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
Oct 26, 2016, 7:30 am
#76
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Oct 26, 2016, 7:50 am
#77
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Location: YYZ most of the time
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As much as I like the current Y in the 330, they are adding rows of Y, at least according to the new seat map on AC.com. So in a way I hope they put slimline seats in, or else the legroom is going to be quite tight (or does the PY leave extra space behind it after the refurb, which is where the extra Y goes?).
Oct 26, 2016, 3:09 pm
#79
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Oct 30, 2016, 8:18 pm
#82
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Airbus 330 - New Business Class?
I am planning on flying with Air Canada via Toronto to Amsterdam next year since they have some good Business Class fares if 2 travel together.
Amsterdam - Toronto shows an A330-300 and I wonder if these might be getting the new Business Class seats by summer, if not there is also the option to fly with LH via FRA which might be the better option since the older herringbone seats seem to be getting quite tired.
Amsterdam - Toronto shows an A330-300 and I wonder if these might be getting the new Business Class seats by summer, if not there is also the option to fly with LH via FRA which might be the better option since the older herringbone seats seem to be getting quite tired.
Oct 30, 2016, 8:25 pm
#83
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I am planning on flying with Air Canada via Toronto to Amsterdam next year since they have some good Business Class fares if 2 travel together.
Amsterdam - Toronto shows an A330-300 and I wonder if these might be getting the new Business Class seats by summer, if not there is also the option to fly with LH via FRA which might be the better option since the older herringbone seats seem to be getting quite tired.
Amsterdam - Toronto shows an A330-300 and I wonder if these might be getting the new Business Class seats by summer, if not there is also the option to fly with LH via FRA which might be the better option since the older herringbone seats seem to be getting quite tired.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...uration-6.html
Oct 30, 2016, 9:19 pm
#84
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Really appreciate it.
Oct 30, 2016, 9:25 pm
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I find the search function on FT to be challenging sometimes. I just knew about the other thread since a FTer had recently posted a wiki so I remembered the discussion.
Oct 31, 2016, 7:19 am
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- Business class configuration is old style pod 3 wide and photo is of the current (not new) pod.
- Premium Economy is 3 x 7 as expected.
- Economy - in the back cabin they have eliminate one center row of 4 seats (they only go to 49 vs. 50 on the current layout). Wonder if this means they are putting in a bigger wheelchair compliant lac or expanding the galley. Anyway, no extra rows back there so pitch is remaining the same. Two rows have been added to the front section of Y, which seems to start ahead of the wing vs. behind where the wing starts currently - not sure if any seat pitch change in this section.
Last edited by The Lev; Oct 31, 2016 at 9:59 am Reason: corrected mistype of 3x6 to 3x7 for PE
Oct 31, 2016, 9:56 am
#87
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Observations when I do a dummy booking for next summer:
- Business class configuration is old style pod 3 wide and photo is of the current (not new) pod.
- Premium Economy is 3 x 6 as expected.
- Economy - in the back cabin they have eliminate one center row of 4 seats (they only go to 49 vs. 50 on the current layout). Wonder if this means they are putting in a bigger wheelchair compliant lac or expanding the galley. Anyway, no extra rows back there so pitch is remaining the same. Two rows have been added to the front section of Y, which seems to start ahead of the wing vs. behind where the wing starts currently - not sure if any seat pitch change in this section.
I've attached the following screenshots from the booking engine directly (of a domestic flight):
Oct 31, 2016, 10:28 am
#88
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Location: Toronto - YYZ
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I am planning on flying with Air Canada via Toronto to Amsterdam next year since they have some good Business Class fares if 2 travel together.
Amsterdam - Toronto shows an A330-300 and I wonder if these might be getting the new Business Class seats by summer, if not there is also the option to fly with LH via FRA which might be the better option since the older herringbone seats seem to be getting quite tired.
Amsterdam - Toronto shows an A330-300 and I wonder if these might be getting the new Business Class seats by summer, if not there is also the option to fly with LH via FRA which might be the better option since the older herringbone seats seem to be getting quite tired.
Oct 31, 2016, 12:17 pm
#89
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: YVR
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I does look like that currently the refurbished 330 is planned for AMS - YYZ since it shows Premium Economy but as you said it's still quite a few months away and I think whichever aircraft will be on this route, there is a very good chance that it will have the new business class which is much better than Lufthansa's.
I'll probably just book all flights with AC and see what happens in the new year.
Nov 1, 2016, 11:18 am
#90
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Thank you ACYYZ.
I does look like that currently the refurbished 330 is planned for AMS - YYZ since it shows Premium Economy but as you said it's still quite a few months away and I think whichever aircraft will be on this route, there is a very good chance that it will have the new business class which is much better than Lufthansa's.
I'll probably just book all flights with AC and see what happens in the new year.
I does look like that currently the refurbished 330 is planned for AMS - YYZ since it shows Premium Economy but as you said it's still quite a few months away and I think whichever aircraft will be on this route, there is a very good chance that it will have the new business class which is much better than Lufthansa's.
I'll probably just book all flights with AC and see what happens in the new year.