Air Canada is Canada’s largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services for flights within Canada, between Canada and the U.S, and to every major international destination.
Air Canada is Canada's largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. Together with our regional partner Jazz, Air Canada serves over 32 million customers annually and provides direct passenger service to over 170 destinations on five continents. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance™, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.

Fleet

Air Canada has an extensive global network, with hubs in four major Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary), providing scheduled passenger service directly to 58 Canadian cities, 57 destinations in the United States and 54 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada and its regional affiliate Jazz operate approximately 1,375 scheduled flights each day on average. Through its strategic and commercial arrangements with Star Alliance™ partner airlines (www.staralliance.com), Air Canada offers service to 912 destinations in 159 countries and provides reciprocal top tier frequent flyer benefits.

A number of new non-stop services were launched in 2008 including four new non-stop routes between Toronto and Richmond, Virginia, Austin, Texas, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Dayton, Ohio, and five new routes between Ottawa and Frankfurt, Washington (Reagan National), Saskatoon, Thunder Bay and Charlottetown. In 2009, Air Canada launched Fort McMurray-Vancouver in January and Halifax-Orlando in February on a seasonal non-stop basis. Later this year, Air Canada will launch the following new routes: Montreal-Martinique and Montreal-Geneva, as well as three other year-round non-stop routes between Calgary and London (Ontario), San Diego and Portland and seasonal summer service to Whitehorse, Yukon. In 2009, Air Canada also resumes service between Toronto-Tokyo (Narita), Toronto-Madrid, Toronto-Rome and Montreal-Rome.

Ticket Options

A la carte pricing
Air Canada's redesigned website, aircanada.com, offers innovative à la carte pricing that allows customers on flights within Canada and to or from the United States to customize their travel experience by choosing the options they wish to pay for. A la carte pricing couples Air Canada's branded fares with optional features, including lounge access, travel assistance, in-flight meal vouchers, checked baggage and Aeroplan miles. Customers build individualized tickets online, paying for perks where desired, and saving on unwanted services.

World-wide aircanada.com websites are available in 15 countries, and four languages, offering Air Canada products plus access to localized services in local currencies. In addition, Air Canada continues to expand its growing array of mobile services at http://mobile.aircanada.com, including mobile check in and mobile boarding passes.

Flight passes
Air Canada is the only airline that offers customers Flight Passes providing the convenience to self-manage travel online, either in the form of pre-purchased banks of one-way flight credits or fixed monthly subscription rates that provide for unlimited flights within chosen geographical zones.

New Fleet and On-Board Features
In 2007, Air Canada began introducing ultra-modern, fuel-efficient Boeing 777 jets on international routes. The carrier will have 18 by July 2009. This year, Air Canada will have concluded its major fleet-wide refurbishment, consisting of all new seats, industry-leading seat-back personal entertainment systems with hundreds of hours of movies, TV programs and music available on demand, as well as standard 110V electrical outlets at arm's reach for all customers. Concurrently, Air Canada has introduced the first lie-flat beds of any North American carrier in business class across its international fleet. This summer, Air Canada will begin to offer live internet access to customers on select flights. In 2008, Air Canada received its 60th and final new Embraer aircraft for its North American fleet, offering a consistent onboard product fleetwide. Air Canada operates the youngest, most fuel-efficient fleet of any North American network carrier, with an average aircraft age of only 8.8 years.