One of what will soon be 29 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner models in the main Air Canada fleet, C-FRTU has just celebrated its first year of service with the Canadian airline. We photographed C-FRTU on March 25, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-FRTU
C-FRTU performed its maiden flight on May 9, 2017 and was delivered to Air Canada on June 6, 2017. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is one of 27 currently in the fleet with two more on order for 2019 deliveries. This B789 (and all others in the fleet) is configured for a maximum total of 298 passengers with 30 seats in business class, 21 more in premium economy and 247 economy class seats.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
The first B789 took flight on September 17, 2013 and first entered service with Air New Zealand on July 8, 2014. This aircraft is 63 metres or 206 feet in length, 20 feet longer than the initial Boeing 787-8 variant. Both models share the same 60 metre or 197 foot wingspan. At the tail, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner stands 17 metres or 56 feet in height.
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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