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New route from YVR to Auckland via Air Canada

Air Canada will offer a new non-stop, seasonal route from Vancouver to Auckland, New Zealand, starting December 19, 2019. This service will operate four times weekly on Air Canada’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The decision to launch this route advantageously expands Air Canada’s presence internationally, particularly in the Asia-Pacific market. Vancouver has become an increasingly popular […]

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Dreamliner lives up to its hype

By Joan Stewart Most travellers book flights based on price, closest airport to their destination, flight schedule and baggage allowance, with few considering booking their ticket based on the type of aircraft being flown. However, a recent flight from YVR to London Heathrow on Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner has convinced me to include aircraft-type […]

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Air Canada launching new service to Kauai; doubling frequency to Hawaii

Air Canada will be launching new service to Kauai with its new mainline Boeing 737 MAX-8 fleet this winter. The airline will also be doubling the frequency of its flights from Western Canada to Hawaii and all flights from Western Canada to Honolulu, Maui and Kona and other popular sun destinations will feature Air Canada’s […]

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Air Canada offers first direct, non-stop to Melbourne

On December 1, 2017, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) celebrated the inaugural flight of Air Canada’s new route between YVR and Melbourne Airport (MEL), marking the first-ever direct, non-stop flight from Canada to this Australian city. The new Melbourne route offers a seasonal four-time weekly service until February 4, 2018. With existing services to Sydney and […]

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Air Canada Vintage Lockheed 10-A takes to the skies

Air Canada’s Lockheed 10A Electra vintage aircraft CF-TCC took to the skies across Canada in September 2017 in honour of the airline’s 80th anniversary. World-wide, the aircraft is one of only two L-10A Electra aircraft still flying.

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