Air Canada fleet

As of January 2021, Air Canada operates the following aircraft, all Airbus and Boeing.[1][2][3]

Current fleet

Air Canada mainline fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers[4][5]					Notes
			S	B	P	E	Total
Airbus A220-300	15	18	—	12	—	125	137	Original order of 45 with 30 options.[6] 12 orders cancelled in 2020.[7] Replacing Airbus A319-100.[8]
Airbus A319-100	11	—	—	14	—	106	120	To be replaced by Airbus A220-300.
	4		—	58	—	—	58	Operated for Air Canada Jetz.
Airbus A320-200	19	—	—	14	—	132	146	To be replaced by Boeing 737MAX 8.
Airbus A321-200	15	—	—	16	—	174	190	To be replaced by Boeing 737MAX 8.
Airbus A330-300	16	1	32	—	24	241	297	All to be retrofitted with the new Boeing 787-style cabin[9][10]
			27		21	244	292
Boeing 737 MAX 8	24	16[8]	—	16	—	153	169	Original order of 33 MAX 8 and 28 MAX 9 with 18 options and 30 purchase rights.[11] Changed to 50 MAX 8 and 11 MAX 9 in 2017.[12][13] 11 orders for the MAX 9 cancelled in Q1 2020.[14] 10 orders for the MAX 8 cancelled in November 2020.[7] Deliveries through 2023.[8] [15]. Replacing Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Boeing 777-200LR	6	—	40	—	24	236	300
Boeing 777-300ER	19	—	40	—	24	336	400
			28		24	398	450
Boeing 787-8	8	—	20	—	21	214	255
Boeing 787-9	29	—	30	—	21	247	298
Total	166	35

Historical fleet

• Air Canada's Douglas DC-8-63 fleet was withdrawn from passenger service in 1983. Six of these were converted to DC-8-73F freighters in 1984 and retained for use by Air Canada Cargo eventually being sold off between 1990 and 1994.
• Air Canada's Douglas DC-9-15s were used up to 1968. One DC-9-32CF was used for cargo flights until 1977. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32s were used from 1967 to 2002.
• Air Canada's Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) aircraft were used from the mid 1990s until the early 2000s when they were transferred to regional affiliate Jazz Air LP operating as Air Canada Jazz.
• Air Canada's Airbus A340-500s were retired in November 2007 and replaced by Boeing 777-200LRs. Air Canada was the only North American airline to operate the A340.[16]
• Air Canada's Airbus A340-300s were retired in November 2008 and replaced by Boeing 777-300ERs.[17]
• Air Canada's Boeing 767-200ER fleet was retired from service by the end of 2008.
• The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft were operated from 1979 to 2000 by Canadian Pacific Airlines and its successors CP Air and Canadian Airlines.
• The Boeing 737-200 aircraft were operated from 1968 to 2000 by Canadian Pacific Airlines and its successors CP Air and Canadian Airlines. Subsequent to the merger with Canadian Airlines, Air Canada operated these aircraft in a mainline two-class configuration, as well as in an all-economy class configuration with the Air Canada Tango and the Zip low cost carrier brands.
• In 2020, Air Canada retired their entire Embraer 190 and Boeing 767-300ER fleets. The Embraer 190s were replaced by the Airbus A220 and Boeing 737 MAX 8, while the Boeing 767-300ER was replaced by the Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 787s.
• Air Canada additionally plans to completely retire its Airbus A319 fleet, replacing them with further Airbus A220s. However, a retirement date has not been set.

Aircraft that Air Canada has operated since 1937, but are no longer in the fleet:

Previously operated

Type	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes	Refs
Airbus A340-300	13	1995	2008	Replaced by Boeing 777-300ER	[18]
Airbus A340-500	2	2004	2007	Disposed to TAM Replaced by Boeing 777-200LR	[18]
Avro Lancastrian	Un­known	1943	1947		[18]
British Aerospace 146-200	Un­known	1990	2005	Operated by Air BC and Air Nova	[18]
Boeing 727-200	30	1974	1992		[18]
Boeing 737-200	44	1976	2004	Taken over from merged Canadian Airlines	[18]
Boeing 747-100	5	1971	1998		[18]
Boeing 747-200M	3	1975	1999		[18]
Boeing 747-400	4	1990	2004	Taken over from merged Canadian Airlines Fleet sold to other airlines due to bankruptcy caused by 9/11 attacks.	[18]
Boeing 747-400M	3	1990	2004	Fleet sold to other airlines due to bankruptcy caused by 9/11 attacks.	[18]
Boeing 767-200	23	1983	2008	The Gimli Glider, operated as Flight 143, was also in service until 2008.	[18]
Boeing 767-300ER	44	1988	2020	25 aircraft operated by Air Canada Rouge Fleet replaced by Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A330-300.	[18]
Bombardier CRJ100	26	1994	2002	Transferred to Jazz Aviation
Bristol Freighter	Un­known	1953	1955		[18]
Canadair North Star	Un­known	1946	1961		[18]
Douglas DC-3	Un­known	1945	1963		[18]
Douglas DC-8-40	11	1974	1979		[18]
Douglas DC-8-50	3	1968	1980		[18]
Douglas DC-8-50CF	7	1964	1985		[18]
Douglas DC-8-60	14	1970	1986		[18]
Douglas DC-8-70F	8	1974	1994		[18]
Embraer 175	15	2005	2013	Transferred to Sky Regional Airlines
Embraer 190	45	2005	2020		[18] [19]
Fokker F28 Fellowship	Un­known	1986	2004	Operated by Canadian Regional	[18]
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Series	41	1973	1996	Fleet replaced by Boeing 767-300ER.	[18]
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation	Un­known	1953	1963		[18]
Lockheed Model 10 Electra	Un­known	1937	1941		[18]
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra	Un­known	1941	1949		[18]
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar	Un­known	1941	1949		[18]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10	14	1966	1981		[18]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30	49	1967	2002		[18]
	1		1983	Burned up as Flight 797
Stearman 4-EM Senior Speedmail	Un­known	1937	1939		[18]
Vickers Viscount	Un­known	1955	1974		[18]
Vickers Vanguard	Un­known	1961	1972		[18]

British Aerospace 146-200 and Fokker F28 jet aircraft were operated by regional airline affiliates of Air Canada via code sharing agreements.

References

1. "Our Fleet".
2. "Air Canada Fleet Details and History".
3. "Fin Numbers". Air Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
4. Air Canada/Air Canada Jazz fleet Date accessed: 18 February 2009
5. Cabin Comfort – Economy Class – North America Date accessed: 4 December 2013
6. "Air Canada and Bombardier Finalize Landmark C Series Order for up to 75 Aircraft" (Press release). 28 June 2016.
7. "Air Canada Cancels 12 Airbus A220 And 10 737 MAX Orders". 9 November 2020.
8. "Q3 2020 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
9. "ST Aerospace Secures Interior Reconfiguration Contract from Air Canada for its A330-300 Fleet". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
10. "Q1 2018 MDA" (PDF). 30 April 2018.
11. "Boeing, Air Canada Finalize Order for 61 737 MAXs" (Press release). 1 April 2014.
12. "Q1 2017 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
13. "Q3 2017 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
14. "Q1 2020 MDA" (PDF). Air Canada. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
15. "Air Canada Responds to Transport Canada's Closure of Canadian Airspace to the Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft". Air Canada (Press release). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
16. "PlaneRegister.com – Air Canada historical Airbus A340". Planesregister.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
17. "Air Canada Fleet of A340 (History) – Airfleets aviation". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
18. Air Canada Historical Fleet Date accessed: 27 January 2009
19. https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-05-04-Air-Canada-Reports-First-Quarter-2020-Results