Looking a little ragged with its mismatched nose cone, C-FIVQ is surely slated for a new paint job into the new black, red and white Air Canada livery. We photographed the Boeing 777-300ER on September 14, 2017 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
For full-size, high resolution versions of any of the photos in the image gallery, simply click on the individual pictures. See below for more detailed information on C-FIVQ, the Boeing 777-300ER model in general and the airline.
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C-FIVQ
C-FIVQ took its first flight on December 11, 2008 and was delivered to Air Canada on December 23, 2008. One of 19 B773 aircraft in the fleet, C-FIVQ is configured for a maximum total of 450 passengers with 28 seats in business class, 24 more in premium economy and 398 seats in economy class.
Mostly incident free in its first decade of action, the Boeing 777-300ER did have some trouble back on February 24, 2010. The aircraft was flying from Tokyo, Japan to Toronto, Ontario. On the initial climb out of Tokyo Narita, the crew was instructed to halt at 700 feet and they leveled off at 900 feet. The reason was another airplane approaching from the right side. Once they were clear of the conflict, the flight went as planned with no further incident.
Boeing 777-300ER
The first Boeing 777-300ER was delivered to Air France in 2004. The original variant in the 777 family was introduced nearly a decade earlier with United Airlines. The ER is for extended range and this airliner can fly a range of 13,650 kilometres.
The B773 is 74 metres or 242 feet in length with a wingspan of 65 metres or 213 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands 19 metres or 61 feet in height. The Boeing 777-300ER is actually longer than the iconic Boeing 747-400 by around ten feet.
Air Canada
Air Canada has a fleet of around 175 aircraft in their main fleet with the Boeing 777-300ER being the largest. The most numerous is the Airbus A320-200 and the newest addition is the Boeing 737 Max 8 which is slated to enter service this month. These aircraft fly to over 200 destinations worldwide. With subsidiaries included, the fleet is nearer to 400 airliners with around 350 destinations to fly to.
The airline was founded in 1937 as Trans Canada Air Lines with the name changed to Air Canada on January 1, 1965. They are a founding member of the Star Alliance, along with Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways and United Airlines. Air Canada is headquartered on the grounds of Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Dorval, Quebec.
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