One of 15 Airbus A321-200 models in the main Air Canada fleet, C-GJVX has been flying for the Canadian airline since 2002. We photographed this aircraft on October 7, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-GJVX
C-GJVX performed its maiden flight on April 3, 2002 and was delivered to Air Canada on April 23, 2002. The Airbus A321-211 is one of 15 in the main fleet of the Canadian airline and is configured for a maximum total of 183 passengers. There are 14 seats in business class and 169 economy class seats. Subsidiary Air Canada Rouge has six A321 airliners, all configured for 200 passengers.
This Airbus A321-200 has seen its fair share of problems over the past few years. On January 18, 2014, C-GJVX was flying from Los Angeles, California to Toronto, Ontario. Climbing out of LAX, at 27,000 feet, the aircraft experienced unusual airframe vibrations. Crew decided to divert back to Los Angeles for a safe landing. As a result, the #1 elevator/aileron control unit was replaced.
Later that year, on June 23, 2014, C-GJVX was flying domestic from Toronto to Edmonton, Alberta. The takeoff from YYZ was rejected at low speed after the left side engine failed. A replacement A321 was brought in to carry out the flight.
2016 was an active year for C-GJVX. On February 15, 2016, the A321 was flying from Fort Myers, Florida to Toronto. Flying at 31,000 feet, approximately over Jacksonville, Florida, both cabin intercommunication data system directors had failed. This was then followed by an acrid odour in the cabin. The aircraft was diverted to Charlotte, North Carolina for a safe landing. The aircraft was on the ground in Charlotte for 48 hours before returning to Toronto and resuming service.
On June 9, 2016, the Airbus A321-200 was flying from Toronto to Calgary, Alberta. On approach to YYC, crew received a ‘Flaps Locked Slat 2 Flaps 1’ indication. the initial approach was aborted and the airliner landed safely on the second attempt. As a result, the flap power drive unit was replaced.
On October 7, 2016, exactly two years before the above photos were taken, the airplane was flying from Calgary to Toronto. Once again, the plane was forced into a low speed rejected takeoff. Once again, it was the left side engine that failed. As a result, the engine was replaced.
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 as Trans Canada Air Lines in 1937. The name was officially switched on January 1, 1965. There are nearly 190 aircraft in the main fleet with over 400 when subsidiaries are included. The largest in the fleet is the Boeing 777-300ER. The airline flies to close to 210 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 27 full member airlines worldwide.
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