Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week coming in to land at London Heathrow Airport is an Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, completing the transatlantic hop. Air Canada operate a fleet of both Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft, with 8 Boeing 787-8s and 14 787-9 aircraft (the first stretch of the 787). These operate across the … [Read more...]

Air Canada adds six new international routes

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Air Canada is doing some serious expansion work, with the announcement of six new long haul routes. So what's going where? Operated by Air Canada (mainline) Air Canada Boeing 787-9 - Image, Air Canada Vancouver to Taipei commencing 8th June 2017 with a Boeing 787-9. Reservations not open at the moment. Toronto to Mumbai commencing 1st July 2017 - 3 times a week … [Read more...]

Air Canada signs with GoGo for International WiFi coverage

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Air Canada will be expanding its WiFi offering from the autumn. The airline will be expanding WiFi coverage from its North America network to a full international operation. Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER at Toronto Pearson International Airport (also operating to Vancouver) - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Air Canada will be using GoGo's 2Ku product - which allows for … [Read more...]

Bombardier signs Air Canada for CSeries

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We've all been quietly waiting for Bombardier to get a mega-order for its CSeries aircraft from a carrier... and on the day when deep cuts were announced in the company - Air Canada stepped up to announce a Letter of Intent to order. Air Canada Bombardier CSeries - Rendering, Bombardier In its Letter of Intent to order, Air Canada will looking for: 45 … [Read more...]

Air Canada adds more Vancouver to London Services, cuts others…

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Air Canada will be boosting its Vancouver to London Heathrow services during the summer period of 2016, however other routes will feel cuts. Firstly the boost between Vancouver and Heathrow, which will add a second daily service between 1st June and 29th September 2016 (from Vancouver). Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER at Toronto Pearson International Airport Image, Economy Class … [Read more...]

Air Canada packs passengers aboard its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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Earlier this week, Air Canada took delivery of the first of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Aircraft. Air Canada Boeing 787-9 in flight - Image, Air Canada. Air Canada will be using the Boeing 787-9 aircraft to expand its international services with Delhi and Dubai (from Toronto) joining the Air Canada network in the autumn. The start dates are Toronto Pearson to Delhi … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air Canada Express E-175

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It's Sunday again, so it's time for some more airplane art. This week, on a fine autumn morning is an Air Canada Express Embraer E-175 in landing configuration - on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The Air Canada Express Embraer E-175s were initially operated by Air Canada directly, before being transferred to the current operator - Sky Regional … [Read more...]

Air Canada focuses on getting people home for Christmas*

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It seems airlines continue to find different ways to pull at emotional heart-strings. Air Canada is trying a very different idea for Christmas holidays... ... by going to an ex-pat public house, and offering to buy a round - just not the sort of round you'd expect at a pub.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5YvVB1FJrs It's a great gesture by Air Canada - like all … [Read more...]

Air Canada to operate Boeing 787 from Vancouver to Tokyo

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Air Canada are moving forward with their Boeing 787 deployments, as they begin to receive deliveries of the aircraft. Air Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Toronto - Image, Air Canada The Boeing 787 will replace the existing Boeing 767-300ER used on the Vancouver to Tokyo Narita route from the 15th December. The route runs on a daily rotation between the two cities, … [Read more...]

Air Canada Newfoundland to London service goes all year round

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If you look around Heathrow, there are all sorts of large and small aircraft around. You'd expect smaller Airbus A320 and A319s from European carriers, but during summer months, a small Airbus A319 in Air Canada colours comes to visit - operating a service between St Johns Newfoundland to London Heathrow. Air Canada Airbus A319 at London Heathrow Airport - Image GhettoIFE. … [Read more...]