23 years in service for Air Canada and no sign of stopping. C-GAPY was brought into this Canadian airline’s fleet back in 1997. We photographed the Airbus A319-100 on October 5, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-GAPY performed its first flight on September 24, 1997. The Airbus A319-113 was delivered to Air Canada on October 2, 1997. The airliner 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 13 A319 models in this Canadian airline’s main fleet.
On December 27, 2012, the airplane was flying from Montreal, Quebec to Toronto, Ontario. On the climb out of YUL, crew determined there was an airspeed disagree. Believing that there was a problem with the Flight Management System, the flight carried on to Toronto for a safe landing. The result was a major servicing of pressure lines and the replacement of the #3 ADIRU.
On a flight from Calgary, Alberta to Cancun, Mexico on March 24, 2015, the climb out of YYC was halted at 19,000 feet after the right side engine shuddered. It was decided to divert back to Calgary. On the return, the right engine surged and crew had to reduce thrust to idle for the rest of the flight. The aircraft landed safely in Calgary. As a result, the right side engine was replaced.
It was a day for the birds on November 5, 2018. C-GAPY was flying from Calgary, Alberta to Ottawa, Ontario. On the climb out of Calgary, the aircraft sustained multiple bird hits, including damage to both engines. The Airbus A319-100 returned safely to Calgary. As a result, the left engine inlet cowl and seven fan blades from the right engine were replaced.
Most recently, on September 1, 2019, the airliner was flying from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Toronto. On descent into YYZ, crew detected an unknown odour in the cockpit and put on their oxygen masks. The airplane continued for a safe landing. The odour was caused by the APU aft bearing oil pressure line being leaky. The line was replaced.
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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.