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
Sep 14, 2022, 1:17 pm
#1232
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Sep 14, 2022, 1:47 pm
#1234
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Sep 14, 2022, 10:23 pm
#1236
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Sep 15, 2022, 10:51 am
#1237
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I hope the odds are in your favor for the XM lottery (I currently have an XM'd AC738 on Sep 30 but perhaps the skygods will be in my favor on the evening of the 29th)
Last edited by mugatu; Sep 16, 2022 at 5:24 pm Reason: Updated to remove my incorrect assumption to to provide truthful information
Sep 15, 2022, 11:10 am
#1238
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Sep 15, 2022, 11:43 am
#1239
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Sep 16, 2022, 5:21 pm
#1240
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Sep 22, 2022, 9:17 am
#1242
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Sep 22, 2022, 9:24 am
#1243
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Picture on website and all marketing for signature is the new seat. I get that there is small fine print that says it may be different but the two are quite different (entertainment, comfort, etc)
Sep 22, 2022, 1:43 pm
#1244
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of course, they are going to market the latest and greatest, but airlines can’t transform cabins fleet-wide overnight, so there is always going to be some variation, and with that, the potential of changing from what’s planned. Kind of part of the industry, and same with other carriers that also dont promise a specific cabin config, particularly during cabin updates. Sometimes you will win, sometimes you will not. Sometimes the cabin will change to the old last minute, while a different flight will suddenly get the new last minute. So could easily be the latter, especially in the late stages of a config change like this.
Sep 22, 2022, 3:40 pm
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You are buying ‘business’ class, not a specific type of seat. If you are going from a lie flat to say, a recliner on a 737, there’s definitely an argument there, but even so, I suspect the actual T&Cs don’t require it if it is the same cabin and is still at the discretion of AC.
However on flights like transcons, li flat seats are priced higher than single aisle in which case there would be a case for reimbursing the difference. Except for upgrades, when there is no difference.