C-GIUF is one of the 15 Airbus A321-200 aircraft currently in the main Air Canada fleet. We photographed the A321 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on March 25, 2018. Photos were taken with a Canon Rebel T6i DSLR camera.
For full-size, high resolution versions for any of the photos in the image gallery, simply click on the individual pictures. See below for more detailed information on C-GIUF, the Airbus A321-200 model in general and the airline.
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C-GIUF
C-GIUF performed its first flight on November 22, 2001 and was delivered to Air Canada on December 21, 2001. The Airbus A321-211 is configured for a maximum total of 190 passengers with 16 seats in business class and 174 economy class seats. As mentioned, this is one of 15 A321 airliners in the main Air Canada fleet with five more flying for subsidiary Air Canada Rouge.
On November 28, 2010, C-GIUF was flying from Vancouver, British Columbia to Calgary, Alberta. Climbing out of YVR, the crew received a smoke indication from the avionics bay. The aircraft leveled off and returned to Vancouver for a safe landing.
Airbus A321-200
The largest in the Airbus A320 Family, the Airbus A321-200 first flew with launch customer Monarch Airlines in April, 1997. A rare, earlier version of the A321, the A321-100, was introduced with Lufthansa three years earlier in March, 1994.
The A321 is 45 metres or 146 feet in length (23 feet longer than the A320) and has a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands 12 metres or 39 feet in height. The flight range is 5,950 kilometres. In all, nearly 1,500 have entered service.
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded in 1937 as Trans Canada Air Lines with the name change coming officially in 1965. The airline is headquartered at the Air Canada Centre on the grounds of Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Dorval, Quebec.
The Canadian airline has a main fleet of around 175 aircraft, flying to over 200 destinations around the world. With subsidiaries added in, those numbers increase to over 400 aircraft flying to 350 destinations worldwide. Air Canada is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Other founding members include Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways and United Airlines. There are now 27 full member airlines.
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