Air Canada at a glance

Air Canada at a Glance

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. In 2007, Air Canada together with its regional affiliate Jazz, operated an average of 1,370 scheduled flights per day and carried over 33 million passengers, providing direct passenger service to over 170 destinations on five continents. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance?, providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.

Air Canada is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world, with approximately 23,900 full-time equivalent employees.

Global network

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, 55 destinations in the United States and 52 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada and its regional affiliate Jazz operate more than 1,300 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.

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, including the only non-stop service between Vancouver and Sydney, Australia. The carrier will have concluded most of its Refurbishments by early 2009, consisting of all new seats, seat-back personal entertainment systems with 80 hours of video and 50 hours of audio on demand, as well as???????????????????? Executive First Suite standard 110V electrical outlets at arm's reach for all customers. In 2008, Air Canada
received its 60th and final new Embraer aircraft for its North American fleet, offering a consistent onboard product fleetwide.