Class 1A -April 1, 1939


Class 1A - December 1, 1940


Class 1A - March 1, 1949


Class 1A - June 1, 1956


Class 1A - April 27, 1986


Class 1A - April 1, 1990


Class 1A - December 1, 1993


June 1, 1997


October 26, 1997


Class 1A - December 1, 2000


Class 1B - November 1, 1954
US Timetable


Class 1B - February 16, 1986
USA Edition


Class 1B - October 28, 1990
European Edition


Class 1D - July 16, 1962
Overseas and Southern


Class 1D  - July 15, 1964
International Timetable


Class 1D - December 1, 1973
International Timetable


Class 1D - March 1, 1959
TCA North American Edition


Class 1D - October 29, 1961
Canada and USA Services


Class 1D - April 30, 1967
Air Canada North American Edition


Class 1D  - February 23, 1975
Air Canada North American Edition


Class 2A - April 28, 1963
Atlantic Timetable
Indicateur Transatlantique
Transatlantik Flugplan
Orario Transatlantico


Class 2A  - April 24, 1960
Benelux


Class 2A  - March 1, 1960
Edition Transatlantique


Class 2A  -Sept. 14, 1981
North American Timetable
USA Edition


Class 2A  - October 26, 1986
Rapidair


 Class 2A  - August 1, 1971
United States Timetable


Class 2A - Sept. 1, 1974
United States Timetable


 Class 4A - Summer 1972
Advance International Services
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About  Air Canada Timetables

For a North American airline, Air Canada's timetable publication history is uniquely complex. Over the years, Trans-Canada, and later Air Canada, have issued a wide variety of timetable editions with significant schedule content, advertising and target market differences in mind.  From a corporate perspective, this complexity is simply an attempt to put the company's products and services in the best light for customers in different markets. From a collector's viewpoint, however, subtle content and market orientation are not always apparent in Air Canada's timetable publication history.

AirTimes uses a classification system to help differentiate content and markets when an airline produces multiple editions with the same or similar dates.

While many Air Canada timetable series are straight forward, others are not.  For example during most of the 1960s and 1970s, if you want to see all Air Canada schedules for a particular date, you need copies of both the North American and International editions. Under the AirTimes system, these are categorized as Class 1D - Component System Timetables.  Beginning in late 1976, Air Canada began producing two versions of the North American edition - one for distribution in Canada and the other in the United States.  

Since flight schedule content was identical with only advertising differences between the two North American editions, many collectors will view the differentiation of these series as irrelevant.  However, an AirTimes goal is to
fully catalog an airline's timetable publication history.  

If you've ever purchased or traded for what you thought was a system timetable, only to later find out it was abridged and lacking the content you specifically wanted to explore, then you should understand why AirTimes has taken the more difficult path of trying to sort through the many timetable editions before publishing pages for many of the world's airlines.

That's not to say the choices AirTimes has made in cataloging Air Canada's timetables are necessarily the best!  Feedback to psloan@airtimes.com will be very much appreciated.

In the meantime, below is an index to Air Canada timetable categories included on this page.  The current categories list is incomplete and additional publication editions will be added as AirTimes grows.

July 18, 2003

Class 1A - System Timetable
bullet TCA System Timetable
bullet Air Canada System Timetable
Class 1B - Regional System Timetables
bullet Trans Canada - US edition
bullet Air Canada System Timetable (USA Edition)
bullet Sterling Timetable (TCA UK edition)
bullet Timetable Horaires Flugplan (European edition)
Class 1C - Home System Timetable
bullet Indcatieur Général
Class 1D - Component System Timetable
bullet TCA Overseas and Southern
bullet TCA North American Edition
bullet TCA Canada and USA
bullet Air Canada International Edition
bullet Air Canada North American Edition
Class 2A - Regional timetables
bullet Atlantic Services Timetable
bullet Canada-USA
bullet Edition Benlux / Uitgave Benlux
bullet Edition Transatlantique
bullet Japan
bullet Nonstop America
bullet North American (USA Edition)
bullet Rapidair
bullet Timetable Horaires Flugplan Orario (European Edition - 1973)
bullet Timetable Horaires Flugplan (European Edition - 1975-1980)
bullet Transatlantic Timetalbe (UK Edition)
bullet United States Timetable
Class 3A - Local timetables
bullet Chicago
bullet Cleveland
Class 4A - Advance Timetable
bullet International services
Class 10 - Miscellaneous
bullet Supplements
Class 11 - Air Freight
bullet Air Freight

Timetable Publication Dates
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1A TCA System Timetables
 
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Air Canada System Timetable
 
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09-09-85
10-27-85
02-16-86
04-27-86
10-26-86
04-26-87
07-15-87
10-25-87
04-03-88
10-30-88
04-02-89
10-29-89
04-01-90
10-28-90
04-07-91
10-27-91
04-05-92
10-25-92
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10-30-94
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07-01-95
12-01-95
06-01-96
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06-01-97
10-26-97
04-05-98
11-01-98
05-01-99
10-31-99
06-03-00
12-01-00

Class 1B - 
Regional System Timetables
1B Timetable - Horaires - Flugplan

European edition including all scheduled services. Identified by blue border separating logo/date from the picture below in 1980-1985 period. Yields from Class 2A edition with same title.
 
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10-31-82
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04-29-84
02-16-85
04-28-85
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04-01-90
10-28-90
04-07-91
10-27-91
1B

Sterling Timetable / U.K. Edition

UK edition

 
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Trans-Canada  US Timetable

 
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02-01-55
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08-08-55---09-25-55
09-25-55
11-01-55---01-01-56
01-01-56
03-29-56
04-29-56
06-01-56
08-01-56
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Air Canada USA Edition

Green border separates upper logo/date from picture below. The only difference between the Class 1A Air Canada System Timetable and Class 1B USA Edition  is a slight variation in market orientation - usually identifiable  in USA issues noting  flights "to" Canada on inside front or back cover advertisements.
 
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10-27-85
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10-25-87
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10-30-88
04-02-89
10-29-89
04-01-90
10-28-90
04-07-91

Class 1C - 
Home System Timetable
1C Horaire Canadien /
Indicateur Général

System timetable in French with advertising from Canadian perspective. Edition likely for distribution in Quebec.
 
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04-26-59
01-01-60
04-01-60
04-24-60
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Class 1D- 
Component System Timetables
1D Overseas and Southern Services

Series yields to 1D-International listed below. Issued concurrently with "Canada and USA Services" edition. 
 
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International

Series yields from 1D-Overseas and Southern Services listed  above
 
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07-01-73---09-01-73
09-02-73---10-27-73
10-28-73---02-28-74
12-01-73---02-28-74
04-28-74---06-30-74
07-01-74---08-31-74
09-01-74---10-26-74
10-27-74---12-31-74
01-01-75---02-22-75
02-23-75---04-26-75
04-27-75---06-30-75
07-01-75---08-31-75
09-15-75---10-25-75
10-26-75---12-31-75
12-15-75
03-01-76
04-25-76
06-12-76
09-12-76
10-31-76
12-15-76
02-15-77
04-24-77
07-01-77
09-12-77
10-30-77
12-15-77
02-01-78
04-30-78
07-01-78
09-11-78
10-29-78
01-08-79
03-01-79
04-29-79
07-02-79
09-10-79
01-07-80
04-27-80
06-30-80
09-08-80
10-26-80
12-16-80
03-20-81
04-26-81
09-14-81
10-25-81
01-10-82
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09-12-82
10-31-82
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1D

TCA North American

Yields to Canada and USA Services listed below.

 
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01-02-61---03-01-61
03-01-61
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1D

Canada and USA Services

Yields from TCA North American edition listed above Yields to Air Canada North American edition listed below. Issued concurrently with "Overseas and Southern Services" Edition.
 
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Air Canada North American Edition

Yields from Canada and USA Services edition listed above.
 
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02-01-64---04-25-64
04-26-64
07-01-64---10-24-64
10-25-64
02-01-65
04-25-65
08-01-65---10-30-65
10-31-65
02-01-66---04-23-66
04-24-66---07-31-66
07-01-66---10-29-66
10-30-66
02-01-67---04-29-67
04-30-67
08-01-67
09-01-67---10-28-67
10-29-67
02-01-68---04-27-68
04-28-68
07-01-68---10-26-68
10-27-68
03-01-69---04-26-69
04-27-69
08-01-69---10-25-69
10-26-69
02-01-70---04-25-70
04-26-70
08-05-70---10-24-70
10-25-70
02-02-71---04-24-71
04-25-71
08-01-71---10-30-71
10-31-71
02-15-72---04-29-72
04-30-72
07-15-72---10-28-72
10-29-72---02-24-73
02-04-73---04-28-73
04-29-73---06-30-73
07-01-73---09-01-73
09-02-73---10-27-73
10-28-73---02-28-74
12-01-73---02-28-74
03-01-74---04-27-74
04-28-74---06-30-74
07-01-74---08-31-74
09-01-74---10-26-74
10-27-74---12-31-74
01-01-75---02-22-75
02-23-75---04-26-75
04-27-75---06-30-75
07-01-75---08-31-75
09-15-75---10-25-75
10-26-75---12-31-75
12-15-75
03-01-76
04-25-76
06-12-76
09-12-76
10-31-76
02-15-77
04-24-77
07-01-77
09-12-77
09-11-78
03-01-79
04-29-79
07-02-79
10-28-79
01-07-80
06-30-80
10-26-80
04-26-81
04-25-82
09-12-82
10-31-82
02-01-83

Class 2A - 
Regional Timetables
2A Atlantic Services Timetable
1 03-01-60    
2A

Atlantic Timetable
Indicateur Transatlantique
Transatlantik Flugplan
Orario Transatlantico

1
2		 09-15-60
04-28-63    
2A

Edition Benelux / Uitgave Benelux
1 04-24-60    
2A

Canada-USA

Transatlantic timetable for European distribution. Printed in Canada
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2		 10-27-63
10-31-71
2A

Japanese Edition

1 10-31-04---04-02-05
2A

Nonstop America

Pocket size

1 10-29-95
2A

Edition Transatlantique

Printed in England for European distribution. Wholly in French.

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04-24-60---06-14-60
2A

North American Timetable - 
USA Edition

Distinguished by an *  the upper right corner of the cover.  Identical to Class 1D North American in overall content, but issued for distribution in the USA market. Watch for differences in advertising - most frequently on the inside cover.

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02-15-77
04-24-77
07-01-77
09-12-77
10-30-77
12-15-77
02-01-78
04-30-78
07-01-78
09-11-78
10-29-78
01-08-79
03-01-79
04-29-79
07-02-79
09-10-79
10-28-79
01-07-80
03-03-80
04-27-80
06-30-80
09-08-80
10-26-80
12-16-80
03-02-81
04-26-81
09-14-81
10-25-81
01-10-82
04-25-82
10-31-82
02-01-83
04-24-83
2A

Rapidair

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2		 06-16-84
10-26-86    
2A

Timetable - Horaires - Flugplan - Orario

Transatlantic markets only. Intended for European distribution. Yields to 2A "Timetable - Horaires - Flugplan "
1 04-29-73---06-30-73 
2A

Timetable - Horaires - Flugplan

Includes international markets except USA. Does include Caribbean services.  Yields to Class 1B edition with same title.

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04-27-75---10-25-75
04-24-77
07-01-77
09-12-77
12-15-77
02-01-78
04-30-78
03-01-79
04-29-79
07-02-79
09-10-79
10-28-79
01-07-80
03-03-80
04-27-80
09-08-80
2A

Transatlantic Timetable

UK edition, printed in England
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3		 02-01-65
10-30-66
04-28-68
2A

United Kingdom Edition

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10-30-60
2A

United States Timetable

Initially, quick-reference issue with global Air Canada services to/from the USA.  Beginning with 10-29-72 edition, incorporates principal Canadian services to/from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

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08-01-71---10-30-71
10-31-75
04-30-72
10-29-72
02-04-73---04-28-73
04-29-73---06-30-73
07-01-73---09-01-73
10-28-73---02-28-74
12-01-73---02-28-74
03-01-74---04-27-74
04-28-74---06-30-74
07-01-74---08-31-74
09-01-74---10-26-74
10-27-74---12-31-74
01-01-75---02-22-75

Class 2B - 
Other Regional Timetables

No indication of series or edition continuity
1 SUM   96     
Deutschland-Kanada/USA

Class 3A - 
Local Timetables
3A Chicago
1 04-28-68
3A

Cleveland 

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2		 04-27-69      
12-15-77

Class 4A - 
Advance Timetables
4A International Services
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2
3
4		 WIN   67---WIN   68 
SUM   68
04-29-69
SUM   72

Class 10 -
Miscellaneous Timetables
1 04-01-60      
supplement to  04-24-60 Class 1C Indicateur Général   
2 04-01-60      
supplement to 04-24-60 Class 2A UK Edition

Class 11 -
Air Freight Timetables
1
2		 10-29-78
04-02-89

 

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Contributor to this page

Todd Allen
Rick Covington
Dave Cahail
David Henderson
Frank J. Lichtanski
Federico Schurmann
Bob Turner
Air Canada

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