A. It’s also been a no-no to fly a drone around commercial aircraft. B. In Canada, you now nearly need a pilot’s license just to fly a drone anywhere. So, it’s a bit of a shock that C-GJVT came within 200 feet of one while landing at Vancouver in October, 2019.
We photographed this Airbus A320-200 on September 8, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-GJVT performed its first flight on January 28, 2002. The Airbus A320-214 was delivered to Air Canada on March 13, 2002. This airliner is configured for a maximum total of 146 passengers. There are 14 seats in business class, 36 more in premium economy and 96 economy class seats. This is one of 37 A320 models in the main fleet of this Canadian airline. More than half are slated for retirement by the end of 2020.
On October 5, 2019, C-GJVT was flying from San Francisco, California to Vancouver, British Columbia. On final approach to YVR, crew reported a drone about 300 feet to their left. The drone was also spotted by C-FNNW, an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER. There was no physical interaction between the drone and any of the airplanes.
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Airbus A320-200
The Airbus A320 is the leader of the Airbus A320 family. The A321 is the extended version while the A319 and A318 are shrunken versions. The airplane is 38 metres or 123 feet in length with 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 6,100 kilometres.
The first Airbus A320 was introduced in 1988 with Air France. Somewhere around 4,400 of the A320 have been built and around 7,500 aircraft from the A320 family have been put into service.
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.