Airbus signs a significant A320 Family fleet upgrade agreement for Air Canada
MRO Americas, Chicago, 10 April 2024 – Airbus has signed an agreement with Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, for a major cockpit and avionics system upgrade package for their A320 Family in-service aircraft. The multi-year upgrade programme includes Enhanced Electronic Instrument System (EEIS2), Head Up Display (HUD) and many other avionics functions. It will be installed on up to 76 aircraft. “These key enhancements to the avionics on […]
Canada Jetlines Announces Third A320 Aircraft
TORONTO, ON, APRIL 6, 2023 – Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. (NEO: CJET) (“Canada Jetlines” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent for its third Airbus A320 aircraft, which will be provided by a global aviation lessor providing aircraft and capital to the world’s airlines. Delivery of the aircraft expected by July […]
Canada Jetlines Signs Lease Agreement for its Second A320 Aircraft
October 17, 2022 TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. (NEO: CJET) (“Canada Jetlines” or the “Company”) the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, is pleased to announce the signing of a Lease Agreement for its second Airbus A320 aircraft, which will be provided by CCB Leasing, with delivery of the aircraft expected by November 30, 2022. “The Airbus […]
Air Canada reportedly in talks to add Airbus A321s as COVID subsides
From BNN Bloomberg News 🔗 link to source story Charlotte Ryan, Siddharth Philip and Layan Odeh, Bloomberg News | 23 February 2022 Air Canada is in talks with Airbus SE about adding longer-distance A321neo jets alongside its fleet of Boeing Co. 737 narrowbodies as travel demand rebounds, people with knowledge of the matter said. The carrier […]
New Year Prospects: Air Canada’s Fleet In 2022
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Chris Loh | January 1, 2022 Continuing its slow recovery from the worst of the global health crisis, major Canadian airline Air Canada the growth of its fleet in 2021. Notably, this consisted of the addition of a number of Airbus A220-300s as well as several […]
Canada Jetlines Receives First A320-200 Aircraft from Jackson Square Aviation
TORONTO, ON, Dec. 27, 2021 – Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. (NEO: CJET) (“Canada Jetlines”) is thrilled to announce the delivery of its first A320-200 aircraft from Jackson Square Aviation, a leading global commercial aircraft lessor, offering customized fleet solutions and proactive services. With a projected growth of 15 aircrafts by 2025, Canada Jetlines aims to offer […]
All Airbus: Air Canada Rouge Goes Full Narrowbody
From Simply Flying – link to source story – Thanks CW by James Pearson | September 20, 2021 Air Canada Rouge, the lower-cost subsidiary and leisure airline of the Canadian flag carrier, took to the skies again in September. With the B767-300ER gone, its 39-strong fleet is now exclusively Airbus. They’re used on 60 routes […]
Air Canada’s Fleet In 2021
From Simple Flying – link to source story byChris Loh June 12, 2021 3 minute read As Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada has a diverse fleet based across its four hub airports. The network airline has a mix of both widebody and narrowbody aircraft coming from both Airbus and Boeing. The carrier has gone through […]
Ignition risk spurs order to replace older A320s’ fuel pumps
From Flight Global – link to source story By David Kaminski-Morrow | 23 April 2021 Operators of older Airbus A320-family jets are being urgently ordered to replace certain fuel-pump components over concerns about potential ignition sources. As a result of a quality inspection, says the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, the locking key of the impeller […]
Engine failure on Air Canada flight leads to emergency landing at YVR
News provided by Vancouver Sun – link to full story Flight AC 538 departed Vancouver International Airport at 1:10 p.m. Sunday and was scheduled to make a three-hour flight to Anchorage, according to flight records. STEPHANIE IP & DAVID CARRIGG, Vancouver Sun – Updated: June 23, 2019 An Air Canada flight bound from Vancouver to Anchorage, Alaska, […]