{"id":67857,"date":"2026-02-13T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/air-canada-talks-transborder-cuba-a350-1000s-and-more-in-earnings-call\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:34:01","slug":"air-canada-talks-transborder-cuba-a350-1000s-and-more-in-earnings-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/air-canada-talks-transborder-cuba-a350-1000s-and-more-in-earnings-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada talks transborder, Cuba, A350-1000s and more in earnings call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air Canada talks transborder, Cuba, A350-1000s and more in earnings call<\/a>
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Publish Date: 2026-02-13 11:31:00<\/a>
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TORONTO \u2014 Air Canada delivered a \u201cstrong 2025 \u2026 and an exceptional Q4,\u201d said President and CEO, Michael Rousseau, in the airline\u2019s full-year and fourth-quarter earnings call this morning.<\/p>\n

Air Canada hit record operating revenues of $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, reaching $22.4 billion for the full year. The airline flew 45.3 million passengers last year, with a 0.8% YOY increase in capacity.<\/p>\n

Rousseau thanked Air Canada\u2019s team for getting through a demanding year \u2013 one that included strike action by flight attendants in August 2025 \u2013 and also praised employees for their resilience through recent record cold and snowfall across much of Canada. \u201cManaging through severe weather effectively \u2026 is no easy feat,\u201d said Rousseau on this morning\u2019s call.<\/p>\n

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TRANSBORDER TRAFFIC & CUBA FLIGHTS<\/p>\n

In a sign of the times, as Canada\u2019s airlines have adapted to transborder travel\u2019s new normal, questions about Air Canada\u2019s U.S. routes weren\u2019t front and centre like on past calls. Canada-to-U.S. travel is still down, but so far it\u2019s plateaued. Rousseau noted that transborder traffic \u201chas remained relatively steady from a trend perspective over the past year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Air Canada\u2019s repatriation flights bringing Cuba vacationers back to Canada continue, and Rousseau said the airline expects \u201cminimal financial impact.\u201d\u00a0Earlier this week\u00a0aviation industry expert John Gradek said airlines including Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat would be faced with redeployment questions as aircraft are suddenly pulled off high season Cuba routes.<\/p>\n

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A350-1000 DELIVERIES START IN 2030<\/p>\n

Air Canada\u2019s fleet will get a big boost with the A350-1000. Air Canada has ordered eight A350-1000s, as announced\u00a0this week, with deliveries scheduled to start in the second half of 2030. With a range of up to 9,000 nautical miles, the A350-1000 is expected to support nonstop services from Canada to high-growth markets across the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia…<\/p>\n

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