Feb 15, 2019, 9:51 pm
Last edit by: briguychau
Background
It is intended that this wiki will be updated periodically using new fleet plans from future quarterly disclosures, presentations or press releases by AC, or information from other sources (e.g. Planespotters), and that anyone is free to update the wiki. The data in the wiki is intended to be as up-to-date as possible.
Fleet Evolution Over Time
This spreadsheet contains data on AC's fleet back to 2005, and includes numerous charts that detail the evolution of various types in the fleet from then until the present.
Overview of Current Fleet and Future Plans
Mainline Widebody Fleet
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Current: 19
Future plans: no changes planned
Boeing 777-200LR (77L)
Current: 6
Future plans: no changes planned
Boeing 787-10 (781)
Current: 0
Future plans: 18 aircraft to be delivered between Q4 of 2025 and Q1 of 2027; options for a further 12 aircraft
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Current: 31
Future plans: +1 in 2024
Boeing 787-8 (788)
Current: 8
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A330-300 (333)
Current: 18
Future plans: +2 in 2024
Mainline Narrowbody Fleet
AC has announced plans to acquire 30 A321 XLRs, with deliveries from 2025 to 2027, plus options for 15 additional aircraft with deliveries from 2027 to 2030. See this thread
Airbus A321 (321)
Current: 16
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A320 (320)
Current: 18 (including 4 configured for Jetz)
Future plans: +3 in 2024
Airbus A319 (319)
Current: 7
Future plans: -2 in 2024
Boeing 737-8 (7M8)
Current: 40
Future plans: +5 in 2025
AC holds purchase options for 10 additional aircraft (7M7, 7M8, or 7M9).
Airbus A220-300 (223)
Current: 33
Future plans: +2 in 2024, +7 in 2025, further 18 aircraft on order
AC holds options for 15 additional aircraft.
rouge Narrowbody Fleet
Airbus A321 (321)
Current: 17
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A320 (320)
Current: 5
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A319 (319)
Current: 18
Future plans: no changes planned
Express Fleet
All regional aircraft are operated by Jazz, with the exception of a small number of DH4s operated by PAL Airlines in Atlantic Canada.
Embraer 175 (E75)
Current: 25
Future plans: no changes planned
Bombardier CRJ-900 (CR9)
Current: 35
Future plans: no changes planned
Bombardier CRJ-200 (CRJ)
Current: 15
Future plans: -7 in 2024
Bombardier Q400 (DH4)
Current: 43
Future plans: no changes planned
The last of the DH3 fleet was retired in early 2022.
AC has announced plans to acquire 30 Heart ES-30 hybrid regional aircraft, with entry in to service in 2028. See this thread
Cargo Fleet
Boeing 767-300F
Current: 8
Future plans: +1 in 2024, +1 in 2025
Sources
Information above is based primarily on the fleet plan in Air Canada's 2023 Q4 MD&A, as of February 16, 2024, with updates based on information from planespotters.net, press releases, and other sources.
It is intended that this wiki will be updated periodically using new fleet plans from future quarterly disclosures, presentations or press releases by AC, or information from other sources (e.g. Planespotters), and that anyone is free to update the wiki. The data in the wiki is intended to be as up-to-date as possible.
Fleet Evolution Over Time
This spreadsheet contains data on AC's fleet back to 2005, and includes numerous charts that detail the evolution of various types in the fleet from then until the present.
Overview of Current Fleet and Future Plans
Mainline Widebody Fleet
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Current: 19
Future plans: no changes planned
Boeing 777-200LR (77L)
Current: 6
Future plans: no changes planned
Boeing 787-10 (781)
Current: 0
Future plans: 18 aircraft to be delivered between Q4 of 2025 and Q1 of 2027; options for a further 12 aircraft
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Current: 31
Future plans: +1 in 2024
Boeing 787-8 (788)
Current: 8
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A330-300 (333)
Current: 18
Future plans: +2 in 2024
Mainline Narrowbody Fleet
AC has announced plans to acquire 30 A321 XLRs, with deliveries from 2025 to 2027, plus options for 15 additional aircraft with deliveries from 2027 to 2030. See this thread
Airbus A321 (321)
Current: 16
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A320 (320)
Current: 18 (including 4 configured for Jetz)
Future plans: +3 in 2024
Airbus A319 (319)
Current: 7
Future plans: -2 in 2024
Boeing 737-8 (7M8)
Current: 40
Future plans: +5 in 2025
AC holds purchase options for 10 additional aircraft (7M7, 7M8, or 7M9).
Airbus A220-300 (223)
Current: 33
Future plans: +2 in 2024, +7 in 2025, further 18 aircraft on order
AC holds options for 15 additional aircraft.
rouge Narrowbody Fleet
Airbus A321 (321)
Current: 17
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A320 (320)
Current: 5
Future plans: no changes planned
Airbus A319 (319)
Current: 18
Future plans: no changes planned
Express Fleet
All regional aircraft are operated by Jazz, with the exception of a small number of DH4s operated by PAL Airlines in Atlantic Canada.
Embraer 175 (E75)
Current: 25
Future plans: no changes planned
Bombardier CRJ-900 (CR9)
Current: 35
Future plans: no changes planned
Bombardier CRJ-200 (CRJ)
Current: 15
Future plans: -7 in 2024
Bombardier Q400 (DH4)
Current: 43
Future plans: no changes planned
The last of the DH3 fleet was retired in early 2022.
AC has announced plans to acquire 30 Heart ES-30 hybrid regional aircraft, with entry in to service in 2028. See this thread
Cargo Fleet
Boeing 767-300F
Current: 8
Future plans: +1 in 2024, +1 in 2025
Sources
Information above is based primarily on the fleet plan in Air Canada's 2023 Q4 MD&A, as of February 16, 2024, with updates based on information from planespotters.net, press releases, and other sources.
Air Canada Master Fleet Changes Thread
Jan 13, 2022, 5:05 pm
#393
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Feb 18, 2022, 6:24 am
#394
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AC added back the 12 A220's that had been cancelled at the onset of COVID. There will be a total of 45 A220's in the fleet. This would seem to be a roughly 1:1 replacement of the remaining A320's in the fleet.
The 15 A321's that continue to soldier on with the old interior - any clue as to whether they are going to be refurbished along the lines of the Rouge A321 refurbishment?
The 15 A321's that continue to soldier on with the old interior - any clue as to whether they are going to be refurbished along the lines of the Rouge A321 refurbishment?
Feb 24, 2022, 4:17 am
#395
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A321 order may actually be coming. Will be interesting to see the mix and whether further A220's are added:
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/air-cana...ides-1.1727593
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/air-cana...ides-1.1727593
Feb 24, 2022, 1:29 pm
#396
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A321 order may actually be coming. Will be interesting to see the mix and whether further A220's are added:
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/air-cana...ides-1.1727593
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/air-cana...ides-1.1727593
Feb 24, 2022, 8:34 pm
#397
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Further to references made about leasing, I looked at Planespotters' details for AC's fleet to see which aircraft are leased. It would be interesting to understand the strategy for those that are leased versus others that are not. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Air-Canada
I recently read this really interesting report, which lists all of the companies, the total number of aircraft they own and other insightful details. A couple of quotes:
"The aircraft leasing market has grown substantially over the course of the last several decades but the pandemic has accelerated the growth of the leased fleet. Airlines have embraced sale-leaseback transactions to monetise unencumbered assets in the frantic effort to raise liquidity in 2020 and into the first half of 2021. There is some evidence that trend is slowing as airlines access to capital markets and bank debt returns but the expectation is for the share to remain at least at 50%, with some predicting an increase to as high as 60%. "
....“The airlines might get a lower price initially than some of lessors, but then the OEMs will stack the order so that they know the airlines will have to come back and defer airplanes and then they’ll reprice them and hold onto their PDPs. The OEMs certainly have a greater appreciation for the necessity of lessors – lessors are now buying over 50% of all the aircraft the OEMs produce – but there are only a few customers they care about. All they care about from the lessors from an order perspective is that they can pay for the aircraft and lease the aircraft. "
Aircraft Leasing: Proven Resilience - KPMG - 17 January 2022
https://home.kpmg/ie/en/home/insight...esilience.html
Note to Mods - I posted it here as the possibility of AC leasing new aircraft was mentioned. Or, I could move it to the Forum thread.
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I recently read this really interesting report, which lists all of the companies, the total number of aircraft they own and other insightful details. A couple of quotes:
"The aircraft leasing market has grown substantially over the course of the last several decades but the pandemic has accelerated the growth of the leased fleet. Airlines have embraced sale-leaseback transactions to monetise unencumbered assets in the frantic effort to raise liquidity in 2020 and into the first half of 2021. There is some evidence that trend is slowing as airlines access to capital markets and bank debt returns but the expectation is for the share to remain at least at 50%, with some predicting an increase to as high as 60%. "
....“The airlines might get a lower price initially than some of lessors, but then the OEMs will stack the order so that they know the airlines will have to come back and defer airplanes and then they’ll reprice them and hold onto their PDPs. The OEMs certainly have a greater appreciation for the necessity of lessors – lessors are now buying over 50% of all the aircraft the OEMs produce – but there are only a few customers they care about. All they care about from the lessors from an order perspective is that they can pay for the aircraft and lease the aircraft. "
Aircraft Leasing: Proven Resilience - KPMG - 17 January 2022
https://home.kpmg/ie/en/home/insight...esilience.html
Note to Mods - I posted it here as the possibility of AC leasing new aircraft was mentioned. Or, I could move it to the Forum thread.
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Mar 12, 2022, 5:40 pm
#398
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Surprised to see that one mainline A319 has re-entered service. C-FYKC. Was ferried from Mobile in February and has been flying between Montreal and Winnipeg this week.
Mar 12, 2022, 5:54 pm
#399
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The YE fleet plan did show 3 A319's in the fleet at the end of 2022 but it was assumed these were all Jetz aircraft.
Still waiting to see if AC pulls the trigger on the expected LR/XLR order.
Mar 13, 2022, 7:58 am
#400
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oh cool seems to be scheduled on just AC371 and AC374 YUL-YWG through the end of the month then AC425 AC428 YUL-YYZ in April
Mar 25, 2022, 3:49 pm
#401
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Post on another blog suggested that the 15 mainline A321's and 8 mainline A320's (FIN 235-242) will be refurbished. Anyone with insight into this?
Mar 26, 2022, 6:17 am
#402
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Last edited by Aselwyn; Mar 26, 2022 at 6:19 am Reason: delivery timeline of 220's
Mar 26, 2022, 6:20 am
#403
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according to the MDA document https://www.aircanada.com/content/da...021_MDA_q4.pdf Page 33 from last month says 15 Mainline 321's 16 of current 18 320's and 3 of the 6 319's staying through at least dec 31 2023, would make sense for them to be refurbished as AC has no current replacement plans for the remaining 320/321's. i don't see the XLR's taking any of the current 321 routes. the current 1 319 flying and a few 320's are going away as 220 are delivered but the document seems to show some will still stick around.
Apr 9, 2022, 4:28 pm
#404
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interesting note i am seeing a A319 seemingly doing back and forth between YYC-YVR up to 3x daily May 2 through Oct 29th looks like it will be the same C-FYKC that's been doing YEG-YUL-YYZ runs lately through the end of the month as there is a odd 1 off repositioning YUL-YVR A319 flight on the 1st of May. have not been able to track the aircraft past that last flight AC223 on the 29th of October.
Apr 24, 2022, 9:05 am
#405
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AC is supposed to have 3 additional 787’s coming in the latter half of 2023 and early part of 2023. With 787 deliveries suspended, I wonder if they will actually get them on time?