A shattered windshield over the Pacific Ocean. A wonky engine over Iceland. C-FOGJ has had some moments over the past year. The Boeing 767-300ER started life with Qantas in 1991 and has been with WestJet since 2015. We photographed the B763 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on September 14, 2017.
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C-FOGJ
C-FOGJ took its first flight on October 3, 1991 and was delivered to Qantas on October 16, 1991 as VH-OGJ. On October 11, 2002, the Boeing 767-300ER was transferred to Australian Airlines 2002, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas. The airline was founded in 2001 and ceased operations on June 30, 2006. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Australian Airlines 2002 had a fleet of five Boeing 767-300ER aircraft flying to 13 destinations.
VH-OHJ was back in service with Qantas on May 15, 2006 and was later put into storage by the airline in October, 2014. The B763 was delivered to WestJet on August 26, 2015. The airliner is configured for a maximum total of 262 passengers with 24 seats in business class (WestJet Plus) and 238 in economy class.
While in service with Qantas, the aircraft was flying from Darwin to Brisbane in Australia on January 29, 2012. After the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit, the aircraft was diverted to Mount Isa for a safe landing. No trace of fire, heat or smoke was found.
Something minor happened on July 5, 2016 but it could have been catastrophic. Flying from London, England to Vancouver, British Columbia, the crew were told to turn right after taking off. Instead, they turned left. There luckily were no resulting traffic conflicts.
On September 10, 2016, C-FOGJ was flying from London, England to Edmonton, Alberta. Just southeast of Keflavik, Iceland (Reykjavik), a bang was heard and a jolt was felt on board. The aircraft diverted to Keflavik for a safe landing after burning off fuel for an hour. It was determined the left hand engine had malfunctioned and was banging and vibrating. The engine was removed.
On April 9, 2017, the Boeing 767-300ER was flying from Edmonton, Alberta to Kahului, Hawaii. At 38,000 feet and 710 miles from Kahului, the right hand windshield shattered. The aircraft descended to 14,000 feet for the remainder of the flight and landing safely in Kahului.
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Boeing 767-300ER
The first Boeing 767-300ER was introduced with launch customer American Airlines in 1988, seven years after the initial 767 variant entered service with United Airlines in 1981. A direct competitor to the Airbus A330-200, 583 were delivered, in all.
The B763 is 55 metres or 180 feet in length with a wingspan of 48 metres or 156 feet. At the tail, the airliner stands 16 metres or 52 feet in height. The flight range is 11,070 kilometres.
WestJet
Founded in 1996, WestJet is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The Canadian airline has a fleet of nearly 170 aircraft. The largest in the fleet is the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline is the largest remaining operator of the Boeing 737-600. WestJet flies to nearly 110 destinations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Not included is new ultra low cost carrier subsidiary Swoop. Swoop began service in June, 2018 with a small fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft and now mostly flying Boeing 737 MAX 8 models. Swoop will cease to exist at the end of October, 2023 with its aircraft integrated back into the mainline. Also to be integrated in the near future will be the fleet of Sunwing.