C-GJWN, one of 15 workhorse Airbus A321-200 aircraft in the main Air Canada fleet, flying for the Canadian airline since 2002. We photographed the A321 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on March 25, 2018.
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-GJWN, the Airbus A321-200 model in general and the airline.
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C-GJWN
C-GJWN took its first flight on July 4, 2002 and was delivered to Air Canada on July 22, 2002. The Airbus A321-211 is one of 15 in the airline’s main fleet and is configured for a maximum total of 190 passengers with 16 seats in business class and 174 economy class seats.
On December 20, 2015, the A321 was to perform a flight from Los Angeles, California to Toronto, Ontario. The crew rejected the takeoff at high speed (around 100 knots). This was a result of damage done to the nose gear during the push back from the terminal. At the time, the tow and C-GJWN remained in position for nearly an hour before it was decided to attempt a takeoff. An alternate airplane (C-FGKN) was used for the flight with C-GJWN returned to action eight hours later, performing the flight C-FGKN originally scheduled for.
Airbus A321-200
The longest in the Airbus A320 Family, the Airbus A321-200 was introduced in April, 1997 with Monarch Airlines. Since, nearly 1,500 have been built. The A321 is 45 metres or 146 feet in length, 23 feet longer than the A320. The wingspan is 36 metres or 118 feet and the aircraft is 12 metres or 39 feet in height at the tail. The flight range is 5,950 kilometres.
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded in 1937 as Trans Canada Air Lines with the name switching officially on January 1, 1965. Headquartered at the Air Canada Centre on the grounds of Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YYZ) 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.
The airline is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Other founding members include Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways and United Airlines. The alliance now has 27 full member airlines around the world.
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Toronto Pearson International Airport video
Los Angeles International Airport