Like most Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, it took some time before C-GELQ was delivered to Air Canada. In fact, there were over three years between first flight and delivery. We photographed this B38M on August 5, 2022 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-GELQ
C-GELQ performed its first flight on April 27, 2019. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 was delivered to Air Canada on May 6, 2022. This is one of 40 B38M airliners in the main fleet of this Canadian airline.
This aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 169 passengers. There are 16 seats in business class and 153 more in economy.
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Boeing 737 MAX 8
The initial variant in the Boeing 737 MAX family, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 made its maiden flight on January 29, 2016. The B38M was introduced with launch customer Malindo Air on May 22, 2017. In its infancy, the MAX family has over 4,000 orders with just 80 of those orders filled as of January, 2018.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is 40 metres or 130 feet in length, making it slightly longer than the Boeing 737-800, the airliner it is replacing. The wingspan is 36 metres or 118 feet and the airplane stands 12 metres or 40 feet at the tail (making it slightly shorter than the B738). The flight range is 6,570 kilometres, which is a significant 1,000 KM increase over the Boeing 737-800.
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.