Overview
Established in August 1936, Air Canada did not start out with its present name. Rather, it started out as Trans-Canada Airlines. Its main hubs are located at Calgary International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, and Vancouver International Airport. Its focus cities, meanwhile, are Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Edmonton International Airport, and Ottawa International Airport.
Company Profile
Air Canada is actually the largest airline and is Canada’s very own flag carrier. Operating from its headquarters located at Montréal, Quebec under its parent company, Ace Aviation Holdings, Inc., the airline’s company slogan is actually, “The freedom to fly your own way”. Its frequent flyer program is Aeroplan and its member lounge is the Maple Leaf Lounge. Having formed an alliance with Star Alliance, the airline flies to over 150 destinations with a fleet size of more than 330 aircrafts. The fleet size includes aircraft models from Air Canada Jazz.
Air Canada Subsidiaries
Air Canada has several subsidiaries credited to its name. These include Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada Ground Handling Services, Aveos Fleet Performance Inc., Air Canada Vacations, and several regional partners. These regional partners include Air Canada Jazz, Central Mountain Air, Air Georgian, and EVAS or Exploits Valley Air Services.
The airline’s former subsidiaries include Jazz Air, Zip, and Air Canada Tango.
Air Canada Codeshare Agreements
Being a founding member of Star Alliance, Air Canada has codeshare agreements with fellow airline companies as well. These include Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Air One, Turkish Airlines, ANA, Thai Airways International, Asiana Airlines, TAP Portugal, Austrian Airlines, TAM Airlines, Avianca, Swiss International Airlines, BMI, Spanair, EVA Air, Singapore Airlines, Jet Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, and Lufthansa. Most of these airlines are also fellow partners of Air Canada.
Air Canada Fleet
The airline has several aircraft models that it operates for both its domestic and international flights. These include:
- Airbus: A319-100, A320-200, A321-200, and A330-300
- Boeing: 767-300ER, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, and 787-8
- Embraer: Embraer 175 and Embraer 190
As of February 2009, the average fleet age of the airline is 8.8 years. The airline also has Purchase Rights for an additional 18 Boeing 777s, 23 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, as well as 60 Embraer E190s.
Air Canada Destinations
- Asia: China, Japan, South Korea, and Israel
- Europe: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK
- North America
- Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
- Mexico: Baja California Sur, Distrito Federal, Guerrero, Jalisco, and Quintana Roo
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington DC, and Washington
- Bermuda and the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, and Turks and Caicos Islands
- Central America: Costa Rica
- Oceania: Australia
- South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela
