One of 12 Airbus A319-100 models remaining in the mainline fleet of Air Canada, C-FYKR joined the Canadian airline in 1997. We photographed this A319 on November 4, 2020 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-FYKR
C-FYKR performed its first flight on June 27, 1997. The Airbus A319-114 was delivered to Air Canada on July 8, 1997. This aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 120 passengers. There are 14 seats in business class and 106 economy class seats. This is one of 12 A319 models in Air Canada’s mainline fleet. There are three more under the Jetz brand. All that belonged to Rouge have been retired.
ON October 14, 2011, this A319 was performing a flight from Toronto, Ontario to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Just as it reached its cruising altitude of 38,000 feet, a yellow hydraulic reservoir low indication was received. The yellow hydraulic system was shut down and the flight continued for a safe landing at its planned destination. A considerable amount of fluid leaked onto the runway while landing. The cause was found to be a leaky nut at the pressure filter for the right side engine’s hydraulic line. As a result, the line was replaced.
Fast forward to December 10, 2017. C-FKYR was flying from Vancouver, British Columbia to Edmonton, Alberta. The climb out of YVR was halted after a bird strike followed by a strong electrical burning odour. The flight diverted back to Vancouver for a safe landing. The bird strike caused a vacuum generator rotor to fail.
Most recently, on May 26, 2020, this Airbus A319-100 was flying from Mexico City, Mexico to Toronto. The takeoff was rejected after the left side engine surged. The airliner returned to the terminal and the flight was cancelled. Surprisingly, even with COVID-19 travel restrictions in place, this plane had 85 people on board.
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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 over 170 aircraft in the main fleet (including Air Canada Jetz and Air Canada Cargo) with nearly 320 when subsidiaries are included. The largest in the fleet is the Boeing 777-300ER. The airline flies to over 220 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 26 full member airlines worldwide.
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 26 full member airlines worldwide.