MONTREAL, 20 June 2019 – Air Canada today announced that it is expanding its popular in-flight entertainment offering through unique partnerships with Crave, Bell Media’s award-winning entertainment service, and Stingray.

The new content is part of the airline’s expanded entertainment system, which will increase the content offering on board certain aircraft types by half, including many of the Boeing 777 and 787, the largest long-range wide-body aircraft, as well as the Airbus A319 and A321, and Air Canada Rouge’s Boeing 767. The selection is so vast that you would have to fly around the world 22 times to get through it all.

Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge passengers can now enjoy great content from Crave, including Life And The Girlfriend Experience from STARZ channel; Billions, Ray Donovan And The affair from the SHOWTIME channel; Broad City and the original comedy Letterkenny by Crave. Stingray, a Quebec-based company, offers a wider selection of music contentincluding French-language music channels, music-themed concerts and documentaries, music video compilations, multi-artist interviews, award galas, etc. Stingray ambience which features videos showcasing dream destinations with a soothing soundtrack that promotes relaxation.

On board Air Canada’s main flights Stingray’s music content includes various music genres such as pop, country, hip hop and feel-good music. As a special introductory offer, Air Canada customers will receive an AirCanada promotional code that they can redeem until the end of September at www.stingray.com/promo to get a three-month free trial of Stingray Music.

Interesting facts about Air Canada’s inflight entertainment system:

• If a passenger wanted to enjoy the full content of the in-flight entertainment system in June, he would have to fly from Toronto to Hong Kong 72 times, or fly around the world 22.5 times.
• More than 90% of passengers use the onboard entertainment system.
• Cleopatra (1963), the longest film offered on board, lasts more than four hours.
• The most watched film of the year so far is Bohemian Rhapsody.

“According to a recent survey among readers of Global Traveler, Air Canada received the award for best in-flight entertainment; But our commitment to service excellence drives us to continually improve the customer experience on board,” said Andrew Yiu, Vice President – Products, Air Canada. That’s why we’re excited to announce new partnerships with Crave and Stingray that will significantly enrich our video and music content. Air Canada will be the only airline to offer full seasons of the Crave program, and with Stingray, music lovers can enjoy a wider selection of music genres and tracks from leading artists.

” Over and beyond, Air Canada significantly expands its film and television selection currently offered on board the latest wide-body and single-aisle models of its main operation. With these improvements, customers, especially those flying our long-haul flights, will benefit from unprecedented choice; in particular, they will have access to all seasons of television shows such as How I Met your mother, More new Disney releases and enhanced HBO content. To help customers choose and manage entertainment options, We are gradually introducing a new user interface that is easier to use and available in 15 languages. »

Later this year, Air Canada will upgrade its Airbus A330 fleet with more powerful servers and add content.