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Air Canada Acquiring Four Former Singapore Airlines A330s

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:16:41 +0000

Air Canada has just revealed an interesting fleet update for 2019. In 2019, Air Canada will acquire four Airbus A330s. All four of these planes are being acquired from TAP Air Portugal, which actually acquired these planes from Singapore Airlines in 2017. However, with TAP Air Portugal taking delivery of A330-900neo aircraft over the coming…

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F Ferreira — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:52:04 +0000

I’m on A330-300 in business class , same Singapore seats, entertainment system not working, old outdated and it’s end April 2026, Montreal to Vancouver sold as business $5,000, for this terrible seat .

Kevin — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:32:02 +0000

I can confirm that AC is now selling these seats as Business Class on the YUL > LAX route. Beats the crap outta their domestic business on the A320s, so I’m not complaining ;)

Califirniadreamin' — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:23:41 +0000

Daniel, the majority of Air Canada's A330's do offer lie-flat 1/1/1 Signature (Business class) seating (Layout 1). The front cabin in the 4 aircraft new to the fleet are being sold as Premium Economy (2/2/2) (Layout 2).

Daniel — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:09:37 +0000

I just booked a flight LAX -YUL -LAX in mid June and Air Canada is selling them as lie-flat business seats

Ethan — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 00:10:35 +0000

@TravelSafe As a CX flyer I always find their 20 year old 330 clean and well maintained, it’s usually when I checked them I realized their age (IFE performance especially abysmal airshow not included)

Califirniadreamin' — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:22:10 +0000

AC has already said that these aircraft will offer only Premium Economy and Economy fares. Those seats will not be sold as Signature/Business class.

Azamaraal — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:42:30 +0000

The first year Etihad operated they used retired SQ A340 aircraft. Flew AUH-JNB and the seats in J were abysmal and thoroughly trashed.

TravelSafe — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 04:50:02 +0000

@Alvin--thanks for the insights. How do we know which SQ aircrafts are leased and which are owned by them? I have heard some rumors that ex-SQ aircrafts are OK, but not as good as ex-ANA or ex-JAL birds. In general, which airlines are known for top-notch maintenance? Which are notorious for poor maintenance?

Califirniadreamin' — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 03:10:49 +0000

#skedguy, AC successfully feeds intra-Canada, US and international flights via its hubs in YVR, YYZ and YUL. The A330s are being based in Montreal because of the aircraft's more limited range. And actually, when the widebody refurbishment is completed, the A330s will be the most up-to-date plane in it's fleet.