Air Canada begins construction on new hangar at its Toronto Pearson global hub

On September 22nd, Air Canada broke ground on a new CAD$90m aircraft hangar project at Toronto Pearson Airport that will support the airline’s ongoing expansion of its Toronto global hub. Once complete, the new Hangar 5 building will cover an area equal to seven professional hockey rinks and accommodate five aircraft at one time. Once completed in April 2018, Hangar 5 will cover more than 127,000 ft² under a 77-foot high ceiling. At capacity, it will be able to accommodate up to 3 wide body and 2 narrow body aircraft.