And YVR-YYZ was run once an hour (pre-2019) by AC with 77W, 77L, 333, 767, 787, etc., so the demand is there. You can look at the fare differential between YVR-YYZ and JFK-SFO/LAX, etc. Smaller planes and higher avg fares is a valid choice.Ĭanadian domestic fare is quite high already compare to US domestic and EU domestic. It's really down to A350-1000 and 777-9, but I think AC would not need to worry about this until 2025 the earliest. The 787-10 would be too small for these flights. I have never been on a YVR-YYZ flight that is not full (pre-2020), whether that's business class, premium economy or economy. Its Asia routes and even some European flights are full a lot of time even with that capacity with the 77W. The B789 can fly the truly long haul while the A330 is the YUL workhorse.Īssuming the world would return to normal eventually, Air Canada does need a plane with the 400+ seat capacity. Nordwind has Y486 frames.Īs for Air Canada, I wonder if the Boeing 787-10 or more A330-300s are needed, or even the A330neo. AC will be facing a 777 fleet decision in the next few years as they replaced the A340 fleet about 15 years ago.Īir France has 468-seaters, albeit generally used long haul domestic. AC has a large fleet of 787-9 which can serve all their routes with enough capacity. They probably don't need such a huge airplane right now. Air Canada has what has to be the world densest 77W with 450 seats and only 6 bathrooms in economy.