Aircraft Interiors International joined Air Canada for the inaugural flight of its first Airbus A321XLR. This was a regular scheduled revenue flight: flight AC413 from Montréal to Toronto, in June 2026.
Air Canada’s first A321XLR (C-GXLR) waiting to perform its inaugural revenue flight
Celebrations at the gate before flight AC413 took off. There were some brief speeches by Mark Galardo, EVP and CCO at Air Canada; Colin Bole, SVP customers, North America at Airbus; and Yves Beauchamp, president and CEO of ADM Aéroports de Montréal.
“Today, we celebrate an aircraft that will unlock new destinations, improve service on existing markets, and enhance the onboard experience,” said Galardo
Every av geek’s favourite! Here we have MSN 12696. Photo: Adam Gavine
A welcoming crew and a maple leaf-inspired lighting feature in the A321XLR entrance area. This is an Airbus ‘full-flex zone’ than enabled Air Canada to optimise the seating, galley and lavatory spaces to suit its needs. Photo: Adam Gavine
Air Canada has strived to near a widebody business-class experience in the A321XLR Signature Class suites
The XL overhead stowage bins help make boarding quick and stressless
The Signature Class suites were designed in partnership with Acumen Design Associates
Air Canada has chosen the Aurora platform from Collins Aerospace for the A321XLR business class. Aurora is in a herringbone configuration. Photo: Adam Gavine
The privacy divider between each Signature Class seat can be lowered. Photo: Adam Gavine
The privacy divider between the seats in the lowered position. Photo: Adam Gavine