Hopefully, the current Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner registered C-GHQY with Air Canada has a safer, more incident free life than the last aircraft with that registration number. More on that below. One of eight B788 airliners in the fleet of the Canadian airline, we photographed C-GHQY while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-GHQY
C-GHQY performed its initial flight on January 27, 2015 and was delivered to Air Canada on February 25, 2015. One of eight Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft in the main Air Canada fleet, the airliner is configured for a maximum total of 251 passengers with 20 seats in business class, 21 more in premium economy and 210 economy class seats.
The registration number C-GHQY is recycled. It once belonged to a Conair Firecat. Unfortunately, that airplane crashed in McBride, British Columbia on August 15, 1986, killing the pilot, the lone occupant of the aircraft.
On November 23, 2019, this B788 was flying from London, England to Toronto, Ontario. Flying at 39,000 feet, about 300 miles over the Atlantic Ocean from Shannon, Ireland, a cracked windshield was detected. The flight was diverted to Dublin, Ireland for a safe landing. A replacement Boeing 787-8 (C-GHPT) was brought in to resume the flight.
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Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
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.