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
Feb 15, 2019, 5:59 pm
#331
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Does anyone know why AC has fallen in love again with the A330?
i know they say it sits well between the narrow body fleet and the Boeing wide bodies, and suits a certain long haul market (not sure what that is).
I do know that a previous COO (or something similar) kept his flying hours in on the A330 and so it effectively had an exec sponsor. But given AC's love for the dream liners and 777's I am curious on a fleet you'd expect to get retired to reduce the number of types in the fleet gets a boast with 4/5 more aircraft.
I like the A330 and flown it a lot in the UK and europe.
Just curious
i know they say it sits well between the narrow body fleet and the Boeing wide bodies, and suits a certain long haul market (not sure what that is).
I do know that a previous COO (or something similar) kept his flying hours in on the A330 and so it effectively had an exec sponsor. But given AC's love for the dream liners and 777's I am curious on a fleet you'd expect to get retired to reduce the number of types in the fleet gets a boast with 4/5 more aircraft.
I like the A330 and flown it a lot in the UK and europe.
Just curious
Feb 15, 2019, 6:41 pm
#332
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Does anyone know why AC has fallen in love again with the A330?
i know they say it sits well between the narrow body fleet and the Boeing wide bodies, and suits a certain long haul market (not sure what that is).
I do know that a previous COO (or something similar) kept his flying hours in on the A330 and so it effectively had an exec sponsor. But given AC's love for the dream liners and 777's I am curious on a fleet you'd expect to get retired to reduce the number of types in the fleet gets a boast with 4/5 more aircraft.
I like the A330 and flown it a lot in the UK and europe.
Just curious
i know they say it sits well between the narrow body fleet and the Boeing wide bodies, and suits a certain long haul market (not sure what that is).
I do know that a previous COO (or something similar) kept his flying hours in on the A330 and so it effectively had an exec sponsor. But given AC's love for the dream liners and 777's I am curious on a fleet you'd expect to get retired to reduce the number of types in the fleet gets a boast with 4/5 more aircraft.
I like the A330 and flown it a lot in the UK and europe.
Just curious
Feb 16, 2019, 7:26 am
#333
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Does anyone know why AC has fallen in love again with the A330?
i know they say it sits well between the narrow body fleet and the Boeing wide bodies, and suits a certain long haul market (not sure what that is).
I do know that a previous COO (or something similar) kept his flying hours in on the A330 and so it effectively had an exec sponsor. But given AC's love for the dream liners and 777's I am curious on a fleet you'd expect to get retired to reduce the number of types in the fleet gets a boast with 4/5 more aircraft.
I like the A330 and flown it a lot in the UK and europe.
Just curious
i know they say it sits well between the narrow body fleet and the Boeing wide bodies, and suits a certain long haul market (not sure what that is).
I do know that a previous COO (or something similar) kept his flying hours in on the A330 and so it effectively had an exec sponsor. But given AC's love for the dream liners and 777's I am curious on a fleet you'd expect to get retired to reduce the number of types in the fleet gets a boast with 4/5 more aircraft.
I like the A330 and flown it a lot in the UK and europe.
Just curious
Feb 16, 2019, 9:49 am
#334
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Feb 16, 2019, 10:16 am
#335
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I think it is the case that AC likes aircraft that have lower cost of ownership and are when it comes to wide body aircraft there are a lot of route they operate on where a smaller wide-body makes sense. The 767 and now the 330 are good first for a number of their European routes.
Feb 16, 2019, 10:19 am
#336
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What are you talking about? In the last 5-10 years, AC has bought a few used 763s and a handful of second-hand 32xs, but they've also bought the 787s, a few new 777s, a lot of 737s, the CSeries, plus new CR9s... I'd say probably 80-90% of what AC has added to the fleet in recent years (including those on order) is brand new.
Feb 16, 2019, 5:59 pm
#337
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I think it is the case that AC likes aircraft that have lower cost of ownership and are when it comes to wide body aircraft there are a lot of route they operate on where a smaller wide-body makes sense. The 767 and now the 330 are good first for a number of their European routes.
Feb 19, 2019, 7:01 pm
#340
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@yow777
A while ago as per the wiki, which includes the dates.
Also a link to the new seat map
https://www.aircanada.com/content/da...330-300-01.jpg
This what is on the AC Fleet page
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...ard/fleet.html
Feb 19, 2019, 7:27 pm
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Feb 20, 2019, 3:44 am
#344
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