Air Canada to begin flying Boeing Dreamliners in spring 2014

TORONTO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Air Canada said onWednesday it will take delivery of the first of 37 Boeing 787Dreamliner aircraft in the spring of 2014, as it continues torenew its fleet of wide-body aircraft.

As the planes are gradually introduced into its fleet, theairline will offer a preview of its new Dreamliner service onsome domestic and trans-Atlantic flights on a temporary basisthis spring, Montreal-based Air Canada said.

Beginning in July 2014, the first route that the Dreamlinerwill operate will be Air Canada's Toronto-Tel Aviv route.

Air Canada plans to take delivery of the first of 15 787-8series aircraft in the spring. The first delivery of 22 largercapacity 787-9 series aircraft is planned for July 2015. All 37Boeing 787 aircraft are scheduled to be delivered by the end of2019.