As we mentioned recently when we profiled C-FSDB, Air Canada has made a return to the Boeing 737 after nearly a decade and a half. C-FSDW is one of ten Boeing 737 MAX 8 variants that have recently arrived in the main Air Canada fleet. Previous to that, the Canadian airline flew Boeing 737-200 models from 1976 to 2004. We photographed C-FSDW while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on March 25, 2018.
For full-size, high resolution versions for any of the photos in the image gallery, simply click on the individual pictures. See below for more detailed information on C-FSDW, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 model in general and the airline.
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C-FSDW
C-FSDW performed its maiden flight on February 23, 2018 and was delivered to Air Canada on March 12, 2018, just less than two weeks before the images in the gallery above were taken. As mentioned, this is now one of ten Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the main Air Canada fleet with 40 more on order. The B38M is configured for a maximum total of 169 passengers with 16 seats in business class and 153 economy class seats.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
The initial variant in the Boeing 737 MAX Family, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 first took flight on January 29, 2016 and the first performed its initial commercial flight with launch customer Malindo Air on May 22, 2017. As of January, 2018, just 80 of over 4,000 MAX orders had been filled.
The B38M is 40 metres or 130 feet in length, slightly longer than the Boeing 737-800. The wingspan is 36 metres or 118 feet and the aircraft stands 12 metres or 40 feet in height at the tail, slightly shorter that the B738. The flight range is 6,570 kilometres, a lofty 1,000 KM more than the Boeing 737-800.
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded in 1937 as Trans Canada Air Lines with the name change coming in January, 1965. Headquartered at the Air Canada Centre on the grounds of Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), the Canadian airline has a main fleet of around 175 aircraft flying to over 200 destinations around the world. When subsidiaries are included in those numbers, they grow to over 400 aircraft flying to 350 destinations worldwide.
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 around the world.
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