AIR CANADA AT A GLANCE

Air Canada is Canada's largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. Together with its regional affiliate Jazz, Air Canada serves over 32 million customers annually and provides direct passenger service to over 170 destinations on five continents. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance™, providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.

Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) inaugurated its first flight on September 1, 1937. The 50-minute flight aboard a Lockheed L-10A carried two passengers and mail between Vancouver and Seattle. By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline; it changed its name to Air Canada. The airline became fully privatized in 1989. In 2000, Air Canada acquired Canadian Airlines International. Today, as it celebrates its 70th anniversary, Air Canada is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world, with approximately 23,000 full-time equivalent employees. Air Canada shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "AC-B.TO".

WHAT'S NEW

A la carte pricing
Air Canada's redesigned website, aircanada.com, offers innovative à la carte pricing that allows customers on flights within Canada and to or from the United States to customize their fares. A la carte pricing couples Air Canada's branded fares with optional features, including lounge access, in-flight meal vouchers, checked baggage and Aeroplan miles. Customers build individualized tickets online, paying for perks where desired, and saving on unwanted services.

World-wide aircanada.com websites are available in 15 countries, and four languages, offering Air Canada products plus access to localized services in local currencies.

Flight passes
Air Canada is the only airline that offers customers Flight Passes providing the convenience to self-manage travel online, either in the form of pre-purchased banks of one-way flight credits or fixed monthly subscription rates that provide for unlimited flights within chosen geographical zones.

New Fleet and On-Board Features
In 2007, Air Canada will introduce eight ultra-modern, fuel-efficient Boeing 777 jets on international routes, including the only non-stop service between Vancouver and Sydney, Australia. In 2006, Air Canada began a major fleet-wide refurbishment, consisting of all new seats, seat-back personal entertainment systems with 80 hours of video and 50 hours of audio on demand, as well as standard 110V electrical outlets at arm's reach for all customers. Across its international fleet, Air Canada is progressively introducing the first lie-flat beds of any North American carrier in business class. The carrier continues to renew its North American fleet with new Embraer aircraft offering a consistent onboard product fleet-wide.

Awards
Air Transport World magazine awarded Air Canada the prestigious Airline Industry Achievement Award in 2007 for Market Leadership. Air Canada was voted 'Best Airline in North America' and 'Best Airline in Canada' by readers of the U.S. magazine, Global Traveler, and was voted 'Best Business Class to Canada' by readers of the U.S magazine, Business Traveler. EnRoute magazine received the award for Best Travel Magazine at the 2007 North American Travel Journalists' Association Awards.

GLOBAL NETWORK

Air Canada has an extensive global network, with hubs in four major Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary), providing scheduled passenger jet service directly to 67 Canadian cities, 53 destinations in the United States and 56 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada and its regional affiliate Jazz operate approximately 1,300 scheduled flights each day on average. Through its strategic and commercial arrangements with Star Alliance™ (www.staralliance.com) and several other airlines, Air Canada offers service to over 855 destinations in 155 countries and provides top tier frequent flyer benefits.

Twenty-two new non-stop services were launched in 2006, including Calgary-New York City, Edmonton-London Heathrow, Montreal-Denver, Montreal-Mexico City, Toronto-San Diego and Toronto-Shanghai.

OTHER SERVICES

Air Canada's specialty charter service, Air Canada Jetz, provides air travel and personalized service to professional sports teams, corporate incentive travellers and executive groups, offering a premium business service featuring all-business class seating comfort. Air Canada Vacations (www.aircanadavacations.com) is the fourth largest Canadian tour operator. It offers a wide selection of sun and cruise leisure packages and excursions, with air transportation supplied by Air Canada and its Star Alliance partners. Packages to more than 90 destinations in the Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, Asia and the U.S.A. include roundtrip airfare, accommodation and airport-hotel transfers/car rentals. Over 270,000 Canadians traveled with Air Canada Vacations in 2006. Air Canada Cargo (www.aircanadacargo.com) provides direct cargo service to more than 150 destinations worldwide. In addition to a freighter network extending to Asia and Europe, customers have a choice of various airport-to-airport services for everything from fresh flowers and fine art to seafood and seasonal produce.

ACE AVIATION HOLDINGS INC.

Montreal-based ACE Aviation Holdings, incorporated in 2004, is the parent company of Air Canada, Jazz, Aeroplan, and ACTS.

Air Canada's regional partner, Air Canada Jazz (www.flyjazz.ca), is one of North America's largest regional airlines and an integral part of Air Canada's North American network. Jazz operates select domestic and Canada-U.S. transborder flights for Air Canada under a capacity purchase agreement. Jazz has approximately 4,300 full-time equivalent employees.

Air Canada's frequent flyer program, Aeroplan (www.aeroplan.com), is Canada's premier loyalty marketing program with approximately five million active members earning miles towards reward travel to destinations served by Air Canada, Jazz and other regional and worldwide partner airlines including Star Alliance carriers.

ACTS (www.acts.com) Montréal-based ACTS LP is a full-service aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organization that provides airframe, engine and component maintenance and various ancillary services. Along with its subsidiary, Aeromantenimiento S.A. (Aeroman), ACTS services global customers, including Air Canada, Jazz, Air Transat, Airborne Express, Canadian North, Chromalloy, Department of National Defence of Canada, JetBlue, Mexicana, Snecma Services, TACA Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways, and operates major maintenance centres in Canada ? Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver — and El Salvador with a combined workforce of some 4,500 employees.

Source:AirCanada.com 

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