Canada · Mainline
Air Canada
AC · ACA Star Alliance Mainline
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- AC · ACA
- Country
- Canada
- Founded
- 1937
- Headquarters
- Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
- Chief executive
- Michael Rousseau
- Ownership
- Public (TSX: AC)
- Employees
- 39,000 (2024)
Fleet
| Aircraft type | Count |
|---|---|
| Airbus A220-300 | 39 |
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 |
| Airbus A320-200 | 14 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 15 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 10 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 41 |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 6 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 19 |
| Boeing 787-8 | 8 |
| Boeing 787-9 | 31 |
| Embraer 175 (Air Canada Express / Jazz) | 25 |
Hubs & focus cities
A hub is the carrier's primary connecting base; a focus city is a smaller market with concentrated point-to-point service. Codes link to per-airport profiles when available.
Ownership & financials
Network
Route network: 180+ destinations.
Per-route passenger volumes from US DOT BTS T-100 segment data are a planned upgrade to this block.
Loyalty program
Program: Aeroplan
Notable history
Created in 1937 as Trans-Canada Air Lines — a Crown corporation under the Department of Transport. Renamed Air Canada in 1965. Privatized in 1989. Acquired Canadian Airlines in 2000, becoming the dominant Canadian carrier. Founding member of the Star Alliance in 1997. Filed for CCAA protection in 2003 and emerged in 2004.
About this profile
Reference data (codes, headquarters, founding year, alliance, ownership) is curated from each carrier's own published materials, the US DOT BTS Form 41 filings, and SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers. Fleet rosters reflect the active in-service fleet at the time of the most recent data refresh; aircraft on order are not counted toward fleet totals. Average fleet age is calculated from the same active fleet.
Hubs and focus cities are sourced from the carrier's own destinations or about pages. Loyalty program partner lists are drawn from each program's published partner roster.
This profile is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the US DOT BTS Form 41 release schedule.