C-GEWJ is one of just 13 Boeing 737-600 variants in the main WestJet fleet, the equivalent of the Airbus A318. Of the 69 produced, this was the last of the variant to be delivered by Boeing. We photographed the B736 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) while plane spotting on September 14, 2017.
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C-GEWJ took its maiden flight on August 29, 2006 and was delivered to WestJet on September 14, 2006. The Boeing 737-6CT is configured for a maximum total of 113 passengers with 12 seats in business class and 101 more seats in economy class. As mentioned, this is one of 13 B736 aircraft in the main WestJet fleet.
On March 17, 2009, the airliner was flying over the Rocky Mountains form Vancouver, British Columbia to Edmonton, Alberta. Nearly over Kamloops, BC, a mountain wave carried the Boeing 737 up to 42,400 feet, above the B736 service ceiling of 41,000 feet. Crew dropped the aircraft back down to 39,000 feet and the flight continued without further issues.
On June 7, 2016, C-GEWJ was flying from Abbotsford, British Columbia to Calgary, Alberta. During the flight, crew detected smoke rising from the first officer’s control column. They turned off the rheostat the controls the light for the altitude reminder, the apparent cause of the smoke. No more smoke was detected and the flight continued to YYC for a safe landing.
Boeing 737-600
The smallest of the Boeing 737 Next Generation Family, the Boeing 737-600 is 31 metres or 103 feet in length with a wingspan of 34 metres or 113 feet (without winglets). At the tail, the B736 stands 13 metres or 41 feet in height. The flight range is 5,991 kilometres, the furthers of an Boeing 737 NG variant.
The launch customer for the Boeing 737-600 was Scandinavian Airlines with the first delivered on September 18, 1998. Between then and 2006, there were 69 delivered. The last to come off the line went to WestJet (C-GEWJ). This was Boeing’s direct replacement for the Boeing 737-500.
WestJet
Founded in 1996, WestJet is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. They currently have a fleet of around 125 aircraft (number will grow to 180 when all current orders have been delivered. The current fleet consists of mostly Boeing 737 NG models with four Boeing 767-300ER aircraft added in and their first Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliners. On order are Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes, along with Boeing 737 MAX 7 and Boeing 737 MAX 8.
The airline flies to over 90 destinations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Regional subsidiary WestJet Encore has a fleet of 41 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 propeller planes. New ultra low cost subsidiary Swoop will begin business in June, 2018 with a fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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