For C-FGYL, the days in the main Air Canada fleet are most likely numbered. There are 37 Airbus A320-200 models currently in the fleet but 21 of those are slated for retirement over the next ten months. We photographed this A320 on February 17, 2020 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-FGYL
C-FYGL performed its first flight way back on September 30, 1991. The Airbus A320-211 was delivered to Air Canada on December 2, 1991. This is one of 37 Airbus A320-200 models in the mainline fleet of this Canadian airline.
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 September 17, 2011, this airplane was flying from Toronto, Ontario to Los Angeles, California. Cruising at 34,000 feet, over Chicago, Illinois, the first officer’s windscreen cracked. The flight was diverted to Chicago O’Hare for a safe landing. C-GKOD, an alternate A320, was brought in to continue the flight.
The following year, on July 12, 2012, this airliner was flying domestically from Vancouver, British Columbia to Montreal, Quebec. The climb was halted at 10,000 feet after receiving both an equipment cooling and an avionics smoke indication. The flight was diverted back to YVR for a safe landing.
On March 15, 2017, this airplane was flying from Toronto to Ottawa, Ontario. Upon landing in YOW, the aircraft drifted left and the crew felt they had possibly taken out a runway edge light. However, there was no damage found.
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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.