*** Updated November 12, 2019 ***
We’ve added a new photo gallery below. This A320 has been updated with Air Canada’s latest livery.
Back at the start of 2016, C-FZQS was involved in a mix-up at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) that could have resulted in tragedy. The Airbus A320-200 was on final approach when an Air Canada Embraer E190 (C-FNAW) mistakenly entered the runway. More on that below. We photographed C-FZQS performing a much more relaxing landing on December 3, 2017 while plane spotting at YYZ.
For full-size, high resolution versions of any of the photos in the image gallery, simply click on the individual pictures. See below for more detailed information on C-FZQS, the Airbus A320-200 model in general and the airline.
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C-FZQS
C-FZQS took its first flight on November 7, 2003 and was delivered to Air Canada on December 11, 2003. The Airbus is configured for a maximum total of 146 passengers with 14 seats in business class, 36 more in premium economy and 96 seats in economy class. This is one of 42 A320 airliners in the Air Canada main fleet.
On January 14, 2013, C-FZQS was flying from Montreal, Quebec to Orlando, Florida. On approach to Orlando, the left side generator failed. The A320 was able to land safely 15 minutes later. The incident resulted in replacement of the #1 integrated drive generator and the #1 bus tie contactor.
On January 30, 2016, C-FZQS was nearly a victim of a major screw-up. The aircraft was flying from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Toronto and was on final approach. However, an Air Canada Embraer E190 (C-FNAW) was under the impression they were clear to takeoff from the same runway. The crew of the A320 spotted the E190 in the nick of time and were able to abort the landing.
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Airbus A320-200
The Airbus A320 is the leader of the Airbus A320 family. The A321 is the extended version while the A319 and A318 are shrunken versions. The airplane is 38 metres or 123 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands 12 metres or 39 feet in height. The flight range is 6,100 kilometres.
The first Airbus A320 was introduced in 1988 with Air France. Somewhere around 4,400 of the A320 have been built and around 7,500 aircraft from the A320 family have been put into service.
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.