Air Canada is planning to pull two 33+ year-old Boeing 767s out of retirement after grounding the jets at the start of the pandemic in early 2020 as it seeks to boost capacity to meet demand in the coming years.
Rather than having the planes scrapped as many airlines did with their aging aircraft in the early days of the pandemic, Air Canada decided to send its unwanted passenger 767s into long-term storage in a desert facility near Phoenix, Arizona.
Earlier this year, however, Air Canada had two of its 767s moved from Arizona to Hamilton, where they are being prepared for a reentry back to service in 2025.
One of the 767s is 33 years old, while the second is 34 years old. Both jets are configured…
















