockpit Steering System Fault Message. A full length video showing the incident from start to finish is available by clicking the link below: www.youtube.com (opens new window) 3) British Airways Boeing 747-400 (1st) Pilot aborts to avoid a dead fox becoming foreign object debris FOD in one or more of the four Rolls Royce RR RB211-524H engines. 4) British Airways Boeing 747-400 (2nd) The pilot of this plane also aborts because of the dead fox on runway 27L. This was the third plane to do so in succession. 5) PIA Boeing 777-300ER Pilot aborts because he comes in to quickly behind a BMI Airbus A319 which landed just a few moments beforehand. The BMI Airbus had no chance of clearing the runway in time before the PIA Boeing loomed in. The fact is that every aborted landing and go around is made because of the potential disaster that could occur if the landing went ahead normally. There are a wide range of reasons why an aborted landing and go around is made but they are all done in the interest of safety <b>...</b>
2.55 min. | 4.39 user rating
For more videos visit: www.flightlevel350.com Rwy 34L from the Fenceline, Part 3. Air China A-332, Qantas B-743, Jetstar A-332, China Southern B-772ER, Air Canada B-77L, Qantas B-763ER, Singapore Airlines A-388.
5.93 min. | 4.90 user rating
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - July 15, 2011 (Taylor performs on the secondary stage which was about 10 metres from my seat. The medley of Canadian artists starts off with Alanis Morissette's "You Learn", Justin Bieber's "Baby", Tal Bachman's "She's So High", and "You Belong With Me". This video is complete. Sorry for the shakiness as I was trying out my zoom of up to 140X. Also, for some reason the secondary stage wasn't rotating for the first part of the medley until "You Belong With Me" starts. At about 4:26, you'll notice that the camera just drops as that's when Taylor walked right by me and I was reaching out trying to touch her with my hand. Unfortunately I failed though but she was less than a metre away from me and I was so close.)
9.82 min. | 4.94 user rating

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Fox News (blog)--Twain's alleged stalker, Dr. Giovanni Palumbo, attended the award show at the -Air Canada- Centre despite a court order to stay 500 meters away from the singer. “He said he just wanted to meet her,” Det. Michael Jander told the T - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:42:18 GMT+00:00
Dayton airport to lose its only direct international flight - Dayton Daily News Tweet this news
Dayton Daily News--DAYTON � -Air Canada- has given notice that it will end its Dayton-to-Toronto nonstop flights on May 1, costing Dayton International Airport its only direct, scheduled commercial service to an international destination. Terrence Slaybau - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:35:45 GMT+00:00
Travel info for Victoria, Canada - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times--From LAX, connecting service (change of plane) is offered on Alaska and -Air Canada-. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $406, excluding taxes and fees. For information on ferry service, schedules and rates between Vancouver and Victo - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:01:01 GMT+00:00
Adele May 18 show moved to Air Canada Centre - Toronto Sun Tweet this news
Toronto Sun--Due to overwhelming demand, British pop-soul singer Adele's Kool Haus show on May 18 has been moved to the -Air Canada- Centre with tickets $39.50 and $59.50, on sale at Saturday at Ticketmaster, by phone at 1-855-985-5000. ... - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:01:36 GMT+00:00
For Air Canada, 787 a game changer - CTV.ca Tweet this news
CTV.ca--Ottawa is being urged to watch -Air Canada's- back until the carrier's Dreamliner fleet arrives. The first of -Air Canada's- new Boeing 787s won't be delivered until late 2013 - leaving a two-year window during which the airlin - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:41:13 GMT+00:00
Tory candidate's views a matter of opinion - Toronto Star Tweet this news
Toronto Star--Before Marty Burke won the Tory nomination to run in the riding in 2009, the -Air Canada- pilot and former member of the air force was the all-too frequent author of letters to newspapers in Guelph and Kitchener, airing his grumblings about - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:18:44 GMT+00:00
For Air Canada, 787 a game changer - Business News Network Tweet this news
Business News Network--Ottawa is being urged to watch -Air Canada's- (ACA.BT) back until the carrier's Dreamliner fleet arrives. The first of -Air Canada's- new Boeing 787s won't be delivered until late 2013 - leaving a two-year window - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:27:40 GMT+00:00
WWE HOF Ceremony To Air In Canada, SD! Comes To Calgary - Wrestlezone Tweet this news
Wrestlezone--Wrestling is reporting that The Score in -Canada- will be airing the WWE Hall Of Fame Induction special on April 5th at 6:30 PM (ET), April 8th at 7 PM (ET) and April 8th at 11 PM (ET). Go to http://wherewrestlinghappens.tk or ... - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:57:46 GMT+00:00
Buffalo Sabres (38-28-9) at Toronto Maple Leafs (34-32-10), 7 pm - Sacramento Bee Tweet this news
Sacramento Bee--By Sports Network With time running out in their push for the postseason, the Toronto Maple Leafs will face a key test tonight when they host the Buffalo Sabres at -Air Canada- Centre. Toronto has already set a dubious club record with fiv - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:04:39 GMT+00:00
When sponsors face off with the NHL, the empowered fan wins - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--The debate over the heavy hit on Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens took a fascinating twist recently when -Air Canada- threatened to pull its sponsorship of the National Hockey League. This isn't just about the future of hockey - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:01:27 GMT+00:00

Air Canada Fleet
Codeshare agreements : Air Canada Jetz
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A319-100 35 &mdash; 14 106 120 C-FZUH painted in Trans-Canada Air Lines livery
2 0 132 132 Non-XM'd cabins
Airbus A320-200 41 &mdash; 14 132 146
Airbus A321-200 10 &mdash; 20 154 174
Airbus A330-300 8 &mdash; 37 228 265 C-GHLM painted in Star Alliance livery
Boeing 767-300ER 27 &mdash; 25
24
166
187
191
211
C-FMWY painted in Star Alliance livery
3 24 223 247 Non-XM'd Cabins
Boeing 777-200LR 6 &mdash; 42 228 270
Boeing 777-300ER 12 &mdash; 307 349
Boeing 787-8 &mdash; 37 TBA 23 options; Entry into service: Q4 2013
Embraer 175 15 &mdash; 9 64 73
Embraer 190 45 &mdash; 84 93
Total 204 37 23 options

Historic fleet :

Air Canada Operated Jetliners
Historic fleet :
Type > Used >
Airbus A340-300 1995-2008
Airbus A340-500 2004-2007
BAe 146-200 1990-2005
Boeing 727-200 1974-1992
Boeing 737-200 1976-2004
Boeing 747-100 1971-1999
Boeing 747-200M(Combi) 1975-2002
Boeing 747-400 1990-2005
Boeing 747-400M(Combi) 1990-2004
Boeing 767-200ER 1983-2008
Douglas DC-8-40 -50 -60 -70 1960-1994
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 -30 1966-2002
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 2001-2002
Fokker F28 1986-2004
Lockheed L-1011 -1 -15 -100 -500 1973-1996

Air Canada Operated Propliners
Historic fleet :
Type > Used >
Avro Lancastrian 1943-1947
Bristol Freighter 1953-1955
Canadair North Star 1946-1961
Douglas DC-3 1945-1963
Lockheed Super Constellation 1954-1963
Lockheed Model 10 Electra 1937-1941
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra 1941-1949
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar 1941-1949
Stearman 1937-1939
Vickers Vanguard 1961-1972
Vickers Viscount 1955-1974

U.S. business traveler international stopover strategy : Air Canada regional flights
Date Flight number Information
13 June 1964 Vickers Viscount, Fin 638 CF-THT was damaged beyond economical repair when it crash-landed at Toronto after the failure of two engines on approach.
19 May 1967 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F, Fin 813 CF-TJM crashed and burned on a training flight while making a three-engine landing at Ottawa, Ontario. All 3 crew members were killed. There were no passengers on the flight.
11 September 1968 A Vickers Viscount of Air Canada was reported to have been hijacked by a Cuban passenger.
7 September 1969 Vickers Viscount, Fin 629 CF-THK was damaged beyond economic repair by a fire which occurred on take-off from Sept-Iles. The aircraft landed back at Sept-Îles but one passenger was killed in the fire.
1 March 1970 Vickers Viscount, Fin 643 CF-THY of collided in mid-air with Ercoupe 415 CF-SHN on approach to Vancouver International Airport. The Ercoupe pilot was killed.
5 July 1970 Flight 621 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63, Fin 878 CF-TIW exploded from a fuel line rupture caused by engine 4 striking the runway in Toronto, Ontario during the first landing attempt. All 109 passengers/crew were killed.
21 June 1973 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-53, Fin 822 CF-TIJ caught fire and was burnt out during refueling at Terminal 2, Toronto, Ontario; no fatalities.
26 June 1978 Flight 189 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Fin 721 CF-TLV overran the runway in Toronto after a blown tire aborted the takeoff. Two of 107 people on board were killed.
17 September 1979 Flight 680 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Fin 720 C-FTLU approximately 14 minutes after flight 680 left Logan International Airport in Boston, MA for Yarmouth, NS the entire tailcone section of the plane separated resulting in rapid decompression at an altitude of 25000 ft (7620 m) leaving a large hole in the rear of the aircraft. A beverage cart, and other items in the cabin were sucked out of the plane over the Atlantic Ocean, but there were no fatalities or significant injuries. The plane safely returned to Boston. Fatigue cracks were determined to be the cause. This same aircraft would be destroyed by fire nearly four years later on June 2, 1983 as Air Canada Flight 797
2 June 1982 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Fin 724 C-FTLY exploded during a maintenance period in Montreal, Quebec; no fatalities.
2 June 1983 Flight 797 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Fin 720 C-FTLU had an electrical fire in the aft lavatory during flight, resulting in an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. During emergency exiting, the sudden influx of oxygen caused a flash fire throughout the cabin, resulting in the deaths of 23 of the 41 passengers, including Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. All five crew members survived. The captain was the last person to get out of the plane. It was later made into a TV movie. This is Air Canada's most recent fatal accident.
23 July 1983 Flight 143 Boeing 767-233, Fin 604 C-GAUN glided to an emergency landing in Gimli after running out of fuel 12300 m (40354.3 ft) above Red Lake, Ontario. Few people suffered minor injuries during the evacuation due to the steep angle of the escape chute at the rear of the plane; caused by the collapsed nose at the front. This incident was the subject of the TV movie, Falling from the Sky: Flight 174, starring William Devane, and the book, Freefall, by William Hoffer. This incident was also featured on the Discovery Channel series Mayday (TV series) season 5 episode 6. This flight is specially known for the Gimli Glider.
28 March 1989 Air Canada Cargo McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73CF flight from Toronto to Vancouver with stops in Winnipeg and Edmonton slammed down hard onto the runway during landing in Edmonton resulting in the plane leaving the runway for more than 900 ft (274.3 m) on the frozen ground and damaging both outboard engines. Icing on the right wing was blamed for the incident. There were no fatalities, but the CASB felt a disaster was averted due to the plane stalling just above the runway, and because the ground hadn't yet thawed. One CASB official was quoted as saying "Ten seconds earlier or three weeks later and we'd be picking up bits and pieces".
16 December 1997 Flight 646 Air Canada Bombardier CRJ-100ER, Fin 109 C-FSKI went off the end of the runway upon landing in Fredericton, New Brunswick. There were no fatalities.
10 January 2008 Flight 190 Air Canada Flight 190, an Airbus 319, Fin 279 C-GBHZ heading from Victoria to Toronto, plunged from 36900 to 35500 ft (11247.1 to 10820.4 m ) for approximately 15 seconds, until the pilots were able to regain control and fly the plane manually. The plane made an emergency landing in Calgary. Two crew members and eight passengers were admitted to hospital but released the same day. The final report concluded that flight 190 encountered wake turbulence produced by a Boeing 747 on the same route of flight just ahead of flight 190. Although minimum safety distance was observed, the turbulence, along with extreme rudder and sidestick input from the pilot, led to high g loads and the consequent movement of objects and people on the plane.
24 April 2009 Flight 034 Air Canada Flight AC34, a Boeing 777-200LR, registered as C-FIUJ Fin 703, flying from Sydney to Vancouver, encountered severe turbulence related to storm activity one hour northeast of Honolulu. The normally direct flight was forced to return back to an unscheduled stop in Honolulu where the injured passengers and crew were treated. While initial reports said that up to 22 people suffered injuries during the turbulence, the official press release from Air Canada reported nine passengers and two crew were injured while an additional two crew and two passengers remained in hospital in Honolulu. After 2 hours in Honolulu the flight continued on to Vancouver, arriving before 12:00 local time instead of the scheduled 07:30. Unconfirmed reports from passengers on the ground after landing say the turbulence lasted up to 10 minutes with little or no warning before the event.

Members of Star Alliance

Adria Airways * Aegean Airlines * Air Canada * Air China * Air New Zealand * All Nippon Airways * Asiana Airlines * Austrian Airlines * Blue1 * BMI * Brussels Airlines * Continental Airlines * Croatia Airlines * EgyptAir * LOT Polish Airlines * Lufthansa * Scandinavian Airlines * Shanghai Airlines * Singapore Airlines * South African Airways * Spanair * Swiss International Air Lines * TAM Airlines * TAP Portugal * Thai Airways International * Turkish Airlines * United Airlines * US Airways
Future member: Air India
Former members: Ansett Australia * Mexicana de Aviación * Varig

Current Airlines of Canada

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