The largest aircraft currently in the Air Canada fleet, C-FIVR one of 19 Boeing 777-300ER airliners belonging to the Canadian Airline. We photographed this airplane while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on July 20, 2017. Back in 2012, C-FIVR had a run-in with a large bird, causing engine damage. More on that below.
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C-FIVR
C-FIVR took its maiden flight on February 3, 2009 and was delivered to Air Canada on February 13, 2009. One of 19 in the fleet, this aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 400 passengers with 40 seats in business class, 24 more in premium economy and 336 seats in economy class.
Back on October 17, 2012, C-FIVR was flying from Vancouver, British Columbia to Hong Kong, China. On takeoff, the crew saw a heron and thought it had struck the aircraft. At first, the flight carried on. However, during the climb, crew noticed a burning odour in the cabin and smoke in the cockpit. After a fuel dump over the Pacific Ocean, the Boeing 777-300ER returned to Vancouver for a safe landing. Feathers were found in the right side engine and there was significant damage to that engine’s acoustic tiles.
Boeing 777-300ER
Nearly a decade after the initial Boeing 777 variant was introduced with United Airlines in 1995, the first Boeing 777-300ER entered service with Air France (2004). The ER is for extended range and this aircraft has a range of 13,650 kilometres.
The Boeing 777-300ER is 74 metres or 242 feet in length, making it ten feet longer than the iconic Boeing 747-400. The wingspan is 65 metres or 213 feet and the aircraft stands 19 metres or 61 feet in height at the tail.
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded in 1937 as Trans Canada Air Lines and commenced operations under the new name in 1965. The airline has a fleet of around 175 aircraft in their main fleet, flying to over 200 destinations around the world. With subsidiaries added in, those numbers increase to nearly 400 aircraft flying to 350 destinations.
Headquartered at Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Dorval, Quebec, Air Canada 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 in the alliance.
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Bird Strike Definition (From SKYbrary)