Air Canada is set to delay the reintroduction of two Boeing 767s. The airline planned to utilize the aircraft on a handful of routes starting in February.
Last year, the carrier confirmed plans to use the 767s in its passenger fleet again. The fleet type exited revenue service in 2020.
Airline leaders called the move “temporary insurance” in the airline’s short-term fleet plan. “These are two older 767s that used to be part of our passenger mainline fleet,” said Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s executive vice president of revenue and network planning.
Initially, the two 767s were slated to start revenue service on Feb. 1 between Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Calgary, Alberta. Later, the aircraft were also scheduled to serve Las Vegas and Phoenix.
According to a recent Cirium Diio schedule update, the jets will now begin service on April 1. Routes will include Montego Bay, Edmonton, and Calgary with daily service.
At the time of writing, the aircraft are not scheduled beyond April. The two 767-300s in question appear to be registered as C-FOCA and C-GLCA.
Both aircraft had been stored at Pinal Airpark in Marana, Arizona, until they were ferried to Ontario’s John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in 2024.
