Air Canada cabin reveal

Air Canada on April 14 unveiled new premium cabins for its incoming Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-10 fleets, with lie-flat suites on both aircraft. (aircanada.com) The airline said the A321XLR will carry 182 passengers, including 14 Signature Class suites and 168 economy seats, making it the first single-aisle aircraft in Canada with lie-flat seats. (aircanada.com) The Boeing 787-10 will seat 332 passengers in three classes: 42 new Signature Plus suites, 28 premium economy seats, and 262 economy seats. Air Canada said the 787-10 suite adds a companion ottoman so customers traveling together can sit face-to-face. (aircanada.com) Air Canada is using the two aircraft for different jobs. The A321XLR is aimed at transcontinental and thinner long-haul routes, while the larger 787-10 is aimed at higher-demand long-haul flying. (aircanada.com, aircanada.com) The A321XLR matters to Air Canada’s network because it can fly farther than a standard narrowbody jet while using fewer seats than a widebody. Air Canada said in September 2025 that it planned to use the type on new Montreal routes to Palma de Mallorca, Toulouse, and Edinburgh in 2026. (aircanada.com) The cabin reveal also fills in a missing piece of Air Canada’s fleet plan. The carrier said in October 2025 that A321XLR deliveries would begin in the first quarter of 2026, and in February 2026 it said its first aircraft had completed an inaugural flight in Hamburg. (aircanada.com, aircanada.com) On the Boeing side, the 787-10 gives Air Canada a bigger Dreamliner than the 787-8 and 787-9 already in service. The new cabin lets the airline differentiate that subfleet with a more private business-class product and refreshed seats in the back of the plane. (aircanada.com) Air Canada said both aircraft will include larger entertainment screens, Bluetooth audio, more power options, and updated economy cabins, while premium economy will be refreshed on the 787-10. The airline showed the interiors at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, where airlines and seat makers use mockups to pitch new cabin products before jets enter service. (aircanada.com, aerotime.aero) The next test is execution. Air Canada has now shown how it wants passengers to fly on its newest jets; the remaining milestones are deliveries, route launches, and the first commercial flights. (aircanada.com, aircanada.com)