Oct 3, 2016, 9:53 pm
Last edit by: YVR72
Note: please keep this thread to information on the refurbishment program and its progress; for discussion of which seats are best and other details about the interiors, please visit the seating information thread.
A330-300 Fleet Overview
AC currently has two configurations of 333:
A330-300 Fleet Overview
AC currently has two configurations of 333:
- Dream Cabin (16 aircraft): Latest 3-class configuration in line with the 787 and 777 fleets (seat map)
- The "Merlions" (2 aircraft): ex-Singapore Airlines 2-class configuration (seat map), which are expected to be reconfigured to the Dream Cabin.
- Important note: the front cabin on these aircraft is an angle-flat product in a 2-2-2 layout that was SQ's "regional" business class. On flights within North America, AC sells it as J; on international flights, they sell it as PY. These aircraft do not have the standard AC PY cabin
- Since October 2023, these aircraft primarily operate YYZ>BOG>YUL triangle, and YUL<>LAX.
Code:
32J 24O 241Y: 297 pax C-GFAF (931) Completed @HKG, Oct 01/23 - Dec 09/23 [69 days] C-GFAH (932) Completed @QPG, Aug 10/21 - Oct 05/21 [56 days] C-GFAJ (933) Completed @QPG, Nov 24/21 - Jan 12/22 [49 days] C-GFUR (934) Completed @QPG, Oct 08/19 - Feb 28/20 [143 days] C-GHKR (935) Completed @QPG, Oct 04/21 - Nov 25/21 [52 days] C-GHKW (936) Completed @HKG, Nov 27/21 - Feb 21/22 [86 days] C-GHKX (937) Completed @RFD, Sep 02/20 - May 30/21 [271 days] C-GHLM (938) Completed @HKG, Sep 30/22 - Dec 11/22 [72 days] C-GEFA (939) Completed @RFD, Dec 31/20 - Mar 29/21 [89 days] C-GEGC (940) Completed @QPG, May 17/22 - Jul 21/22 [67 days] C-GEGI (941) Completed @QPG, Jan 10/22 - Mar 11/22 [60 days] C-GEGP (942) Completed @QPG, Nov 06/19 - Jul 01/20 [238 days] C-GHKC (943) Completed @HKG, Feb 21/22 - May 05/22 [73 days] C-GKUG (944) Completed @QPG, Mar 02/20 - Feb 10/21 [345 days] C-GKUH (945) Completed @RFD, Oct 08/20 - Jan 12/21 [99 days] C-GOFV (946) SQ configuration C-GOFW (947) Completed @QPG, Feb 03/22 - May 20/22 [107 days] C-GXZD (948) SQ configuration
Air Canada Airbus A330-300 refurbishments
Mar 15, 2018, 8:55 pm
#241
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: YUL
Programs: E75K
Posts: 14
A333 PE Cabin Same Config Domestic/Intl - Row 14
Absolutely loving this too!! But my question is: is this PE cabin the same config for all A333 in the AC fleet? I fly YUL YVR and always sit in 14, but is it the same cabin on the YUL LYS flight?
Mar 15, 2018, 9:01 pm
#242
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,360
Apr 10, 2018, 9:36 pm
#243
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE100k, Marriott Titanium Elite, Accor Platinum, National Executive Elite
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I was speaking with a 330 Captain today, and he mentioned some things I found interesting.
1. The most senior 330 pilots fly the YUL-YVR route because they get their hours in and still can be home at night.
2. The reconfig for the newer J cabin is starting very soon.
3. AC wanted more 330s, but was having trouble finding available ones with the same engine manufacturer, and they only want additional 330s with the same engine manufacturer.
4. He and others that fly the type are very fond of the planes and happy AC is continuing to keep them in the fleet and with a new J cabin, indicates a longer term plan.
1. The most senior 330 pilots fly the YUL-YVR route because they get their hours in and still can be home at night.
2. The reconfig for the newer J cabin is starting very soon.
3. AC wanted more 330s, but was having trouble finding available ones with the same engine manufacturer, and they only want additional 330s with the same engine manufacturer.
4. He and others that fly the type are very fond of the planes and happy AC is continuing to keep them in the fleet and with a new J cabin, indicates a longer term plan.
Apr 11, 2018, 3:07 am
#244
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: YHZ/YQM
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 1,618
Apr 11, 2018, 3:30 am
#245
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PIT
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I was speaking with a 330 Captain today, and he mentioned some things I found interesting.
1. The most senior 330 pilots fly the YUL-YVR route because they get their hours in and still can be home at night.
2. The reconfig for the newer J cabin is starting very soon.
3. AC wanted more 330s, but was having trouble finding available ones with the same engine manufacturer, and they only want additional 330s with the same engine manufacturer.
4. He and others that fly the type are very fond of the planes and happy AC is continuing to keep them in the fleet and with a new J cabin, indicates a longer term plan.
1. The most senior 330 pilots fly the YUL-YVR route because they get their hours in and still can be home at night.
2. The reconfig for the newer J cabin is starting very soon.
3. AC wanted more 330s, but was having trouble finding available ones with the same engine manufacturer, and they only want additional 330s with the same engine manufacturer.
4. He and others that fly the type are very fond of the planes and happy AC is continuing to keep them in the fleet and with a new J cabin, indicates a longer term plan.
Apr 11, 2018, 8:58 am
#246
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Southern Alberta
Posts: 20,550
Does this configuration make sense for AC ?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...the-cargo-hold
The European jetmaker is working with seat manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace on the design and construction of lie-flat beds to fit in lower-deck cargo areas. The berths will initially be offered on Airbus A330 widebody aircraft from 2020, the companies said Tuesday at a conference in Hamburg.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...the-cargo-hold
The European jetmaker is working with seat manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace on the design and construction of lie-flat beds to fit in lower-deck cargo areas. The berths will initially be offered on Airbus A330 widebody aircraft from 2020, the companies said Tuesday at a conference in Hamburg.
Apr 11, 2018, 12:37 pm
#248
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Location: YVR, KUL
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Apr 11, 2018, 12:48 pm
#249
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,165
I will miss the days of sitting in the A seats on AC's A333s with the old pods.
Apr 11, 2018, 1:29 pm
#250
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Location: YYZ
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https://www.rolls-royce.com/products...ion-technology
Apr 11, 2018, 1:45 pm
#251
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YXU
Programs: AC SE100K, National E/E, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond, MB, Avis PC
Posts: 967
Actually, the 788's cabin is wider than the A333's. The difference is only about 15", but it's there.
Apr 11, 2018, 1:59 pm
#252
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,360
It also looks like Rockwell Collins is developing a 3 abreast Super Diamond seat for A330/B787, which I assume would enable greater density while putting them at a more extreme angle compared with the aisle.
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/0...siness-option/
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/0...siness-option/
Apr 13, 2018, 8:36 am
#253
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Mississauga Ontario
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Singapore, 10 April 2018 – ST Aerospace announced today that it secured a letter of intent for a contract from Air Canada to perform interior reconfiguration on part of the airline’s A330-300 fleet. The new cabin interiors for Air Canada’s A330-300 fleet will be harmonised with its Boeing 787 aircraft.
https://canadianaviationnews.wordpre...330-300-fleet/
https://canadianaviationnews.wordpre...330-300-fleet/
Apr 13, 2018, 10:08 am
#254
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So if 1-2-1 in J, it will either be slightly narrower rows while keeping the same "width" of J seat, or the J seats become slightly narrower, like the 777 ones where the little entrance space between the seat pop-up armest and the backwall of the seat in front is narrower than the 787s. (this is purely a guess on my part)
Apr 13, 2018, 10:46 am
#255
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So if 1-2-1 in J, it will either be slightly narrower rows while keeping the same "width" of J seat, or the J seats become slightly narrower, like the 777 ones where the little entrance space between the seat pop-up armest and the backwall of the seat in front is narrower than the 787s. (this is purely a guess on my part)