It was not our first aircraft photographed in 2020. However, C-FDST followed closely behind a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER that has already been featured here at the site. We captured this Airbus A320-200 on January 1, 2020 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-FDST
C-FDST performed its first flight on September 25, 1990. The Airbus A320-211 was delivered to Air Canada on November 23, 1990. This is the third oldest of 37 A320 models currently in the fleet. However, a number of those are destined to be retired in the next year or so.
This aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 146 passengers. There are 14 seats in business class, 36 more in premium economy and 96 economy class seats.
On January 7, 2016, C-FDST was flying from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Toronto, Ontario. On the descent towards YYZ, crew received an ELEC GEN 1 FAULT message. Attempts to restart the generator and APU failed. The airplane was able to land safely at their destination. As a result, the #1 generator control unit was replaced and the APU circuit breaker was reset.
On a flight from Los Angeles, California to Vancouver, British Columbia on December 21, 2018, flames were observed from the right main landing gear while taxiing to the gate after landing. It was found that parts of the right side main landing gear break assembly were missing and were found on the runway and taxiway. As a result, the brake and wheel assemblies were replaced, along with the tachometer.
Could have been serious but wasn’t. On September 27, 2019, this airplane was flying from Vancouver, British Columbia to Ottawa, Ontario. On takeoff, the airliner hit a flock of birds. The flight continued to its destination. Around 15 dead swallows were swept off the runway at YVR.
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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.
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.