C-FIVW is one of 19 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently in the Air Canada fleet, their largest aircraft. We photographed the B77W while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on July 29, 2017.
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C-FIVW took its first flight on May 16, 2013 and was delivered to Air Canada on June 14, 2013. As mentioned, this is one of 19 Boeing 777-300ER airliners in the Air Canada fleet. The aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 400 passengers with 40 seats in business class, 24 more in premium economy and 336 in economy class.
Near the end of summer, 2017, the B77W had some problems with the right side engine. Flying from Vancouver, British Columbia to Hong Kong, China on August 30, 2017, the crew of C-FIVW received a warning message just north of Anchorage, Alaska regarding the right side hydraulic system. The airplane turned around and returned to Vancouver (YVR) for a safe landing three hours later. The result was the replacement of the right side engine driven hydraulic pump.
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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