Air Canada cabin refresh

Air Canada has unveiled a new cabin design for its Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-10 jets, with lie-flat seats coming to some single-aisle planes for the first time in Canada. (aircanada.com) The airline announced the redesign on April 14 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, and called it its biggest cabin investment so far. Air Canada said the first aircraft with the new interior will enter service this summer on the A321XLR. (aircanada.com) On the A321XLR, Air Canada said passengers in Signature Class will get fully lie-flat seats on a narrow-body jet, a layout the carrier says is a first for a Canadian single-aisle aircraft. The plane will carry 182 passengers, including 14 Signature Class seats and 168 Economy Class seats. (aircanada.com) On the Boeing 787-10, the new product includes Air Canada Signature Plus Suites, which the carrier said will add more space and privacy for travelers seated together. Air Canada said that version of the cabin will launch when the 787-10 enters service. (aircanada.com) The overhaul reaches beyond business class. Air Canada said all cabins will get new ergonomic seats, larger overhead bins, larger 4K organic light-emitting diode screens, Bluetooth audio, and both USB-C and alternating-current power at every seat. (aircanada.com) Premium Economy is changing too. Air Canada said those seats will add extended privacy wings, part of a broader push to sell a more upscale product across long-haul and transcontinental flying. (aircanada.com) The A321XLR is central to that plan because it can fly farther than a standard single-aisle jet while using fewer seats than a wide-body aircraft. Air Canada has said the aircraft will open new trans-Atlantic routes and also fly premium-heavy domestic trips such as eastern Canada to the West Coast. (aircanada.com, aircanada.com) Air Canada has already tied the aircraft to route growth. In September 2025, it said the A321XLR would start Montreal-Palma de Mallorca service in June 2026 and also operate Montreal-Toulouse and Montreal-Edinburgh, with more routes planned from Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax as deliveries continue. (aircanada.com) For travelers, the immediate change is not a new booking map but a new onboard product that Air Canada says will spread as new aircraft arrive. The airline framed the rollout as a fleet upgrade first, with route announcements coming separately. (aircanada.com)