Investor Presentaiton
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Air Canada is the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market. Based on Official
Airline Guide ("OAG") data, during the period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Air Canada led the
Canadian airline industry's domestic scheduled capacity with an estimated market share of approximately 60% based
on ASMs.
The following charts illustrate (i) the estimated share of the overall domestic scheduled capacity provided by Air
Canada, together with Jazz, and other airlines, as measured by ASMs, and (ii) the historical and projected number of
domestic revenue passengers per year.
Estimated Domestic Scheduled Capacity Market
Share (¹)
Historical and Projected Domestic Revenue
Passengers (2)
WestJet
31%
Other
Airlines
9%
Air Canada
60%
Passengers (in millions)
0
10
20
60
70
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005E
2006E
2007E
2008E
2009E
(1) Source: OAG data, based on Available Seat Miles during the period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006. The estimated share of the
overall domestic scheduled capacity of Air Canada includes the domestic scheduled capacity of Jazz. CanJet Airlines discontinued its
scheduled passenger services on September 10, 2006.
(2) Source: Transport Canada, Aviation Forecast, July 2006. Represents enplaned and deplaned domestic revenue passengers
Transborder Market
As of December 31, 2006, there were 1,055 daily scheduled transborder flights operated between Canada and the
United States. Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport ("Toronto Pearson Airport"), Air Canada's largest hub,
is the world's largest originator of flights into the United States.
According to Transport Canada, transborder revenue passengers grew at a compound annual rate of 3.4% from
1994 to 2004 and are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 4.3% from 2005 to 2009.
Air Canada, together with Jazz, carries more passengers, serves more non-stop destinations and provides more
flights in the transborder market than any other airline. Competition in the transborder market is primarily from U.S.
network carriers and their regional affiliates, which tend to operate flights between the United States and Canada via
their hubs for connecting flights. U.S. network carriers with transborder operations include Alaska Airlines, American
Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways. As of December
31, 2006, Air Canada, together with Jazz, serviced 46 U.S. destinations (including six seasonal destinations) from
Canada, while U.S. carriers serviced 31 U.S. destinations from Canada. In addition, one U.S. low cost carrier, Frontier
Airlines, operates service from Denver to Calgary.
Canadian low-cost carriers also operate transborder services and have expressed an intention to expand these
operations in the future. WestJet currently provides transborder services to 11 destinations in the United States.View entire presentation