[Home](https://seatwifi.com) / [Airlines](https://seatwifi.com/airlines) / Air Canada AC Active # Air Canada Last updated: 7/22/2026 For traveler-focused guides, see our [WiFi guide](/air-canada-wifi), [Free WiFi](/air-canada-free-wifi), and [WiFi Cost](/air-canada-wifi-cost) pages. ## WiFi Providers [starlink](/starlink) Provider Status Active on select aircraft [intelsat](/providers/intelsat) Provider Status Active on select aircraft [ 📡 Air Canada Starlink Rollout Status Full timeline, fleet count, speed, and free-WiFi rules — updated as deals and installs are confirmed. View → ](/starlink-rollout/air-canada) ## Starlink Rollout Progress 5 aircraft types Dash 8-400 - 9 aircraft equipped as of Feb 15, 2026, out of an initial program targeting 25 Dash 8-400s, which also includes a full cabin redesign. Service went live in Oct 2025 for Q400s operating flights from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to Montréal or Ottawa. Installation on the balance of the Dash 8-400 fleet is still being determined. ⏳ In Progress 2% Announced: 2025-09 Target: 2026 Dash 8-400 turboprop - Installation has commenced on select aircraft as part of a cabin modernization program for 25 Dash 8-400s. Service expected to go live for passengers in October 2025. Rollout on the balance of the Dash 8-400 fleet is being determined. ⏳ In Progress Announced: 2025-09 Target: 2026-06 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 - One aircraft has been fitted with Starlink. The service is slated to go live in October 2025, initially on Q400s flying from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to Montreal and Ottawa. This initiative targets a cluster of 25 Q400 aircraft undergoing a full cabin redesign, with installation on the balance of the Dash 8-400 fleet being determined. ⏳ In Progress Announced: 2025-09 Target: 2026 De Havilland Dash 8-400 - The first Q400 has been equipped with Starlink. A cabin modernization program for 25 Q400s will include Starlink connectivity, with upgrades rolling out in phases. Starlink service on select Q400s is expected to go live in October. ⏳ In Progress Announced: 2025-09 Target: 2026 De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops - 25 aircraft are slated for Starlink installation as part of a cabin redesign program. Certification and installation are targeted to begin in 2025. One test aircraft has already been fitted with the Starlink kit, with service expected to go live in October 2025 on initial routes. 📅 Planned Target: 2026 Last updated: May 2026 ## Fleet — Tracked Aircraft 94 tails Every Air Canada aircraft we've identified by tail number. Click any tail to view its WiFi reports, recent flights, and registry details. [ Boeing 737 MAX 8 · 31 ](/aircraft/boeing-737-max-8) [ BCS3 · 26 ](/aircraft/bcs3) [ Boeing 787-9 · 10 ](/aircraft/boeing-787-9) [ Airbus A330-300 · 9 ](/aircraft/airbus-a330-300) [ Airbus A320 · 5 ](/aircraft/airbus-a320) [ E75S · 4 ](/aircraft/e75s) [ C-FCQD Airbus A320-214 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fcqd) [ C-FCQX Airbus A320-214 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fcqx) [ C-FCUG Airbus A320-214 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fcug) [ C-FCYX Airbus A320-214 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fcyx) [ C-FDGQ Airbus A320-214 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fdgq) [ C-FDHU Airbus A330-343 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fdhu) [ C-FEGI Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fegi) [ C-FEIQ Embraer Empresa Brasileira De Aeronautica S.a. ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-feiq) [ C-FEJP Embraer Empresa Brasileira De Aeronautica S.a. ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fejp) [ C-FFGZ Airbus A321-211 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-ffgz) [ C-FFIQ Boeing 737 MAX 8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-ffiq) [ C-FFJA Bombardier Inc. CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-ffja) [ C-FFJF Boeing 737 MAX 8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-ffjf) [ C-FFJG Boeing 737 MAX 8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-ffjg) [ C-FRQP Embraer Empresa Brasileira De Aeron�utica S.a. ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-frqp) [ C-FSCY The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fscy) [ C-FSDB The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsdb) [ C-FSDQ The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsdq) [ C-FSDW The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsdw) [ C-FSEQ The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fseq) [ C-FSES The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fses) [ C-FSIL The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsil) [ C-FSIP The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsip) [ C-FSIQ The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsiq) [ C-FSJH The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsjh) [ C-FSJJ The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsjj) [ C-FSKZ The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fskz) [ C-FSLU The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fslu) [ C-FSNQ The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsnq) [ C-FSNU The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsnu) [ C-FSOC The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsoc) [ C-FSOI The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fsoi) [ C-FTJS Airbus Industrie A320-211 (Airbus) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-ftjs) [ C-FTJV The Boeing Company 737-8 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-ftjv) [ C-FUJA Embraer Empresa Brasileira De Aeronautica S.a. ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fuja) [ C-FVLQ The Boeing Company 787-9 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fvlq) [ C-FVLU The Boeing Company 787-9 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fvlu) [ C-FVLX The Boeing Company 787-9 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fvlx) [ C-FVLZ The Boeing Company 787-9 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fvlz) [ C-FVNB The Boeing Company 787-9 (Boeing) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fvnb) [ C-FVND B787-9 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fvnd) [ C-FVNF B787-9 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-fvnf) [ C-GBIK Airbus Industrie A319-114 (Airbus) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gbik) [ C-GEFA Airbus A330-343 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gefa) [ C-GEGC A330-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gegc) [ C-GEGP A330-343E viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gegp) [ C-GEHI 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gehi) [ C-GEHQ Boeing 737-8 MAX viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gehq) [ C-GEHY 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gehy) [ C-GEIV 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-geiv) [ C-GEJL 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gejl) [ C-GEKH 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gekh) [ C-GEKX 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gekx) [ C-GFAF Airbus Industrie A330-343 (Airbus) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gfaf) [ C-GJAN Bombardier CRJ-900LR viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjan) [ C-GJFZ Bombardier CRJ-900 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjfz) [ C-GJXN A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjxn) [ C-GJXV Airbus Airbus A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjxv) [ C-GJXW A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjxw) [ C-GJXY Bombardier Airbus A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjxy) [ C-GJYA A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjya) [ C-GJYC A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjyc) [ C-GJYE A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjye) [ C-GJYI A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjyi) [ C-GJZS Bombardier Inc. CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gjzs) [ C-GKUG A330-343E viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gkug) [ C-GKUH A330-343 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gkuh) [ C-GMEX 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmex) [ C-GMIQ Boeing 737-8MAX viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmiq) [ C-GMIU 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmiu) [ C-GMIW 737-8 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmiw) [ C-GMYU A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmyu) [ C-GMZN A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmzn) [ C-GMZR Airbus A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmzr) [ C-GMZY A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gmzy) [ C-GNBE A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gnbe) [ C-GNBN A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gnbn) [ C-GNGV A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gngv) [ C-GNJA Bombardier Inc. CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gnja) [ C-GOFV Airbus A330-343 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gofv) [ C-GROV Mooney Aircraft Corporation M20K (Mooney) viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-grov) [ C-GTZH A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gtzh) [ C-GTZS A220-371 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gtzs) [ C-GTZU A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gtzu) [ C-GUPG A220-371 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gupg) [ C-GUPK A220-371 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gupk) [ C-GUPL A220-371 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gupl) [ C-GVDQ Piper Aircraft Corporation A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gvdq) [ C-GWUQ Airbus Canada Lp A220-371 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gwuq) [ C-GWUU Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gwuu) [ C-GXZD Airbus A330-343 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gxzd) [ C-GYJW Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gyjw) [ C-GYLQ Airbus A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gylq) [ C-GYLY Airbus A220-300 viasat ](/airlines/ac/c-gyly) ## Latest News 2 articles [ 2025-05-01 Canada Newswire ### Fast, free Wi-Fi for Aeroplan members sponsored by Bell now on Air Canada flights in North America ](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/fast-free-wi-fi-for-aeroplan-members-sponsored-by-bell-now-on-air-canada-air-canada-rouge-and-air-canada-express-flights-in-north-america-mexico-and-the-caribbean-845790877.html) [ 2024-12-12 Canada Newswire ### Air Canada to offer fast, free Wi-Fi ](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/air-canada-to-offer-fast-free-wi-fi-846720941.html) [ Starlink at Home Love Starlink in the sky? Get it at home — best satellite internet available. GET DEAL → ](https://cards.milesandpointsdaily.com/starlink?utm_source=seatwifi&utm_medium=cross-promo) ## Frequently Asked Questions Does Air Canada have WiFi on all flights? All cabins on Wi-Fi-equipped aircraft; ~88% of mainline fleet equipped at launch with remainder completing in early 2026 See the live data hub at /airlines/ac for aircraft-by-aircraft status. What WiFi provider does Air Canada use? Air Canada WiFi is powered primarily by Bell-sponsored Wi-Fi (Intelsat / Gogo 2Ku Ka-band on retrofit fleet). [source] For free vs paid, see /air-canada-free-wifi. How fast is Air Canada WiFi? Air Canada WiFi runs on Bell-sponsored Wi-Fi (Intelsat / Gogo 2Ku Ka-band on retrofit fleet), with typical speeds around 25 Mbps and peaks up to 70 Mbps. [source] For pricing tiers tied to speed, see /air-canada-wifi-cost. Does Air Canada WiFi work on international flights? Air Canada's long-haul fleet generally has WiFi on international routes, though brief drops over polar regions can occur depending on the satellite system. See the live data hub at /airlines/ac for aircraft-by-aircraft status. How do I connect to Air Canada WiFi? Switch on airplane mode after takeoff, enable WiFi, select the Air Canada network, and follow the on-board portal to either log in (free passes) or buy a plan. For free-WiFi conditions, see /air-canada-free-wifi. Explore WiFi Guides [Air Canada WiFi Overview →](/air-canada-wifi) [Free WiFi on Air Canada →](/air-canada-free-wifi) [Air Canada WiFi Cost →](/air-canada-wifi-cost) [Check a Flight](/) [Search AC Flights](/search?q=ac) [Browse All Flights](/flights)