Earlier last year, US regulators and European regulators began to loosen the rules on the use of Personal Electronic Devices during all stages of flight. It seem Canada will be joining the party according to Transport Canada It seem Canadian regulator will allowed to use devices such as long as they don't make telephone calls or use WiFi. Devices that will be allowed to be … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Air Canada Airbus A330-300
It's Sunday again, and if all is well, it's time for some Airplane art. This week, in the morning sunshine is an Air Canada Airbus A330-300 resting at London Heathrow Terminal 3 awaiting its next turn back to Canada. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to keep up … [Read more...]
Air Canada has its first 787 delivered
The Boeing 787 gains another operator, with Air Canada taking delivery of the new aircraft, adding the class to its fleet. The plane departed Paine Field in Everett, Washington State and headed for Air Canada's Toronto base. Air Canada Boeing 787 arriving at Toronto Pearson - Image, Air Canada This is the first Boeing 787 (a 787-8 subtype) out of 37 that are out for … [Read more...]
Air Canada apologies for its luggage handling (after throwing around…)
First up... have a look at the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDizh4DMno The bags appear to be gate checked, and have promptly been tossed from the jetbridge down to the loading area The location of the incident has not disclosed, but it's made the media on CBC News. Air Canada has given a response on the Youtube page: We apologize for the totally … [Read more...]
Air Canada confirms Boeing 737-MAX order
Air Canada today confirmed its order for the Boeing 737 MAX series Aircraft as part of its fleet renewal. Air Canada Boeing 737MAX Renderings - Rendering The Boeing Company. The order is for an initial 61 aircraft made up of: 33 Boeing 737 MAX 8 28 Boeing 737 MAX 9 Air Canada hold 18 options and 30 purchase rights with Boeing for additional 737 MAX series … [Read more...]
Air Canada trims Toronto – Heathrow operations… and adds 787s too.
Air Canada is firming up its summer timetable for Toronto Pearson to London Heathrow. It seems however there's going to be a dip in capacity as it goes from five flights a day to four during the summer peak of July and August. The new time table looks like this: Toronto Pearson to London Heathrow AC868 DEPART YYZ 08:55 ARRIVE LHR 21:00 Boeing 767-300ER AC856 DEPART … [Read more...]
Air Canada looks to Boeing for its short haul renewal
It seems Air Canada is turning away from Airbus and going to Boeing for the renewal of its short-haul fleet. According to Boeing, the order will be for Orders 61 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9s, split into 33 737 MAX 8 and 28 737 MAX 9 Options and purchase rights for 48 Boeing 737 MAX with options for 18 aircraft and rights to purchase an additional 30 A total of 109 … [Read more...]
Air Canada to split it’s order of 787’s – goes for two variants
Air Canada is another custom of Boeing 787's, with 37 of the class on the Boeing order books. Well according to Michael Rousseau of Air Canada, they will be splitting the order between to sub-types - 15 of the 787-8 (the original configuration) and 22 of the larger 787-9 (which Air New Zealand will launch). The first six aircraft will be delivered in 2014, allowing for a … [Read more...]
Air Canada to deploy its high density 777-300ER on Vancouver to Hong Kong
Those of you with a love of space down the back of the plane may choose to reroute after this announcement. Air Canada is to operate it's new high density 777-300ER's on the Vancouver to Hong Kong route, initally 3 days a week, then 5 and finally daily from January 2014. Here's the timetable and the splits: AC007 DEPART YVR 11:40 ARRIVE HKG 1720+1 AC008 DEPART HKG 19:10 … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Air Canada Boeing 767-300ER
It's Sunday again, and I'm still not firing on all engines - so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, loading up for its next duty is an Air Canada Boeing 767-300ER under dark clouds at London Heathrow Airport. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next … [Read more...]
