Based on the Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index 2026, here is a detailed look at the world’s most powerful countries by soft power this year.
Air Canada
Air Canada (AC) Flight AC1730 was traveling from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) on Sunday, September 20, 2026, when a female US citizen requested asylum in Canada during the flight.
Air Canada will end its Singapore-Vancouver route on 26 January 2027, ending Singapore’s current nonstop link to Canada and shifting travellers to one-stop alternatives via Asia or North America.
Air Canada (AC) has removed an in-flight service director from service after social media posts containing antisemitic comments and references to the Israel-Gaza conflict surfaced online.
Air Canada (AC) will resume nonstop flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) on November 30, bringing forward the planned return of its Israel service by several weeks.
Air Canada will start Dublin-Vancouver flights early in 2027, adding spring capacity and wider connections through Vancouver.
Air Canada expands Summer 2027 with new routes to Europe and Asia, boosting Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver connectivity.
Air Canada (AC) is preparing to reveal 5 new routes for Summer 2027, with the announcement scheduled for September 3, 2026.
Air Canada (AC) has settled its legal dispute with Brink’s over the theft of gold and cash from its cargo facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), bringing one major court battle arising from Canada’s largest gold heist to an end.
Air Canada (AC) employees have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking investigation involving Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).