Air Canada

Air Canada is Canada's largest airline. It flies from Canada to the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and some Caribbean countries. Air Canada began on September 1, 1937. It was first called Trans-Canada Air Lines. The first flight was from Vancouver to Seattle. The airline's name changed to Air Canada in 1964. Air Canada was privatized in 1989. A large strike was launched by Air Canada pilots in September 1998. The airline became a founding member of Star Alliance since 1997 alongside Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines. Air Canada bought Canadian Airlines in 2000. Since the early 2000s Air Canada has had many financial problems.

Fleet
Air Canada's fleet includes:
 Embraer 190
 Airbus A319
 Airbus A220
 Airbus A320
 Airbus A321
 Airbus A330
 Boeing 737 MAX 
 Boeing 767
 Boeing 777
 Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Air Canada has ordered the Boeing 737 MAX airplanes for the future. It is still receiving more Embraers and Boeing 787s. In the past, Air Canada had Airbus A340s, Boeing 727s, Boeing 737s, Boeing 747s, Douglas DC-8s, Douglas DC-9s and Embraer 170s.

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