The Air Canada Fleet in 2026
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As the flag carrier of Canada, and the country's largest airline, Air Canada operates a variety of aircraft to suit its network needs. The airline operates both Airbus and Boeing widebody and narrowbody aircraft. In this blog post I take a look at the Air Canada fleet in 2026, as well as the fleet of Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. I also take a look at the dedicated freighter aircraft which Air Canada Cargo utilizes and the future aircraft which the airline plans to take delivery of in the future.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline and the country's flag carrier. A founding member of Star Alliance, the airline flies to destinations on six continents and operates a diverse fleet of both Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Read on to find out more about what aircraft Air Canada operates as well as some details about each aircraft.
The Air Canada Fleet
Boeing 777-300ER
Air Canada operates 19 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. These aircraft have recently flown to destinations such as: London, Rome, Tokyo, Paris and Delhi. The airline has two configurations for this aircraft. The first configuration has a total of 400 seats in three classes: 40 seats in Signature class in a 1-2-1 layout, 24 seats in premium economy in a 2-4-2 layout and 336 seats in economy in a 3-4-3 layout. The second configuration has 440 seats across three classes but it has less premium seating with only 28 seats in signature class. There are 24 seats in premium economy with 388 seats in economy. The seating layout is the same in both aircraft layouts. These aircraft are powered by GE90-115B engines. At the time of writing, the oldest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at Air Canada was manufactured in March 2007, with registration C-FITL, while the youngest 777-300ER at Air Canada was manufactured in May 2016, with registration C-FKAU.
Boeing 777-200LR
Air Canada operates 6 Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. These aircraft have recently flown to destinations such as: Zurich, Sydney, Vienna, Delhi and Barcelona as well as domestic Canadian routes. The airline appears to only have one configuration for this aircraft. There are 300 seats across three classes: 40 seats in Signature class in a 1-2-1 layout, 24 seats in premium economy in a 2-4-2 layout and 236 seats in economy in a 3-4-3 layout. The aircraft are powered by GE90-115B engines. At the time of writing the oldest Boeing 777-200LR aircraft at Air Canada is 19 years old, with registration C-FIUA, while the youngest 777-200LRs are 18 years old.
Airbus A330-300
Air Canada operates 20 A330-300 aircraft. These aircraft have recently flown to destinations such as: Bogota, Cancun, Lisbon, Milan, London, Geneva, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Nice, and Stockholm, as well as domestic Canadian routes. The airline has two configurations for this aircraft. The first configuration has 297 seats across three classes: 32 seats in Signature class in a 1-2-1 layout, 24 seats in premium economy in a 2-3-2 layout and 241 seats in economy in a 2-4-2 layout. The second configuration has 285 seats across two classes: 30 seats in premium economy in a 2-2-2 layout and 255 seats in economy in a 2-4-2 layout. In this configuration, the premium economy cabin is the business class cabin on flights within North America. The aircraft are powered by Rolls Royce Trent 772B engines. At the time of writing, the oldest A330-300 at Air Canada is 27 years old with registration C-GFAF, while the youngest A330-300s are 12 years old.
Boeing 787-9
Air Canada operates 32 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. These aircraft have recently flown to destinations such as: Manila, New York, Beijing, Sao Paulo, London, Brisbane, Seoul, Frankfurt, and Dublin as well as domestic flights within Canada. The airline appears to have one cabin configuration across this aircraft type. There are 298 seats across three classes: 30 seats in Business class in a 1-2-1 layout, 21 seats in premium economy in a 2-3-2 layout, and 247 economy seats in a 3-3-3 layout. The aircraft are powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines. At the time of writing, the oldest 787-9 in the Air Canada fleet was manufactured in July 2015, with registration C-FNOE, while the youngest 787-9 at the airline was manufactured in March 2025 and it has registration C-FEGI.
Boeing 787-8
Air Canada operates 8 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. These aircraft have recently flown to destinations such as: Los Angeles, Edinburgh, London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt as well as domestic flights within Canada. The airline appears to have one cabin configuration across all its 787-8s. There are 255 seats across three classes: 20 Business class seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 21 seats in premium economy in a 2-3-2 layout and 214 seats in economy in a 3-3-3 layout. Like the 787-9, the 787-8 is powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines. At the time of writing, the oldest 787-8 operated by Air Canada was manufactured in May 2014 with registration C-GHPQ, while the youngest Air Canada 787-8 was manufactured in February 2015 and has registration C-GHQY.
Airbus A321XLR
The A321XLR is Air Canada's newest aircraft type. FlightRadar24 data shows that Air Canada operates 2 A321XLRs at the time of writing. Air Canada appears to have a single cabin configuration across all its A321XLRs. There are a total of 182 seats across two classes: 14 seats in signature class in a 1-1 layout and 168 economy seats in a 3-3 layout. Signature class has fully lie-flat beds. The A321XLRs are powered by PW1133 GR-JM engines. According to FlightRadar24 the two Air Canada A321XLRs were only delivered recently. The aircraft with registration C-GXLR has already entered commercial service. It flew domestic flights within Canada before making its first international flight on 15 June 2026 when it flew from Montreal to Toulouse. The flight, AC878, had a flight time of 6 hours and 44 minutes. The second A321XLR, with registration C-GXAN, flew from Hamburg to Windsor (YQG), Canada, on 3 June 2026. On 14 June 2026, it flew from Windsor to Montreal. At the time of writing it does not appear to have entered commercial service. The airline is still taking delivery of these aircraft and will continue to do so over the coming years. Air Canada will receive 30 A321XLRs and plans to fly the aircraft to destinations such as: Palma de Mallorca, Edinburgh, Berlin, Copenhagen, London Heathrow and Manchester.
Airbus A321-200
Air Canada also operates the A321-200. Air Canada's website states that the airline has 15 A321-200s in their fleet. These aircraft have recently flown to destinations within Canada as well as routes to Boston and Chicago in the United States. The airline has two configurations for this aircraft. The first configuration has a total of 196 seats across two classes: 16 business class seats in a 2-2 layout and 180 economy seats in a 3-3 layout. The second configuration has 184 seats also in two classes: 8 seats in business class in a 2-2 layout and 176 in economy in a 3-3 layout. These aircraft are powered by CFM56-5B3/P engines. According to FlightRadar24, at the time of writing, the oldest aircraft is 25 years old, with registration C-FLKX, while the youngest aircraft are 10 years old.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Air Canada operates 45 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. These aircraft have recently flown to destinations within Canada as well as to international destinations such as: France, Reykjavik, London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco. The airline has two configurations for this aircraft type. The first configuration has 169 seats across two classes: 16 seats in business class in a 2-2 layout and 153 seats in economy in a 3-3 layout. In this configuration, business class is called premium economy on flights to and from Edinburgh (EDI), London Heathrow (LHR) and Reykjavik (KEF). The second configuration has 189 seats all in economy, in a 3-3 layout. In this configuration, the seats do not recline and there are no power ports. Air Canada's Boeing 737 MAX 8s are powered by CFM LEAP-1B engines. According to data from FlightRadar24, the oldest Boeing 737 MAX 8s at Air Canada are 8 years old while the youngest aircraft is under a year old, being delivered in March 2026.
Airbus A220-300
Air Canada's website states that the company has 42 A220-300s in their fleet, although FlightRadar24 data lists 46 in the fleet. These aircraft have recently flown to domestic destinations in Canada as well as routes to the US including: Los Angeles, Denver and Seattle. The airline appears to have a single configuration for these aircraft. There are a total of 137 seats across two classes: 12 seats in business class in a 2-2 layout and 125 economy seats in a 2-3 layout. Notably, every seat has a personal touch screen TV. The aircraft are powered by PW1500G engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest A220-300s at Air Canada are 6 years old, while the youngest are under a year old, being manufactured in 2026.
Airbus A320-200
Air Canada operates 14 A320-200s. These aircraft have recently flown domestic routes within Canada as well as to US destinations including: Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and New York. The Air Canada website states that these aircraft have two configurations. However, both configurations has 168 seats across two classes: 12 business class seats in a 2-2 layout and 156 economy seats in a 3-3 layout. These aircraft are powered by CFM56-5A1 or CFM56-5B4 engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest A320-200 at Air Canada is 34 years old, with registration C-FDCA, while the youngest aircraft are 14 years old.
About Air Canada Express
Air Canada Express is a brand name of regional feeder flights for Air Canada which are subcontracted to other airlines. These are currently Jazz Aviation and PAL Airlines. Air Canada Express primarily connects smaller cities with Air Canada's hub airports, although it does offer some point-to-point and international services to the United States. Air Canada Express flights are operated by a range of aircraft, many that are not common in some parts of the world, such as the CRJ900, which is a relatively uncommon aircraft in Europe.
The Air Canada Express Fleet
Mitsubishi CRJ900
Jazz operates the CRJ900 aircraft on behalf of the Air Canada Express brand. Air Canada's website states that Air Canada Express operates 30 CRJ900s but FlightRadar24 states only 29 aircraft. This may be because the loss of a CRJ900 aircraft after an Air Canada Express CRJ900 aircraft collided with an Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle on the runway as it was landing at LaGuardia on 22 March 2026. You can read more about the collision in our blog post here:
These aircraft have recently flown to domestic destinations within Canada as well as to Washington/DCA, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Nashville. All of these aircraft appear to have the same configuration with 76 seats across two classes: 12 seats in business class in a 1-2 layout and 64 seats in economy in a 2-2 layout. The aircraft are powered by GE CF34-8C5 Turbofan engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest CRJ900s at Air Canada Express are 21 years old while the youngest aircraft are 5 years old.
Embraer E175
The Air Canada Express brand also flies on 25 Embraer E175 aircraft, all operated by Jazz.
These aircraft have recently flown domestic routes in Canada as well as to Minneapolis, New York and Washington/DCA. All aircraft appear to have the same configuration with 76 seats across two classes: 12 seats in business class in a 1-2 layout, and 64 economy seats in a 2-2 layout. Interestingly, every seat has its own personal TV screen. The aircraft are powered by CF34-8E5A1 engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest E175 operating for Air Canada Express are 20 years old, while the youngest is 16 years old, being manufactured in May 2010. This aircraft has registration C-FXJF.
De Havilland Dash 8-400
The Air Canada Express brand also flies on the De Havilland Dash 8-400. The Air Canada website lists 43 Dash 8-400 in the fleet while FlightRadar24 only lists 36. These aircraft are operated by Jazz and PAL Airlines. These aircraft have recently flown domestically within Canada as well as to New York and Chicago. There are three configurations listed on the Air Canada website for this aircraft. The first configuration has 78 seats, all in economy in a 2-2 layout. The second and third configurations only have 76 seats, also all in economy in a 2-2 layout. The aircraft are powered by Pratt and Whitney PW150A engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest Dash 8-400 operating for Air Canada Express is 19 years old, with registration C-GJZH, while the youngest is 9 years old with registration C-GJZY.
About Air Canada Rouge
Air Canada Rouge is a subsidiary of Air Canada, focusing on operating lower-cost flights for leisure passengers. Air Canada Rouge began services on 1 July 2013, in an effort to compete with other airlines such as Air Transat and WestJet in the leisure and vacation markets. The airline operates both Airbus and Boeing narrowbody aircraft, although this will soon change as the airline undergoes a transition with its fleet.
The Air Canada Rouge Fleet
A321-200
Air Canada Rouge operates the A321-200. The Air Canada website lists 14 A321-200s in the fleet but FlightRadar24 lists 12. All of these aircraft appear to have the same configuration with 196 seats across two classes: 12 seats in Premium Rouge in a 2-2 layout and 184 economy seats, mostly in a 3-3 layout but the rows near the emergency exits have a 2-2 layout. The aircraft are operated by CFM56-5B3/P engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest A321-200 at Air Canada Rouge is 14 years old with registration C-FYXF, while the youngest are 8 years old. The A321-200s are to be transferred to Air Canada's mainline fleet by 2027.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Air Canada Rouge operates 7 Boeing 737 MAX 8s. All of the aircraft have a single configuration with 177 seats across two classes: 12 business class seats in a 2-2 layout and 165 economy seats in a 3-3 layout. The aircraft are powered by CFM LEAP-1B engines.
Air Canada Rouge's Boeing 737 MAX 8s are to be transferred from the Air Canada mainline fleet to Air Canada Rouge by 2028.
Airbus A320-200
Air Canada Rouge operates 5 A320-200s. All of the aircraft have the same configuration with 168 seats across two classes: 12 seats in Premium Rouge in a 2-2 layout and 156 seats in economy in a 3-3 layout. These aircraft are powered by CFM56-5A1 or CFM56-5B4 engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest Air Canada Rouge A320-200s are 19 years old while the youngest are 18 years old. However, the A320-200s are to be transferred to Air Canada's mainline fleet by 2027.
Airbus A319-100
Air Canada Rouge also operates the A319-100. The Air Canada website lists 15 A319-100s in the fleet while FlightRadar24 lists only 13. The aircraft all have the same configuration with 136 seats across two classes: 12 seats in Premium Rouge in a 2-2 layout and 124 economy seats in a 3-3 layout. The aircraft are powered by CFM56-5A5 or CFM56-5B6 engines. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest A319-100s at Air Canada Rouge are 29 years old while the youngest are 24 years old. However, the A319-100s are to be retired and replaced by the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Air Canada Cargo
Air Canada's cargo brand, Air Canada Cargo, operates six dedicated Boeing 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter aircraft. Many of these aircraft came from Air Canada Rouge which used to operate the Boeing 767, mainly on flights to Europe, but these aircraft were retired in 2020. According to FlightRadar24, the oldest Air Canada Cargo 767-300 is 37 years old while the youngest is 24 years old. At the time of writing, FlightRadar24 data shows that all of these aircraft have operated in June 2026. However, these dedicated freighter aircraft are not Air Canada Cargo's only cargo transportation method as cargo capacity can be utilized on Air Canada's commercial aircraft as well.
Future Aircraft
Air Canada has numerous aircraft on order. The airline has ordered 30 A321XLRs, of which 15 will be leased and 15 will be acquired directly from Airbus S.A.S. As mentioned above in the A321XLR section, the first aircraft of this type for the airline has already entered commercial service while the rest are expected to enter the fleet over the coming years.
Air Canada is also continuing to take deliveries of the Airbus A220. The airline placed a firm order of 65, of which 21 are still to be delivered. Air Canada has also ordered 14 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners as well as 8 Airbus A350-1000s. Additionally, Air Canada has received 5 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2026.
Clearly the diverse fleet of Air Canada and its subsidiaries, of both Airbus and Boeing widebodies and narrowbodies as well as CRJ, De Havilland and Embraer aircraft, all have a key role to play in the Air Canada network. Have you ever flown on Air Canada, how did you find the aircraft? What aircraft would you most want to see Air Canada fly? Personally, I can't wait for the Airbus A350. Feel free to share your thoughts by leaving a comment below, on our group discussion page, or on social media. You can also get in contact via email or through the contact form on the website.
If you are interested in reading about the fleet of other airlines, then check out the blog posts about the Aer Lingus fleet and the Emirates fleet.
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Date published: 24 June 2026
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