Air Transat has been around for 30 years and the Canadian based airline is celebrating with a special ’30 Years’ livery. C-GKTS is one of three Airbus A330-300 aircraft in the fleet to wear the special paint job for the rest of 2017. We photographed this airliner two days in a row, July 20 and Jul 21, 2017, while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) (1 of the images in the gallery is from July 21).
For full-size, high resolution versions of any of the photos in the image gallery, simply click on the individual pictures. See below for more detailed information on C-GKTS, the Airbus A330-300 model in general and the airline.
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C-GKTS
C-GKTS made its first flight on September 5, 1995 and was delivered to Dragonair on September 28, 1995 as VR-HYC (later B-HYC as the airline was integrated into Cathay Pacific as a wholly owned subsidiary).
Now Cathay Dragon, Dragonair as founded in 1985. The airline is headquartered at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and is a member of the Oneworld Alliance of airlines through the parent company. Cathay Dragon now has a fleet of 46 aircraft (Airbus A330-300, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A320-200) flying to 44 destinations.
The airplane was then delivered to Air Transat on October 21, 1999 as C-GKTS. This is one of four Airbus A330-300 in the fleet and is configured for a maximum total of 346 passengers with 12 seats in business or club class and 334 more in economy class.
On January 3, 2015, C-GKTS was performing a flight from Veradero, Cuba to Montreal, Quebec when it rejected the takeoff due to an indication that a cargo door was open. The door had been shut properly and a sensor was identified as faulty. After the brakes were allowed to cool sufficiently after the hard stop, the aircraft was able to continue to Canada after 90 minutes.
Airbus A330-300
The initial variant of the A330 family, the first Airbus A330-300 made its maiden flight in November, 1992 and was introduced with Air Inter in January, 1994. The aircraft is 64 metres or 209 feet in length with a wingspan of 60 metres or 198 feet. At the tail, the airplane stands 17 metres or 55 feet in height. The flight range for the Airbus A330-300 is 11,750 kilometres.
Air Transat
Air Transat commenced operations in 1987 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The airline has a fleet that fluctuates north and south of 30, depending on the season, and flies to more than 60 destinations in 30 countries. The fleet consists of Airbus A310-300, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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