Stories
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Apr 01, 2019
In April, Air Canada proudly transported 20 Canadian students on an educational trip to Vimy as part of the Vimy Foundation's annual Pilgrimage Awards Program. The student flew from Montreal to...
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Mar 01, 2019
As the saying goes, nothing replaces real-world experience. And with nearly 40 years of service each at Air Canada, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME) Brian Krist and Dale Corrigan have that in...
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Mar 01, 2019
Eddie Sheerr, NTV meteorologist based in St. John's, Newfoundland, visited System Operations Control, the company’s nerve centre, to learn firsthand how the airline manages weather. The team...
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Mar 01, 2019
Throughout the world, air connectivity drives business – attracting foreign investment and head offices, facilitating the manufacturing and service industries and spawning industry clusters. But...
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Mar 01, 2019
As a company long recognized for promoting equal opportunities to all qualified people regardless of gender, there are no glass ceilings at Air Canada. Skilled women in aviation have professional...
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Mar 01, 2019
"I’ve wanted to be a pilot ever since I was a little kid, and I’ve had that passion since I can remember. I was born in Nepal but coming to Canada when I was 15 helped make my dream come true....
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Mar 01, 2019
It’s an all too familiar feeling. A year of work, obligations and responsibilities culminates to a point where you just need a vacation. From a Mexican all-inclusive to a weekend in New York,...
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Mar 01, 2019
For the fifth consecutive year, the Air Canada Foundation and Breakfast Club of Canada joined forces to welcome three Indigenous youth from British Columbia on an exceptional trip to meet...
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Feb 01, 2019
Everyone who travels in the winter, especially in Canada, is by now familiar with the captain’s message from the flight deck explaining that before takeoff, the aircraft must make a stop at the...
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Feb 01, 2019
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain from the flight deck. One of our passengers has become seriously ill and we will be diverting to St. John’s so we can get him the appropriate medical...
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Feb 01, 2019
Through innovations like the Air Canada App and streamlined baggage and customs screening, getting from A to B – and making your connecting flights in between – is easier than ever....
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Feb 01, 2019
It all started when she was 7 years old and on an Air Canada flight when she helped a flight attendant do her service in the cabin. Ever since, Joséphine Sainclair Lenoir has dreamt of becoming a...
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Feb 01, 2019
Our crews at Air Canada Cargo are experts at how to pack, palletize, and load all kinds of air freight onto our global fleet. In January, a team of four from our London Heathrow cargo facility...
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Feb 01, 2019
My name is Damar and I’m a First Officer flying the Airbus A319/A321 for Air Canada Rouge. My family is an immigrant family. We moved from Jamaica when I was 3, and on our flight to Canada, I...
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Feb 01, 2019
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has partnered with Montreal’s Ferreira Group, a group of local modern Portuguese restaurants, to bring travel and Portuguese food together in food-centric vacations....
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Feb 01, 2019
Each year, the Air Canada Foundation provides financial and in-kind support to charitable organizations across Canada. Funds are raised through various fundraising activities, such as the annual...
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Jan 01, 2019
A medical emergency can happen at any time, but mid-air crises pose the unique challenge of not having immediate access to urgent medical care. Air Canada takes several steps to make sure it can...
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Jan 01, 2019
At Air Canada, the new year reminds us that constant transformation is the key to moving onward and upward. January is the month of resolutions, where we vow to get to the gym or skip desserts,...
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Jan 01, 2019
"As an Aircraft Interior Technician, I work on all aspects of the aircraft interior. We make sure the chairs function properly and that the appearance of the cabin — from carpets to sidewalls to...
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Jan 01, 2019
Launched last year for passengers at Montréal-Trudeau Airport, the YUL Pet Squad is also a hit with Air Canada employees at the airport. A team of volunteers and 30 dogsExternal site which may...
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Jan 01, 2019
"I’m a Service Director for Air Canada I’ve been with the airline for 24 years, and I knew from the age of eight that I needed to be in aviation. I wanted to be in the airport and around...
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Jan 01, 2019
The Air Canada Foundation received, through the annual Aeroplan Mile Matching campaign held from December 3rd to 9th, 2018, a record of nearly 7.6 million Aeroplan Miles in support of its Hospital...
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Dec 01, 2018
The security briefings are over, you are safely fastened in your seat and the pilot throttles up the powerful jet engines to speed down the runway and into the skies toward New York City. It all...
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Dec 01, 2018
Let me share a secret. A hidden perk of working for an airline is that you are never at a loss for cocktail-party conversation. Almost invariably, the topic soon turns to well-meaning suggestions...
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Dec 01, 2018
Day-in and day-out, photographers scout locations at or near airports around the world to take the perfect airplane picture. In its annual photo contest, Skies Magazine alone received 1000 image...