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Excellence 2025

Excellence | 2025  
Congratulations to our award-winning employees   Félicitations à nos employés lauréats
C-FSBV B787-9 Air Canada  [+] 2025-

This special livery honours the winners of an internal staff competition. Titles in French on the starboard side and in English on the port side.

Image  ©  Andrew Pope (LHR)
Tags   Staff

2024 Cargo Operator of the Year

2024 Cargo Operator of the Year   Transporteur de Fret de l'année 2024
Air Transport World  
C-FPCA B767-375ER/BDSF Air Canada Cargo  [+] 2024-
C-GHLU B767-333ER/BDSF Air Canada Cargo  [+] 2025-

Air Transport World is an online and print trade publication covering the global air transportation industry. Titles in English on the port side and in French on the starboard side.

Image  © 
Tags   Awards

Vince Carter 15

Vince Carter  
15
C-GUPG A220-371 Air Canada  [+] 2024-25

Celebrating Toronto Raptors player Vince Carter's number 15 jersey retirement. He entertained crowds with his leaping ability and slam dunks in the early 2000s, sometimes earning the nickname "Air Canada". At the time Air Canada was also the Raptors' inaugural naming sponsor of the stadium.

Image  © 
Tags   Basketball, Tribute to a Champion

Go Canada Go (2024)

Go Canada Go!  
#5
Official Carrier   Transporteur Officiel
C-FITW B777-333ER Air Canada  [+] 2024-25

Supporting the National Olympic Team for the Paris Olympics.

Images  ©  YoungKyun Shin (ICN)
Tags   National Olympic Team

Félicitations

Congratulations   Félicitations
2024 Employee Excellence Awards Recipients   Prix d'excellence 2024 décernés aux employés
C-FVNB B787-9 Air Canada  [+] 2024-

This special livery honours the winners of an internal staff competition. Titles in French on the starboard side and in English on the port side.

Images  ©  Petr Juris (MUC) & Martin Krause (FRA)
Tags   Staff

Disney Wish/Le Souhait

Wish   Le Souhait - Asha et la bonne étoile
Disney - See the all new movie   Regardez le nouveau film
C-FVLX B787-9 Air Canada  [+] 2023-24

Wish is the 2023 Winter season musical fantasy film of the Disney Studios. The livery featured main character Asha.

Images  ©  Andrew Pope (LHR) & Diego Ruiz de Vargas (MAD)
Tags   Cartoon & Anime, Disney

Turning Red / Alerte Rouge

Turning Red   Alerte Rouge
Disney Pixar
C-GVDP A220-371 Air Canada  [+] 2022-23

Air Canada was a partner of the release of Disney Pixar's Turning Red in early 2022. Meilin "Mei" Lee is a 13-year-old girl (seen on the starboard side with titles in French) who suddenly transforms into a huge red panda (seen on the port side with titles in English).

Images  ©  Ludovic Bechler (YUL) & Royal S King (SEA)
Tags   Cartoon & Anime, Disney

Haut le drapeau Fly the flag

Fly the Flag   Haut le Drapeau
#4
Go Canada Go!
C-FVLQ B787-9 Air Canada  [+] 2021-22

Supporting the National Olympic Team for the Tokyo Olympics. Titles in English on the port side and in French on the starboard side.

Images  ©  Hajime Suzuki (NRT)
Tags   National Olympic Team

Retro #2

Trans-Canada Air Lines  
#2
C-GNBN A220-371 Air Canada  [+] 2021-

In 2021 Air Canada replaced its retrojet, A319 C-FZUH (which was the very first retrojet worldwide) with this brand new A220.

Image  ©  Chung Kwok (YVR)
Tags   Retro

Go Canada Go! #3

Go Canada Go!  
#3
C-FITL B777-333ER Air Canada  [+] 2018
C-FRTG B787-9 Air Canada  [+] 2018

Supporting the National Olympic Team in time for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Images  ©  Andrew Pope (LHR) & Michael Stappen (ZRH)
Tags   National Olympic Team

Vancouver 2010

Vancouver 2010  
C-FIVS B777-333ER Air Canada  [+] 2009-10

Sponsoring the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. The aircraft was delivered with the special livery directly from the Boeing factory. Both sides displayed athletes performing different winter sports.

Images  ©  A.J. Best (LHR) & Royal S King (PAE)
Tags   Olympics, Winter Sports

70 - TCA 1937

70 - TCA 1937  
C-FCAE B767-375ER Air Canada  [+] 2007-08
C-GIUB A321-211 Air Canada  [+] 2007-08

This special tail was part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the airline.

Images  ©  LHR Photos (LHR) & Brian McDonough (MIA)
Tags   Anniversary

100th E175

100th E175  
C-FEKD EMB-175SU Air Canada  [+] 2005

These very short-lived decals celebrated the 100th E-Jet delivery (combining all E170 to E195 aircraft). This milestone was accomplished after only 19 months of deliveries.

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Tags   Manufacturer Milestone

Kids' Horizons | Horizons Enfance

Kids' Horizons | Horizons Enfance  
C-FYJD A319-114 Air Canada  [+] 2003-08
C-GBHZ A319-114 Air Canada  [+] 2007-14
C-GBIP A319-114 Air Canada  [+] 2008-15

Air Canada created the Kids’ Horizons (Horizon Enfance in French) program to focus on charities that benefit young people in Canada and around the world, with a kite as a logo. In 2012 Air Canada created its own foundation to replace the program. FYJD was in the 1990s standard scheme when unveiled in Kids Horizon livery in 2003. This was later changed to the transition scheme (white fuselage and Frosted Leaf tail). GBHZ & GBIP sported the full Frosted Leaf scheme during the period.

Image  ©  Maarten Visser (YUL)
Tags   Charity

65 Years 1937-2002

65 Years 1937-2002  
Symphony of Voices
C-FFWN A320-211 Air Canada  [+] 2002-09

The maple leaf on this plane showed different tones of red because it was made up of the names of about 40'000 Air Canada employees & retirees. The scheme was part of the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the airline when unveiled in September 2002.

Image  ©  Reinhard Zinabold (YYZ)
Tags   Anniversary, Flag, Staff

Free Spirit

Free Spirit  
Experience Aboriginal Culture
C-GBZR B767-333ER Air Canada  [+] 2001-08

Air Canada introduced this scheme in association with the Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada (ATTC) to raise awareness of Canada's native inhabitants. The eagle is the work of Arnold Jacobs, an Iroquois artist from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. His drawing was selected by a panel of representatives of all important indigenous organizations from 32 native artists designs.

In 2008 the "Frosted Leaf" tail replaced the dark green tail for a while before the aircraft was fully repainted to the new standard scheme.

Images  ©  Martin Krause (FRA)
Tags   Initiative, Original Artwork, Traditional Patterns

Go Canada Go #2

Go Canada Go   On y va Canada
#2
Nagano 98
C-FYLD A340-313 Air Canada  [+] 1998-99

Supporting the National Olympic Team in time for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Both sides showed two different athletes, with English titles on the port side & French titles on the starboard side. A downhill skier was featured on the port side while an ice-hockey goal minder could be seen on the starboard side.

Image  ©  EX/ZX Collection (YYZ)
Tags   National Olympic Team, Winter Sports

Trans-Canada Air Lines

Trans-Canada Air Lines  
#1
TCA 60 1937-1997
C-FZUH A319-114 Air Canada  [+] 1997-21

First RetroJet ever. To mark the airline's 60th anniversary 1937-1997, Air Canada had the original idea to paint a current aircraft type in a scheme that was gone for decades... back to times when Air Canada was known as TCA. This design launched the Retro design trend. Note the maple leaf logo was slightly modified in 2007.

Image  ©  Nito (AUA)
Tags   Anniversary, Retro

Flying with the best

Flying with the best   A la hauteur des meilleurs
The Spirit of Donovan Bailey   En hommage à D. Bailey
C-FBEG B767-233ER Air Canada  [+] 1996-98

Donovan Bailey is a Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. This performance made a lot of noise in Canada and Air Canada unveiled this tribute livery on October 29, 1996. Titles in French on the port side and in English on the starboard side.

Images  ©  Reinhard Zinabold Collection (YYZ) & Wingnut (LHR)
Tags   Tribute to a Champion

Go Canada Go #1

Go Canada Go   On y va Canada
#1
Atlanta
C-FWRR CRJ-100ER Air Canada  [+] 1996

Supporting the national team for the 1996 Olympics. Both sides showed two different athletes, with english titles on the port side & french titles on the starboard side. The starboard side displayed Donovan Bailey, who would win the gold medal and set the world record for the 100m race.

Images  ©  Reinhard Zinabold (YYZ) & Jacques Guillem Collection (ATL)
Tags   National Olympic Team