C-FNAI is another Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190AR that sees the writing on the wall. The Canadian airline has already begun phasing out these E190 airliners that fall somewhere between a regional jet and something meant for a bit longer hauls. We photographed this Embraer 190 on October 7, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-FNAI
C-FNAI was delivered to Air Canada on November 29, 2007. This Embraer ERJ-190AR is configured for a maximum number of 97 passengers with nine seats in business class and 88 more economy class seats. At the moment, this is one of 21 E190 models in the fleet but that number will be shrinking rapidly over the next year or so.
On May 23, 2015, C-FNAI was flying from Toronto, Ontario to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On the initial climb out of YYZ, crew came upon a drone about a mile and half from the end of the runway. They avoided the unmanned aircraft and continued on for a safe landing in Saskatoon. It should be noted that tools like this who fly drones where they’re not supposed to are the tools that make the authorities wary and suspicious of regular law-abiding photographers.
On September 27, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-190AR was flying from Toronto to Regina, Saskatchewan. At about 1,000 feet on the initial climb out of Toronto, a bird strike occurred on the right side engine. The aircraft was diverted back to Toronto for a safe landing. As a result, the Fan Air Valve was replaced. C-FMZU was brought in to take the passengers to their destination with a hefty 7.5 hour delay.
Embraer E190
The Embraer 190 performed its maiden flight on March 12, 2004 and was first delivered to launch customer JetBlue in 2005. JetBlue remains the top operator for this kind of aircraft. The E190 is 36 metres or 119 feet in length with a wingspan of 29 metres or 94 feet. At the tail, the airplanes stands eleven metres or 35 feet in height. The flight range is 4,537 kilometres.
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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