Still awaiting a paint job, C-FIVS is an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER that has been in service for nearly a decade. We photographed this B77W on May 20, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-FIVS
C-FIVS took its first flight on June 27, 2009 and was delivered to Air Canada on July 8, 2009. The Boeing 777-333ER is one of 19 in the main fleet. The aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 400 passengers (the less densely packed of two different versions in the fleet) with 40 seats in business class, 24 more in premium economy and 336 economy class seats.
Free of any major mechanical incidents, C-FIVS did have some problems on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Toronto, Ontario back on March 13, 2011. At 36,000 feet, cruising about 110 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, there was a medical emergency on board. It was decided that the B77W would divert to San Juan. A passenger on board was suffering from a pulmonary collapse and was in need of immediate medical attention. After a delay of over two hours, the flight continued to its destination.
Boeing 777-300ER
The Boeing 777-300ER was first delivered to launch customer Air France in 2004, nearly a decade after the initial 777 variant was introduced with United Airlines in 1995. The ER is for 'extended range' and this aircraft can fly a lofty 13,650 kilometres between stops.
The B77W is 74 metres or 242 feet in length with a wingspan of 65 metres or 213 feet. At the tail, the airliner is 19 metres or 61 feet in height. Though not the most glamorous of the big airplanes, the Boeing 777-300ER is longer than both the Boeing 747-400 (by 10 feet) and Airbus A380-800 (by 3 feet).
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded as Trans Canada Air Lines in 1937. The name was officially switched on January 1, 1965. There are nearly 190 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 close to 210 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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