C-FYKC is one of 13 Airbus A319-100 aircraft belonging to Air Canada. Sort of. There are 13 A319 models in the main fleet of the Canadian airline but 25 more between subsidiaries Air Canada Jetz and Air Canada Rouge. We photographed this Airbus A319 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on October 7, 2018.
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C-FYKC
C-FYKC performed its maiden flight on June 16, 1997 and was delivered to Air Canada on June 23, 1997. The Airbus A319-114 is configured for a maximum total of 120 passengers with 14 seats in business class and 106 economy class seats. Across the Air Canada family, the A319’s with Rouge seat 136 passengers while those with Jetz seat 58 in an all business class set-up.
On August 23, 2016, C-FYKC was flying from Montreal, Quebec to Toronto, Ontario. On the initial climb out of YUL, an indication was received that the yellow hydraulic system had overheated. The flight was diverted back to Montreal for a safe landing. As a result, the check valve on the yellow hydraulic pump was replaced.
Airbus A319-100
The maiden flight of the Airbus A319-100 occurred on August 25, 1995 with the aircraft introduced with launch customer Swissair in 1996. The shortened version of the Airbus A320-200, the A319 is 34 metres or 111 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the airplane is 12 metres or 39 feet in height. The flight range is 6,950 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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