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AirCanada.ca (TSX: AC.A, TSX: AC.B) is Canada's largest airline and flag carrier.

Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air flights for passengers and cargo to 240 destinations; it also provides vacation packages to over 90 destinations via Air Canada Vacations.

In 2006, 34 million people flew with the airline. In 2007, Air Canada celebrated its 70th anniversary.

Air Canada is the world's 11th largest passenger airline by fleet size, and its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport. The airline's parent company is ACE Aviation Holdings. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, an alliance of 19 member airlines formed in 1997.

On April 24, 2007, Air Canada announced that it has exercised half of its options for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The firm order for the Dreamliners is now at 37 plus 23 options, for a total of 60.

This makes Air Canada the largest operator of the Dreamliner in North America and the third largest in the world (behind Qantas and All Nippon Airways).

It also announced that it has cancelled orders for 2 Boeing 777Fs. In November 2007, Air Canada announced that it will lease an additional Boeing 777-300ER from ILFC. The number of 777s now on order totals 18 (12 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs) with options for 16 more, totaling 34.

Air Canada has also taken delivery of 15 Embraer 175s and is in process of taking delivery of 45 Embraer 190s. It also holds options on an additional 60 Embraer 190s. These aircraft are being used to expand its intra-Canada and Canada/USA routes. Additionally, some of the Embraer 190s will replace older A319/A320s.

Started in July 2006, and scheduled to be completed by early 2009, Project XM: Extreme Makeover, is a $300-million CAD ($300-million USD) aircraft interior replacement project to install new cabins on all aircraft, except the soon to be replaced A340s and older B767-200s. New aircraft such as the Boeing 777 are being delivered with the new cabins factory installed.