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Air Canada’s livery famously features the flag carrier’s distinctive maple leaf roundel. While the airline has had multiple liveries over the years that feature the national symbol, its current paint job has a modern white design with black and red accents. However, two aircraft in its fleet have a notably different look.
In what the airline described as a “twist” on its regular livery, two Air Canada Airbus A320-200s feature an all-black livery. The lettering and maple leaf roundels are in the same place, but the fuselage is mostly black instead of white.
When the livery was first revealed in 2023, Air New Zealand poked fun at the Canadian carrier due to the paint job’s similarities with Air New Zealand’s all-black livery.
These two jets are 32-year-old aircraft registered as C-FMSX and C-FNVV and are part of the Air Canada Jetz fleet. Air Canada Jetz is the company’s charter division, operating flights for groups like sports teams, political campaigns, and band tours.
The airline’s charter operation has four A320s, with the other two being in the regular Air Canada livery. Each aircraft is configured with 70 business class seats.
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