C-GHPQ. It’s the oldest of Air Canada’s eight Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner models. And, this is the first B788 to be painted in the newest livery of the Canadian airline. We photographed this airliner on December 28, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-GHPQ
C-GHPQ performed its first flight on April 22, 2014. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was delivered to Air Canada on May 14, 2014. This is the oldest Dreamliner in the fleet of the Canadian airline and the first of the B788 models to be painted in the airline’s latest livery. It is our seventh of eight to be featured here at It’s About Airplanes, to date.
This airplane is configured for a maximum total of 255 passengers. There are 20 seats in business class, 21 more in premium economy and 214 economy class seats.
On February 10 2015, C-GHPQ was performing a flight from Vancouver, British Columbia to Tokyo, Japan. Cruising at 40,000 feet, near Kamchatka, Russia, an engine oil indication was received. The aircraft turned back and diverted to Cold Bay, Alaska. However, that destination changed to Anchorage, Alaska and the airplane landed safely three and half hours after receiving the indication. As a result, A Boeing 777-300ER, C-FIVX, was brought in to resume the flight.
Recently, on November 3, 2019, this B788 was flying from Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver on a domestic flight. The first attempt at landing at YVR was aborted due to low visibility. On the second attempt, a ‘No Autoland’ message was received and the aircraft again didn’t land. On the second go around, an ‘insufficient fuel’ advisory was received. The aircraft diverted to Seattle, Washington for safe landing.
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Boeing 787-8
The initial variant in the Boeing 787 Family, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner entered service in 2011 with All-Nippon Airways. LOT Polish Airlines was the first European operator of the B788. The aircraft is 57 metres or 186 feet in length, 20 feet shorter than the Boeing 787-9 model. The wingspan is 60 metres or 197 feet while the height at the tail is 17 metres or 56 feet. The flight range is 13,621 kilometres, around 500 KM less than the B789.
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.