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16-September-2008 16:15:17 - Canada Air Canada IATA AC ICAO ACA Callsign AIR CANADA Founded 11 August 1936 1 Hubs Toronto Pearson International Airport Montréal-Trudeau International Airport Vancouver International Airport Calgary International Airport2 Frequent flyer program Aeroplan Member lounge Maple Leaf Lounge Alliance Star Alliance Fleet size 344 +44 orders Destinations 162 Parent company ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. Company slogan The freedom to fly your own way. Headquarters Montreal, Quebec Key people David Richardson Chairman Montie Brewer President CEO Website: www.aircanada.com Air Canada TSX: AC.A, TSX: AC.B is Canada's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline, founded in 1937, has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, since it moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1949. Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to 162 destinations, with its largest hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport; it also provides vacation packages to over 90 destinations via Air Canada Vacations. The company is the world's 11th largest passenger airline by fleet size. The airline's parent company is ACE Aviation Holdings. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, an alliance of 20 member airlines formed in 1997. In 2006, 34 million people flew with the airline. The following year, Air Canada celebrated its 70th anniversary. Contents 1 History 1.1 Trans-Canada Airlines 1.2 The 1980's and 1990's 1.3 21st century 1.3.1 Modernization 1.3.2 Project XM 2 Destinations 2.1 Route changes 3 Fleet 3.1 Jazz fleet 4 Historic fleet 5 Onboard 5.1 Executive First / Executive First Suites International Business Class 5.2 Executive Class North American Domestic First Class 5.3 Premium Economy Class International 5.4 Economy Class 5.5 Boarding Passes 5.6 Meal and beverage service 5.7 Entertainment 5.8 Newspapers and magazines 5.9 Cabin crew 6 Maple Leaf Lounge 7 Subsidiaries and partners 7.1 Aeroplan 7.2 Air Canada Cargo 7.3 Air Canada Ground Handling Services 7.4 Jazz Air LP 7.5 Air Canada Jetz 7.6 ACTS Aero Technical Support Services Inc. 7.7 Air Canada Vacations 7.8 Partners 7.9 Code sharing 7.10 Former subsidiaries 8 Accidents 9 Incidents 10 References 11 External links History Trans-Canada Airlines L-10A Electra CF-TCC in Trans-Canada Air Lines livery at the Western Canada Aviation Museum. L-10A Electra CF-TCC in Trans-Canada Air Lines livery at the Western Canada Aviation Museum. Air Canada's preessor, Trans-Canada Airlines TCA, was created by legislation of the federal government as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway CNR on 10 April 1936. The newly created Department of Transport under Minister C. D. Howe desired an airline, under government control, which linked the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Using $5 million in government seed money, two Lockheed L-10 Electras and one Boeing Stearman biplane were purchased from Canadian Pacific Airlines.3 Experienced airline executives from United Airlines and American Airlines were brought in.4 Passenger operations began on 1 September 1937, with an Electra carrying two passengers and mail from Vancouver to Seattle, a $14.20 round trip.4 Transcontinental routes from Montreal to Vancouver began on 1 April 1939, using 12 Lockheed L-14 Super Electras and six Lockheed L-18 Lodestars.3 On 1 July 1938, TCA hired its first flight attendants, and by January, 1940 the airline had grown to about 500 employees.5 In 1942 Canadian Pacific Airlines suggested merging with TCA. Prime Minister Mackenzie King rejected the proposal and introduced legislation regulating TCA as the only airline in Canada allowed to provide transcontinental flights. With the increase in air travel after World War II, CP Air was granted one coast-to-coast flight, and a few international routes.4 Originally headquartered in Winnipeg, which was also the site of the national maintenance base, the federal government moved the headquarters to Montreal in 1949; the maintenance base later also moved east. With the development of the ReserVec in 1953, Air Canada became the first airline in the world to use a computer reservation system with remote terminals. By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline, and in 1964 Jean Chrétien submitted a private member's bill to change the name of the airline from Trans-Canada Airlines to Air Canada. This bill failed, but it was later resubmitted and passed, with the name change taking effect on 1 January 1965.3 In a late 1970s, with reorganization at CNR, Air Canada became an independent Crown corporation. The 1980's and 1990's An Air Canada Airbus A330-343X, in Star Alliance livery, landing at Vancouver International Airport An Air Canada Airbus A330-343X, in Star Alliance livery, landing at Vancouver International Airport 1994-2004 livery on a Boeing 767-300ER 1994-2004 livery on a Boeing 767-300ER In the 1980s Air Canada's debt grew as it upgraded its fleet and purchased regional airlines such as Air BC and Air Nova. A recession also added to yearly losses, $15 million in 1982.4 Deregulation of the Canadian airline market, under the new National Transportation Act, 1987 officially opened the airline market in Canada to equal competition.6 In 1988 Air Canada was privatized, and 43% of its shares are sold on the public market.3 On 7 December 1987, Air Canada became the first airline in the world to have a fleet-wide non-smoking policy,7 and in 1989 became completely privatised. It sold the enRoute card business to Diners Club in 1992. Air Canada is a founding member of the Star Alliance, which was launched in May 1997. The airline code-shares with several of the alliance's members. On 2 September 1998 pilots for Air Canada launched the company's first pilots' strike. At the end of 1999 the Canadian government relaxed some of the aviation regulations, aimed at creating a consolidation of the Canadian airline industry. 21st century In January 2001 Air Canada acquired Canada's second largest air carrier, Canadian Airlines, subsequently merging the latter's operations into its own. As a result, Air Canada became the world's twelfth-largest commercial airline. Current livery on a Boeing 777-300ER landing at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Current livery on a Boeing 777-300ER landing at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. On 1 April 2003, Air Canada filed for bankruptcy protection; it emerged from this protection on 30 September 2004, 18 months later. During the period of bankruptcy protection, the company was subject to two competing bids from Cerberus Capital Management and Victor Li. The Cerberus bid would have seen former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney installed as chairman, being recruited by Cerberus' international advisory board chair Dan Quayle. Cerberus was rejected because it had a reputation of changing existing employee pension agreements, a move strongly opposed by the CAW. At first, Air Canada selected Victor Li's Trinity Time Investments, which initially asked for a board veto and the chairmanship in return for investing $650 million in the airline. Li, who holds dual citizenship from Canada and Hong Kong, later demanded changes to the pension plan which was not in his original takeover bid, but since the unions refused to budge, the bid was withdrawn. Finally, Deutsche Bank unveiled an $850-million financing package for Air Canada, if it would cut $200 million in annual cost cutting in addition to the $1.1 billion that the unions agreed on in 2003. It was accepted after last-minute talks between CEO Robert Milton and CAW chief Buzz Hargrove got the union concessions needed to let the bid go through.8910 ACE Aviation Holdings is the new parent company under which the reorganised Air Canada is held. On 31 October 2004, the last Air Canada Boeing 747 flights landed in Toronto and in Montreal, ending more than 30 years of 747 service with the airline. The Boeing 747-400 fleet was replaced by the A340 fleet. Modernization The longest ranged airliner in the world, the Boeing 777-200LR The longest ranged airliner in the world, the Boeing 777-200LR On 19 October 2004, Air Canada unveiled a new aircraft colour scheme and uniforms. A Boeing 767-300 was painted in the new silver-blue colour, and the green tail was replaced with a new version of the maple leaf known as the 'Frosted Leaf.' On 9 November 2005, Air Canada entered into an agreement to renew its widebody fleet with Boeing by purchasing 18 Boeing 777s 10 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs, 2 777 Freighters, and 14 Boeing 787-8s. It also placed options to purchase an additional 18 Boeing 777s and 46 Boeing 787-8s and -9s.11 All of the 777s will be powered by the GE90-115B engine, and the 787-8s, by the GEnx engine.12 Deliveries of the 777s began in March 2007 and deliveries of the 787s are to begin in 2010. As the 777s are delivered, and as the 787s are delivered, it will gradually retire all Boeing 767s and A330-300s.13 In November 2005, Air Canada, in an experiment to reduce aircraft weight and increase fuel efficiency, removed the paint and primer from a Boeing 767-233ER. However, the cost of the aluminum skin polishing and treatments turned out to be greater than the cost of the fuel saved, and the result was regarded as aesthetically displeasing. Rendering of a Boeing 787 Rendering of a Boeing 787 On 24 April 2007, Air Canada announced that it has exercised half of its options for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The firm order for the Dreamliners is now at 37 plus 23 options, for a total of 60. This makes Air Canada the largest customer of the Dreamliner in North America and the third largest in the world behind Qantas and All Nippon Airways. It also announced that it has cancelled orders for two Boeing 777Fs. In November 2007, Air Canada announced that it will lease an additional Boeing 777-300ER from ILFC. In addition, the Chinese Xinhua News Agency reported that BOC Aviation signed a contract with Air Canada on 19 March 2008 to lease two additional Boeing 777-300ERs to the airline.14 The number of 777s now on order totals 20 14 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs with options for 16 more, totalling 36.15 Air Canada has also taken delivery of 15 Embraer 175s and 45 Embraer 190s. It holds options on an additional 60 Embraer 190s. These aircraft are being used to expand its intra-Canada and Canada/USA routes. Additionally, some of the Embraer 190s will replace older A319/A320s. Project XM An Air Canada Embraer 190 landing at Vancouver International Airport An Air Canada Embraer 190 landing at Vancouver International Airport Started in July 2006, and scheduled to be completed by early 2009, Project XM: Extreme Makeover, is a $300-million aircraft interior replacement project to install new cabins on all aircraft. New aircraft such as the Boeing 777 are being delivered with the new cabins factory installed.16 New cabin features include:17 In Executive First, new horizontal fully-flat Executive First Suites in a 'herringbone pattern' on 767s and 777s only. New cabins in all classes on all aircraft. Personal AVOD 8.9 in/230 mm touch-screen LCD in Economy class domestic and international providing over 200 hours of video and audio entertainment. Larger AVOD screens available in Executive First Suites. Interactive games at all seats. Three-prong 120 V AC plugs for laptops in both classes. USB ports to recharge electronic devices. USB ports for game controllers. XM Radio Canada available at every seat. Destinations Further information: Air Canada destinations Air Canada operates flights to 99 destinations in Canada, the USA, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Combined with its Jazz network, the airline serves 162 destinations worldwide. Further information: Air Canada Jazz destinations Air Canada Jazz operates feeder and commuter services for Air Canada to 90 destinations in Canada and the USA. 63 of these are served exclusively by Jazz. Route changes Air Canada Route Changes as of 28 June 2008 Route Start Date End Date Equipment Toronto - Port of Spain, Trinidad 18 31 August 2008 Airbus A319 Montreal - Deer Lake 1 September 2008 Embraer 190 Calgary - Comox 2 September 2008 CRJ 100/200 Vancouver - Osaka-Kansai 25 October 2008 Boeing 767-300ER Vancouver - Sacramento,CA 25 October 2008 CRJ 100/200 Toronto - Santiago - Buenos Aires 6 29 November 2008 Boeing 767-300ER Toronto - Santiago 7 1 December 2008 1 April 2009 Boeing 767-300ER Toronto - Buenos Aires 8 1 December 2008 1 April 2009 Boeing 767-300ER Montreal - St. Lucia 22 December 2008 Airbus A320 Toronto - Santiago - Buenos Aires 9 2 April 2009 Boeing 767-300ER Fleet The Air Canada fleet consists of 209 aircraft, as of June 2008. 10 Project XM Fitted indicates aircraft with newly renovated aircraft interiors. Air Canada Fleet Aircraft Total Passengers Business/Economy Routes Notes Airbus A319-100 35 120 14/106 North America Caribbean Project XM completed Airbus A320-200 41 140 20/120 North America Caribbean South America Project XM completed Airbus A321-200 10 174 20/154 North America Caribbean Project XM completed Airbus A330-300 Project XM Fitted 1 in hangar at YUL --------- Original 7 274 42/232 Atlantic Tokyo-Narita Honolulu beginning late 2008 Project XM to be completed by the end of 2009 Replacement aircraft is B787-8 from 2012 Airbus A340-300 2 286 30/256 Vancouver to Hong Kong Project XM will not be implemented Exit from service October 2008 Boeing 767-200/200ER 8 207 24/183 North America Atlantic Caribbean Hawaii Project XM will not be implemented Exit from service October 2008 Boeing 767-300ER Project XM Fitted 26 --------- Original 4 Project XM Fitted 211 24/187 --------- Original 212 25/187 212 30/182 213 25/188 Atlantic Pacific South America Middle East Hawaii Beginning Late 2008 Project XM to be completed by the end of 2008 Project XM will not be implemented on fins 687/689/690 Fins 687/689/ 690 exit from service 2008 Replacement aircraft is B787-8 from 2012 Boeing 777-200LR 6 270 42/228 Atlantic: London-Heathrow Pacific: Sydney, Hong Kong , Shanghai-PVG non-peak, Beijing non-peak Domestic: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver Largest operator of the 777-200LR Project XM factory fitted Boeing 777-300ER 9 3 orders 349 42/307 Atlantic: Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow Pacific: Tokyo-NRT, Hong Kong, Shanghai-PVG peak, Beijing peak Domestic: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver Project XM factory fitted Boeing 787-8 37 orders Atlantic Pacific South America Domestic Project XM factory fitted To enter service in 201219 Embraer 175 15 73 9/64 North America Project XM factory fitted Embraer 190 45 93 9/84 North America Caribbean Project XM factory fitted Executive Class is offered on domestic flights, Executive First on international flights. Air Canada has an average fleet age of 8.8 years, as of June 2008.11 Air Canada has options for 18 more Boeing 777's, 23 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 60 Embraer E190's. Air Canada, along with Air Canada Jazz owns roughly 61% of the Domestic market. Air Canada was the first North American airline to operate the Airbus A319, A340-300, A340-500, Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Air Canada is the largest North American customer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Boeing 767 involved in the Gimli incident known as the Gimli Glider remained in service with Air Canada until it retired in 2008. The aircraft C-GAUN now sits at the Mojave Spaceport in California. Jazz fleet Jazz Bombardier CRJ Jazz Bombardier CRJ Air Canada Jazz has a separate fleet consisting of 133 all-Canadian aircraft as of June 2008:20 Main article: Air Canada Jazz Air Canada Jazz Fleet Aircraft Total Passengers Executive/Economy Notes Bombardier CRJ 100ER 24 50 Bombardier CRJ 200ER 33 50 Bombardier CRJ 705 16 75 10/65 Project XM completed Bombardier Dash 8 100 34 37 Twin-Turboprop Bombardier Dash 8 300 26 A:48 B:50 Twin-Turboprop Executive Class is only available on Bombardier CRJ 705 aircraft AVOD audio-video on demand Historic fleet Air Canada's last two Airbus A340-300 will be retired in October 2008, when the Vancouver-Hong Kong route will be served by the Boeing 777-300ER. Air Canada's last two Airbus A340-300 will be retired in October 2008, when the Vancouver-Hong Kong route will be served by the Boeing 777-300ER. Air Canada's Boeing 767-200ER fleet will be retired by the end of 2008. Air Canada's Boeing 767-200ER fleet will be retired by the end of 2008. The last three of Air Canada's Boeing 747s were retired by 2004. The last three of Air Canada's Boeing 747s were retired by 2004. Air Canada was the first airline to operate a jet freighter with the introduction of the DC-8 and was the first major airline with an all turbine fleet, which allowed an increase in productivity and reduction in maintenance costs. Air Canada was also one of the first airlines to have its entire fleet of unpressurised aircraft equipped with fixed oxygen systems for use by flight crew and passengers, using the rebreathing bag principle. The following is a list of aircraft that Air Canada has operated since 1937, and are now no longer in the fleet click on link for a photo: Type Used Picture Airbus A340-500 2004-2007 12, 13 Avro Lancastrian 1943-1947 14 BAe 146-200 1990-2005 15 Boeing 727-200 1974-1992 16 Boeing 737-200 1976-2004 17 Boeing 747-100 1971-1998 18 Boeing 747-200M Combi 1975-1999 19 Boeing 747-400 1990-2003 20 Boeing 747-400M Combi 1990-2004 21 22 Bristol 31 1953-1955 23 Canadair North Star 1946-1961 24 Douglas DC-3 1945-1963 25 Douglas DC-8-40 -50 -60 -70 1960-1983 26 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 1966-2002 27 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 From Canadian Airlines 1971-2001 28 Fokker F28 1986-2004 29 Lockheed Super Constellation 1954-1963 30 Lockheed L-1011 -1 -15 -100 -500 1973-1996 31 Lockheed Model 10 Electra 1937-1941 32 Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra 1941-1949 33 Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar 1941-1949 34 Stearman 1937-1939 35 Vickers Vanguard 1961-1972 36 Vickers Viscount 1955-1974 37 Onboard Air Canada has two classes of service on all aircraft. On longhaul international routes, Executive First and Economy Class are offered. Shorthaul and domestic routes feature Executive Class and Economy Class. Air Canada Jazz features two classes of service, Executive and Economy Class, on CRJ-705 aircraft only. All other Jazz aircraft are one class service Economy Class. Executive First / Executive First Suites International Business Class Executive First Suites. Executive First Suites. Executive First / Executive First Suites is Air Canada's international business class product. Executive First Suites Project XM are available on all B777-300ER and B777-200LR aircraft and all B767-300ER aircraft except fins 631, 687, 689 and 690. Fin 631 is scheduled to be fitted with Executive First Suites Project XM by the end of 2008. Fins 687, 689 and 690 will not be fitted with Executive First Suites Project XM and will be retired. Executive First Suites are also available on one A330-300, fin 938. The remaining seven A330-300s will be fitted with Executive First Suites Project XM by the end of 2009. Executive First Original is available on the remaining four B767-300ERs, seven A330-300s and two A340-300s. Executive First Suites Project XM feature electronic flat beds, in a 1-1-1 B767-300ER or 1-2-1 all other aircraft herringbone configuration with a 21 seat width and a 6'3 seat pitch. The configuration is similar in layout to Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class Suite and Air New Zealand's Business Premier Class product. Entertainment is personal AVOD Audio Video On Demand, while music is provided by XM satellite radio. Self-service bar areas and mood lighting are available on all B777-300ER and B777-200LR aircraft. Executive First Original features electronic recliner seats reclining to 151 degrees, with a width of 21 and a pitch of 57-60. Seat configuration is 2-2-2 on Airbus aircraft, with 1-2-2 or 2-2-1 seating on the 767-300ER aircraft, depending on tail fin. Entertainment is personal AVOD Audio Video On Demand on Airbus aircraft and B767-300ERs in the form of DVD players on the B767-300ERs. Music is provided by XM satellite radio. Airbus A330-300 taking off at London Heathrow Airport. Airbus A330-300 taking off at London Heathrow Airport. Executive Class North American Domestic First Class Executive Class is Air Canada's North American domestic first class product. Seat configuration varies between 1-2, 2-2 and 2-2-2 depending on the aircraft. Recline is around 120, 124 or 130 degrees, with a width of 18 or 21 and a pitch of 37-39. On aircraft fitted with Executive Class Project XM, all seats feature AVOD and the new style cabin interiors. On aircraft fitted with Executive Class Original - the B767-200s and B767-200ERs - main screen entertainment and the old style cabin interiors are offered. Music on both types is provided by XM satellite radio. Premium Economy Class International Premium Economy is offered on international B767-200 and B767-200ER aircraft on low density routes to Europe and to the Caribbean. The cabin is the Executive Class Original cabin sold as Premium Economy. Seat configuration is 2-2-2, with seats having a recline of 130 degrees, a width of 18 and a pitch of 38. Main screen entertainment is provided. Music is provided by XM satellite radio. Economy Class Seats are pitched 31-34 with a width of 17.2-18.5 and a recline to around 6. On aircraft fitted with Economy Class Project XM, entertainment is personal AVOD Audio Video On Demand. On Economy Class Original aircraft, main screen entertainment is offered. Music on both types is provided by XM satellite radio. Boarding Passes The letter on a boarding pass corresponds to the named classes shown on the website, a rough breakdown as listed on the 2007 Aeroplan upgrade certificates follows: Tango R, K, N, G, P, E, T, Tango Plus B, H, V, Q, L, A, Latitude M, U, Latitude Plus Y and Executive J, C, Z. Meal and beverage service Airbus A340-300 galley Airbus A340-300 galley Air Canada offers a variety of meals on intercontinental routes, depending on seat class, destination and flight length. They do not offer food on most Canadian and US flights, but do offer hot meals and snacks on flights longer than five hours. A selection of cold food has been made for purchase on-board, paid in either US or Canadian dollars. Beverages like coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks are still free on domestic/US flights, but passengers are required to pay for alcohol. Entertainment Movies and music are available on all flights, with newer aircraft/new cabins offering audio/video on demand in-flight entertainment. This on-demand format is planned for all Air Canada aircraft and offers more than 200 hours of video and audio entertainment. Disposable head sets are provided free of charge to all passengers and can be kept for future flights, with noise reduction headsets available in Executive First and Executive First Suites. Newspapers and magazines Newspapers and magazines are available to all Executive Executive First passengers on Air Canada flights. Air Canada's in-flight magazine, enRoute, is provided to all passengers on all flights. Air Canada Embraer E175 takes off. Air Canada Embraer E175 takes off. Cabin crew Air Canada has made a change in uniform by changing the dark green for a midnight blue colour. The uniforms were designed by Canadian fashion designer Debbie Shuchat, at a presentation in the Toronto Pearson International Airport hangar, Celine Dion helped the newly-solvent airline debut its new image. The female cabin crew wear a midnight blue suit jacket with a narrow skirt both lined with blue lining. The jacket sports a red Air Canada maple leaf motif on the left blazer pocket flap. The uniform is composed by a sky blue blouse, sky blue sweater, a frosted leaf graphic design on a red or blue scarf. The male cabin crew wear a midnight blue suit jacket with suit trousers both lined with blue lining. The jacket sports a red Air Canada maple leaf motif on the left blazer pocket flap. The uniform is composed by a sky blue shirt, midnight blue waistcoat, a frosted leaf graphic design on a red or blue tie. Maple Leaf Lounge These lounges are open to passengers holding Executive First, or Executive class tickets. Super Elite, Elite, and for a charge, Prestige passengers can also use the lounges. Star alliance Gold passengers can also enter the lounges. Calgary International Airport - domestic and international concourse A Edmonton International Airport - domestic and international south terminal Halifax Stanfield International Airport - domestic and international London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 Los Angeles International Airport Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport - domestic, transborder and international Ottawa International Airport - domestic and international Charles de Gaulle International Airport - International Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport - domestic Regina International Airport St. John's International Airport Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 Domestic - Node E Level 3 , Transborder - Node F level 3, International - HammerHead F Level 3, pier E Vancouver International Airport - domestic, transborder and international Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport - domestic and international Subsidiaries and partners Aeroplan In June 2005, Aeroplan was spun off by ACE Aviation Holdings as an Income trust on the Toronto Stock Exchange. ACE Aviation Holdings is no longer a shareholder of Aeroplan. Aeroplan is Air Canada's frequent flier program. Miles are awarded to members, and can be used to purchase tickets on any Star Alliance airline, or other partners, such as some hotel chains. They do have a status system, as follows: Prestige- Star Alliance Silver Status awarded. minimum 25 flights or 25,000 miles. Elite- Star Alliance Gold Status awarded. minimum 50 flights or 35,000 miles. Super Elite- Star Alliance Gold Status awarded. minimum 100 flights or 100,000 miles. The number of miles is based on status miles on ticket in one calendar year. Air Canada Cargo Air Canada Cargo Limited Partnership offers cargo services on domestic and transborder flights, utilising the cargo capacity on aircraft operated by Air Canada and Jazz on domestic and transborder routes. Air Canada offers cargo services on its international passenger flights and also uses chartered, all-freighter aircraft for Canada - Europe and Canada - Asia services. Subsidiary of Air Canada In the past, Air Canada Cargo operated its own dedicated fleet of DC-8 freighters and currently operates a World Airways MD-11 freighter from TorontoYYZ, Canada to FrankfurtFRA, Germany. Orders for 2 Boeing 777-200F's were in negotiations but that order has since been cancelled.citation needed. However, the MD-11 Freighter Service between Toronto YYZ, Canada and Frankfurt FRA, Germany has been terminated since July 2008, Air Canada Ground Handling Services ACGHS provides ground handling services to Air Canada, Jazz and a number of other carriers at their Canadian and US stations, but with a primary focus on Canadian stations. Services covered include above and below the wing passenger and baggage handling services and ancillary services such as de-icing, ground support and equipment maintenance. Subsidiary of Air Canada Jazz Air LP In 2001, Air Canada consolidated Air BC, Air Nova, Air Ontario and Canadian Regional Airlines into Air Canada Jazz. Air Canada Jazz was spun-off starting in November 2006. ACE Aviation Holdings is no longer a shareholder of Jazz, making Jazz Air an independent company. Air Canada Jetz Launched in 2002, Air Canada Jetz is a charter service targeting sports teams, professional entertainers, and corporations. Air Canada Jetz fleet consists of 5 A320 aircraft in an all business class configuration. ACTS Aero Technical Support Services Inc. ACTS is a full-service Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul MRO organisation that provides airframe, engine and component maintenance and various ancillary services to more than 100 customers. Major bases are in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Majority owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberst Co. Air Canada Vacations Air Canada Vacations offers sun, cruise and leisure vacation packages to the Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii, Mexico, Las Vegas, Central and South America, and Asia. Subsidiary of Air Canada Partners Air Canada's regional partners include Air Canada Jazz, Exploits Valley Air Services EVAS38, Air Georgian, and Central Mountain Air. Air Canada is one of the founding member of the Star Alliance team. Code sharing Air Canada codeshare agreements with:39 Air Jamaica Air New Zealand †Air One ANA †Asiana Airlines †Austrian Airlines †Avianca Bmi †Eva Air Jet Airways LOT †Lufthansa †Royal Jordanian Airlines SAS Scandinavian Airlines †Singapore Airlines †Spanair †Swiss †Thai Airways International †United Airlines †Note: †indicates Star Alliance partners Former subsidiaries In 2001, Air Canada launched Air Canada Tango, which offered no-frills service and lower fares between major cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and also to some holiday destinations such as Fort Lauderdale. Tango aircraft were painted with the Air Canada design but in purple. It is thought that Tango was intended to be Air Canada's vehicle for competing against the low cost carriers Canada 3000 and WestJet. The Tango service was dissolved in 2004. Air Canada now calls its lowest fare class Tango Tango and Tango Plus, paying homage to the low-cost experiment. In 2002, Air Canada launched Zip, a discount airline to compete directly with WestJet on routes in Western Canada. Zip operated as a separate airline with its own staff and brightly painted aircraft. It also was disbanded in 2004. Accidents Date Flight number Information 29 November 1963 Flight 831 McDonnell Douglas DC-8, stalled on takeoff out of Montreal-Dorval International Airport. All 118 lives were lost on board, making it one of the deadliest air disasters in Canadian history. 19 May 1967 n/a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashed and burned on a training flight while making a three-engine landing at Ottawa, Ontario. All 3 crew members were killed. There were no passengers on the flight. 5 July 1970 Flight 621 McDonnell Douglas DC-8, exploded from a fuel line rupture caused by engine 4 striking the runway in Toronto, Ontario during the first landing attempt. All 109 passengers/crew were killed.40 26 June 1978 Flight 189 McDonnell Douglas DC-9, overran the runway in Toronto after a blown tire aborted the takeoff. Two of 107 people onboard were killed.41 2 June 1983 Flight 797 McDonnell Douglas DC-9, had an electrical fire in the aft lavatory during flight, resulting in an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. During emergency exiting, the sudden influx of oxygen caused a flash fire throughout the cabin, resulting in the deaths of 23 of the 41 passengers, including Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. All five crew members survived.21 23 July 1983 Flight 143 Boeing 767, glided to an emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba after running out of fuel 12,500 metres 41,000 ft above Red Lake, Ontario. No one was injured. This incident was the subject of the TV movie, Falling from the Sky: Flight 174, starring William Devane, and the book, Freefall, by William Hoffer.22 16 December 1997 Flight 646 Bombardier Canadair CRJ-100, went off the end of the runway upon landing in Fredericton, New Brunswick. There were no fatalities.42 Company was known as Trans-Canada Air Lines in 1963. Incidents 21 June 1973: McDonnell Douglas DC-8 caught fire and was burnt out during refuelling at Terminal 2, Toronto, Ontario; no fatalities.43 2 June 1982: McDonnell Douglas DC-9 exploded during a maintenance period in Montreal, Quebec; no fatalities. 19 November 2006: Air Canada Flight 38 Boeing 767-300 was bound from Shanghai, China to Vancouver suffered severe turbulence and made an emergency landing at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Four flight attendants were sent to hospital. Flights in and out of Shanghai and in the area east of Japan are notorious for turbulence problems. 10 August 2006: Air Canada flights to Toronto and Montreal were among the seven planes allegedly targeted in a massive bomb plot that was being planned in Britain. Air Canada Flight 849 that leaves Heathrow daily at 3 p.m. for Toronto and the regular Air Canada Flight 865 that leaves at 3:15 p.m. for Montreal. All were to be detonated simultaneously as the planes crossed the Atlantic Ocean carrying between 240 and 285 people each. Both aircraft being Airbus A330-300s. 44 20 May 2007: Air Canada Jazz Flight 8911, a Bombardier CRJ-100 bound from Moncton, landing gear collapsed while vacating the runway after touching down at Toronto-Pearson International Airport. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident 10 January 2008: Air Canada Flight 190, an Airbus A319 bound for Toronto from Victoria, British Columbia, made an emergency landing at Calgary airport after experiencing severe turbulence possibly as a result of an on-board computer failure over the Rocky Mountains. At least ten people were injured, with non-life-threatening injuries. The cause of the incident is not yet known as the TSB is still investigating.45 28 January 2008: An Air Canada Boeing 767-300 series jet was forced to divert to Shannon International Airport, County Clare in Ireland due to a medical emergency. Flight AC848 was en route from Toronto-Pearson to London-Heathrow when the co-pilot fell-ill somewhere over the North Atlantic. It was reported that the co-pilot was acting strangely and after landing was forcibly removed from the aircraft by personnel including a member of the Canadian Military. It was subsequently reported by local media in Ireland that he was transferred to the Psychiatric Unit of Ennis General Hospital in Co. Clare to undergo assessment. A second flight crew was flown in from London to allow the 149 passengers and crew complete their journey where it landed 8 hours behind schedule. References ^ Air Canada History ^ Hub Cities: Air Canada ^ a b c d Indepth: Air Canada Timeline. 20 June 2005. 1 cbc.ca. Access date: 18 October 2007. ^ a b c d Indepth: Air Canada History. 14 May, 2004. 2 Access date: 18 October 2007. ^ Mills, Albert J, Mills, Jean Helms. Masculinity and the Making of Trans-Canada Air Lines, 1937-1940: A Feminist Poststructuralist Account. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, March 2006. 3 Access date: 18 October 2007 ^ The Canadian Airline Industry. 14 November 2002. John Christopher, Joseph P. Dion. 4 Access date: 18 October 2007. ^ Air Canada Innovations. aircanada.com. 5. Access date: 18 October 2007. ^ Air Canada faces deadline on Deutsche Bank deal ^ CBC News Indepth: Air Canada ^ Air Canada ^ Download SEDAR Filings - Code Verification and Accept Terms of Use ^ GE - Aviation: Air Canada Selects GE Engines for New Boeing Fleet ^ Boeing: Air Canada Locks In Boeing 777s and 787 Dreamliners ^ BOC Aviation to lease two aircraft to Air Canada ^ The Boeing Company ^ GlobeLink: Travel - Air Canada Embarks on Extreme Makeover ^ here ^ Air Canada drops TT route, Trinidad Guardian. 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