Air Canada places new order for five Airbus A220 aircraft

Dergam Mousa

7 months ago

Air Canada announced Friday a firm order for five more Airbus A220-300s, just on the fifth anniversary since the delivery of its first A220 in December 2019.

The airline placed an initial order in 2016 for 45 A220-300s and then in 2022 for 15 more. Including this latest order, Air Canada’s total firm orders for the A220-300 amount to 65 aircraft.

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“The A220 has delivered on its promises for Air Canada in its five years in service. It has allowed us to open new routes and better serve existing routes with an aircraft that has the right economics to support our profitable growth strategy. It is also very popular with customers”, John Di Bert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Air Canada said.

As of the end of November 2024, Air Canada’s fleet is made of 134 Airbus aircraft, including the A320 Family aircraft, the A330 Family aircraft and the A220-300 aircraft. Air Canada has an order for 26 A321XLRs.