Air Canada is currently making some major changes to the composition of its fleet, and it particularly impacts the company’s low cost subsidiary, Rouge. This project is now well underway, and the first aircraft has already been reconfigured, so I’d like to provide an update with all of the details.
Air Canada currently has a fleet of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, with one more of the jets on order. This is the carrier’s single largest narrow body aircraft type, in terms of the number of frames currently in the fleet. The plan is that throughout 2026, Air Canada will transfer all 737 MAXs to subsidiary Rouge, meaning that there will be no more 737s in the mainline fleet.
It’s worth noting how much this project was moved forward as well — initially this was all supposed to happen by 2028, while now it’ll happen entirely this year, so that’s impressive speed.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
