Nov 9 (Reuters) - Air Canada AC.TO :
* REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2020 RESULTS
* Q3 LOSS PER SHARE C$2.31
* QTRLY TOTAL PASSENGERS CARRIED DECLINED 88 PER CENT DUE TO COVID-19 AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
* Q3 REVENUE FELL 86 PERCENT TO C$757 MILLION
* COVID-19 MITIGATION AND RECOVERY PLAN NEARLY COMPLETE
* REDUCTION OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES BY ABOUT $3.0 BILLION OVER 2020-2023 PERIOD
* PLANS TO REDUCE Q4 2020 CAPACITY BY APPROXIMATELY 75 PER CENT COMPARED TO Q4 OF 2019
* IN Q3, NET CASH BURN OF $818 MILLION OR ABOUT $9 MILLION PER DAY, ON AVERAGE
* CANCELLING 10 BOEING 737-8S AND 12 AIRBUS A220S
* DEFERRING DELIVERY OF NEW BOEING 737-8 AND AIRBUS A220 AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY IN 2021 AND 2022
* PERMANENTLY RETIRING 79 OLDER AIRCRAFT FROM FLEET - CONSISTING OF BOEING 767, AIRBUS A319 AND EMBRAER 190 AIRCRAFT
* PROJECTS NET CASH BURN OF BETWEEN $1.1 BILLION AND $1.3 BILLION (OR BETWEEN $12 MILLION AND $14 MILLION PER DAY, ON AVERAGE) IN Q4 OF 2020
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$-2.60 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA