C-FGKH started life in the skies back in 2003 with Azzurra Air. That airline, under the ownership of Air Malta, ceased operations a year later. The Airbus A320-200 spent time with Thomas Cook Airlines, based in Belgium, before making the jump across the Atlantic to work for Air Canada in 2015.
We photographed this Airbus A320 on May 20, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). For full-size, high resolution versions for any of the photos in the image gallery, simply click on the individual pictures. See below for more detailed information on C-FGKH, the Airbus A320-200 model in general and the airline.
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C-FGKH
C-FGKH performed its maiden flight on March 5, 2003 and was delivered to Azzurra Air on May 10, 2003 as EI-DBD. Azzurra Air commenced operations in 1996 and ceased operations in March, 2004. Owned by Air Malta and headquartered in Milan, Italy, the airline had a fleet of 12 aircraft, two of which were A320 models. The charter airline flew to over 50 destinations.
With the demise of Azzurra Air, the airliner was then delivered to Thomas Cook Airlines on March 1, 2004 as OO-TCI. That airline put the Airbus A320-200 into storage in November, 2014. It was then delivered to Air Canada as C-FGKH on February 4, 2015.
This Airbus A320-214 is one of 42 in the main Air Canada fleet, with phase-outs set to begin in 2019. The airplane is configured for a maximum total of 146 passengers with 14 seats in business class, 36 more in premium economy and 96 economy class seats.
On September 5, 2014, just before being sent to pasture by Thomas Cook, OO-TCI had a bit of an issue on a flight that should have traveled from Brussels, Belgium to Tenerife Sur Sofia Reina in Spain’s Canary Islands. On the initial climb, shortly after takeoff, crew put on their oxygen masks as a precaution after a strange smell was detected in the cockpit. The A320 diverted back to Brussels for a safe landing.
Airbus A320-200
The initial variant in the Airbus A320 Family, the Airbus A320-200 was introduced with launch customer Air France in 1988. Since, nearly 4,400 have been delivered. The airliner is 38 metres or 123 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the airplane is 12 metres or 39 feet in height. The flight range is 6,100 kilometres.
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded as Trans Canada Air Lines in 1937. The name was officially switched on January 1, 1965. There are around 175 aircraft in the main fleet with over 400 when subsidiaries are included. The largest in the fleet is the Boeing 777-300ER. The airline flies to over 200 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 27 full member airlines worldwide.
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