Air Canada receives its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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National carrier Air Canada received the first of its 37 ordered Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, C-GPHQ. The delivery flight from Paine Field, was met at Toronto’s Pearson airport with the traditional water cannon salute.

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Air Canada intends to deploy the 787 to Tel Aviv and to Tokyo Haneda.

Unlike most other Dreamliner operators who have opted for a two class layout, Air Canada has chosen a three class cabin configuration with 20 new pod-type international business class seats, 21 seats in a seven abreast premium economy class with 19.5 inch width, 38 inch seat pitch and seven inch recline, and 210 seats in a bone crunching nine abreast economy class with a mere 17 inch seat width and a 31 inch seat pitch.

You can see more about Air Canada’s 787 at their microsite.