Air Canada says Boeing 737 Max grounding will affect it into 2020

As my dad worked for TCA/Air Canada , i have a soft spot for this Air line . But it is faced with the same problem that all carriers have . Will the Flying public , book Flights on this aircraft when it is cleared to resume service ?
I do not know if the average person can identify a Max , or even cares . But if i can , then i suppose others can .
It is my personal opinion that the Max is so tarnished , that when the Max is cleared to Fly , the public will get nervous with any thing that looks like a 737 . As for the Flight Crews and Cabin Attendants , how do you get them to sign up , with an Aircraft that has a mind of its' own ? I do not know what management feels about this problem , but i bet it has a lot of staff nervous . Will Air Canada still wish to take delivery of aircraft on order ?
Many questions have to be answered , and it all revolves around the response of those people who buy tickets .This is not very coherent , but my concerns are in the right place . Penny for your thoughts .....DGR

J B i agree with the fact that Air Canada has both a diversified fleet , and the Sterling reputation that allows it to be able to lease from others the aircraft it requires to meet passenger loads . This is something other carriers may not be able to do . So in this instance , Air Canada is special . However the problem remains , what do we do with the Max aircraft . If the airline goes with removing all references to this aircraft , you still can't remove the split winglets and saw tooth engine cowlings . Passengers , Informed passengers will know . If the airline finds via Polling of it's passengers , that this Max is a poison pill , Air Canada may be forced to rid itself of the Max's it already has , and find some way to get out of accepting any others on order . In my 64 years , i have never witnessed a crisis of this sort . All airlines that operate the Max are all facing the same dilemma . Will passengers and crew forgive and forget ? I am not attacking the airlines . That will be settled by the coming snow storm of lawsuits against Boeing . But i am just addressing the present and future crew and passenger concerns . If you can't get passengers on the Max to pay the mortgage , what good is it ? DGR

AC has always had a heavy A320 narrowbody component, the article's clear its 24 affected Max are only 20pc of that, and overall capacity reduction only 2pc. At the time of the Cdn merger AC only had a few 747s, and started acquiring Boeing thereafter. Lots of airlines have a lot more exposure, just looks like the CEO got asked the inevitable questions about a newsy problem.

This is just a general observation about the Max mess . This is not about Air Canada per say . It just ended up on their page . While going through other attachments to the Max nightmare , i see that Southwest has filed for financial compensation from Boeing for the grounding of , i recall , their 34 Max's . This carrier had so bought into the Max , that it placed a huge order for many more . It is clear to me that South West was going to standardize its' fleet on the Max aircraft , as it has done on other models of 737's . Due to this night mare , will South West be so kind towards Boeing to accept the ordered aircraft when this situation is threatening the Airlines financial health ? As i read more attachments , to this Max fiasco seems to really taken on a life of it's own . How it is resolved is as clear as mud , don't you think ? DGR

Instead of all those ads on U.S. TV stations from ambulance-chasing lawyers, they'll be shooting new ones to send to airlines offering to sue Boeing. Lawsuits from airlines and the families of the dead passengers and crew might be the only thing that stops another company from buying Boeing. A new owner won't want to be on the hook for that liability and the expense of multiple court cases that will drag on for many years.

AIR CANADA like every other airline who is patiently waiting for the 737MAX8s they ordered have had to look at their resources and determine best how to deploy them on the real money making routes and cut back on the flights that don't generate the earnings they want. AIR CANADA is lucky because they can deploy part of the Rouge aircraft to cover essential routes. They might consider changing the sardine seating to attract passengers to the AIR CANADA brand.

In order to have safer planes, Airbus should certify Boeing planes and Boeing should certify Airbus planes. This way none will cut corners (at least for a while :)