{"id":172407,"date":"2026-08-18T12:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/172407\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:56:07","slug":"air-canada-revenue-hits-record-ca6-3bn-in-second-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/172407\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada revenue hits record CA$6.3bn in second quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Canada reported record second-quarter operating revenues of CA$6.3 billion for 2026, supported by strong demand across its network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadian flag carrier posted adjusted EBITDA of CA$719 million, at the top end of its guidance range for the quarter. It recorded an operating loss of CA$215 million, including CA$388 million in labour-related and other charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Net cash flow from operating activities reached CA$651 million, while free cash flow totalled CA$174 million. Air Canada also deployed CA$125 million during the quarter to repurchase more than six million shares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, the airline has reinstated and updated its full-year 2026 guidance, citing resilient demand for premium and corporate travel, fare measures designed to mitigate fuel-price volatility and disciplined cost management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Canada President and CEO Michael Rousseau said the progress made in strengthening the airline\u2019s financial position meant an investment-grade rating was achievable over the medium term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rousseau also pointed to leadership continuity beyond 2026 following the announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aircanada.com\/media\/air-canada-announces-appointment-of-anko-van-der-werff-as-president-and-chief-executive-officer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anko van der Werff <\/a>as his successor, saying Air Canada had a clear strategy and the financial strength to pursue its long-term objectives and deliver sustainable value for stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Air Canada reported record second-quarter operating revenues of CA$6.3 billion for 2026, supported by strong demand across its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1206,17],"class_list":["post-172407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-air-canada","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}