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Scale : 1/100
Wing Span : 23.75"
Length : 24.75"
Code : KA340ACTR

Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. Its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario. Its main base is Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Quebec. Air Canada is the world's seventh largest passenger airline by fleet size, and the airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, an alliance of 26 member airlines formed in 1997. Air Canada's corporate headquarters are located in the Saint-Laurent area of Montreal, Quebec. The airline's parent company is the publicly traded firm ACE Aviation Holdings. Air Canada had passenger revenues of CAD$9.7 billion in 2008.

The A340-500 was introduced as the world's longest-range commercial airliner. It made its first flight on 11 February 2002, and was certified on 3 December 2002 with early deliveries to Emirates Airline. While the KC-10 Extender is the longest-ranged production aircraft, the A340-500 was the world's longest-range commercial airliner until the introduction of the Boeing 777-200LR in February 2006. The A340-500 can fly 313 passengers in a three-class cabin layout over 8,650 nautical miles (16,020 km), e.g. it is capable of travelling non-stop from London to Perth, Australia, though a return flight requires a fuel stop due to headwinds. Singapore Airlines, for example, initially used this model in a two-class, 181-passenger layout for its Newark-Singapore nonstop route: an 18-hour, 45-minute "westbound"  journey that remains the longest scheduled non-stop commercial flight in the world. In the first transfer of A340-500s from one airline to another.

TAM Brazilian Airlines has leased two Air Canada airplanes for use on its São Paulo-Milan route. They will be transferred to a new TAM route between São Paulo and Johannesburg later in CY2010. Additionally, Nigeria's Arik Air has acquired three A340-500s following relinquishment of their delivery positions by Kingfisher Airlines of India. Kingfisher canceled one of its initial five-airplane A340-500 order in November 2009. A total of 37 A340-500s have been ordered by seven airlines, of which 6 are in "VIP" configuration for Government operators (including Qatar and Algeria) and private owners, with 31 delivered as of June, 2010.