Airlines/Canada
Is Air Canada safe?
Flag carrier of Canada. Air Canada Express Flight 8646 (operated by Jazz Aviation) struck a fire truck that had entered the runway while landing at LaGuardia in March 2026; both pilots died, all passengers survived. Before that, the mainline's last fatal accident was AC797 in 1983.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
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Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 3.8 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 2026 (0y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
Counting every airframe we hold for this airline's code, which is more than the fleet figure in our carrier data (215). The table below lists them.
The actual aircraft in Air Canada's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Air Canada, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 52 | 5.4 yrs | 2017 to 2026 |
| Airbus A220-300 | 47 | 4.2 yrs | 2019 to 2026 |
| Airbus A321ceo | 34 | 17 yrs | 2000 to 2018 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 32 | 8.9 yrs | 2015 to 2024 |
| Airbus A320 (ceo) | 25 | 24 yrs | 1991 to 2012 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 20 | 19.7 yrs | 1999 to 2014 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 19 | 16.2 yrs | 2007 to 2016 |
| Airbus A319 | 13 | 28.4 yrs | 1996 to 2002 |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 8 | 12.1 yrs | 2014 to 2015 |
| Boeing 777-200LR / 777F | 6 | 18.7 yrs | 2007 to 2008 |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 6 | 32.7 yrs | 1989 to 2001 |
| Embraer 175 | 4 | 20 yrs | 2005 to 2009 |
We can date 52 of the 52 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airframes we hold for Air Canada. They average 5.4 years old, built between 2017 and 2026.