We photographed C-GTQG, an Air Transat Boeing 737-800, just over a year after it suffered an engine failure on a flight from Montreal to Quebec City. It’s looking good with its new engine installed. The photos were taken on August 13, 2017 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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-GTQG, the Boeing 737-800 model in general and the airline.
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C-GTQG
C-GTQG took its first flight on May 5, 2006 and was delivered to Air India Express on May 24, 2006 as VT-AXG. The Boeing 737-800 was later delivered to Air Transat on August 24, 2014. The aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 189 passengers, all in economy class.
On May 9, 2015, C-GTQG was flying from Moncton, New Brunswick to Montego Bay, Jamaica with no passengers on board. On approach to Montego Bay, an oven in the forward galley starting blowing some heavy smoke. An emergency was declared and the airplane landed safely. When the airplane was on the runway, the smoke has dissipated and the Boeing 737 continued to the terminal. An internal fault in the oven was determined and the return flight to Canada departed without delay.
On July 31, 2016, the airliner was flying from Montreal to Quebec City. Climbing out of Montreal, the right side engine failed. The climb was stopped, the engine was shut down and the aircraft returned to Montreal, landing safely. Damage to the compressor section of the engine was detected.
Boeing 737-800
With over 4,500 delivered, as of August, 2017, the Boeing 737-800 is by far the most popular variant in the 737 Next Gen family. This is a stretched version of the Boeing 737-700 at 19 feet longer. The aircraft is 40 metres or 130 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the B738 stands 13 metres or 41 feet in height. The flight range is 4,300 kilometres.
Air Transat
Air Transat commenced operations in 1987 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The airline has a fleet that fluctuates above and below 30 aircraft, depending on the season. Air Transat 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 models.
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