*** Updated June 24, 2023 ***
This aircraft last flew for Air Canada in March, 2019 and was scrapped in 2020.
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When C-FDQV performed its maiden flight back in 1989, it thought it would be starting life with Ansett Australia. However, deals fell through and the Airbus A320-200 ended up with Air Canada and has been with the Canadian airline ever since. We photographed this A320 on June 29, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-FDQV
C-FDQV performed its first flight on October 23, 1989 and was delivered to Air Canada on February 3, 1990. One of 42 in the main fleet, the Airbus A320-211 is configured for a maximum total of 146 passengers with 14 seats in business class, 36 more in premium economy and 98 economy class seats.
On a flight from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Toronto, Ontario on October 1, 2012, an oven in the forward galley provided some issues. An acrid odour was detected as the A320 began its descent into Toronto. The power to the galley was turned off and the aircraft came in for a safe landing. As a result, the oven and controller were replaced.
On August 26, 2013, C-FDQV was flying from Toronto to Montreal, Quebec. On the climb out of Toronto, a flap/slat system #2 fault indication was received. The climb was stopped and the airliner returned to YYZ for a safe landing 15 minutes later. A ruptured hot water leak in the aft galley was apparently to blame. The #2 slat flap control computer was reset and the leaky hot water pipe was replaced.
On final approach to Toronto on a flight from Montreal on July 17, 2016, an “Auto Brake Fault” message was received and the normal brakes became inoperative. The approach was aborted and the aircraft went around once before landing safely on the second attempt. As a result, the brakes and steering control unit, the brakes pressure transducer unit and the brakes servo valves were replaced.
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Airbus A320-200
The Airbus A320 is the leader of the Airbus A320 family. The A321 is the extended version while the A319 and A318 are shrunken versions. The airplane is 38 metres or 123 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands 12 metres or 39 feet in height. The flight range is 6,100 kilometres.
The first Airbus A320 was introduced in 1988 with Air France. Somewhere around 4,400 of the A320 have been built and around 7,500 aircraft from the A320 family have been put into service.
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded as Trans Canada Air Lines in 1937. The name was officially switched on January 1, 1965. There are over 170 aircraft in the main fleet (including Air Canada Jetz and Air Canada Cargo) with nearly 320 when subsidiaries are included. The largest in the fleet is the Boeing 777-300ER. The airline flies to over 220 destinations around the world (350 with subsidiaries included).
Headquartered at the Air Canada Centre on the grounds of Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Dorval, Quebec, the airline is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Other founding members include Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways and United Airlines. There are now 26 full member airlines worldwide.