Part of a growing Air Transat fleet, C-GUBC came to the Canadian airline in July, 2017. Previously, the Airbus A330-200 was with Emirates from 2003 to 2016. We photographed the A332, with a Canon Rebel T6i, while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on February 24, 2018.
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This Airbus A330-243 took its maiden flight on February 18, 2003 and was delivered to Emirates Airlines on April 29, 2003 as A6-EAQ. The aircraft was stored in September, 2016 and was delivered to Air Transat on July 14, 2017. This is one of 14 Airbus A330-200 airliners in the fleet. C-GUBC is configured for a maximum total of 345 passengers with 12 seats in business class and 333 more seats in economy class.
With Emirates on September 14, 2012, the A332 was flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Kochi, India. On its descent toward Kochi, the aircraft experienced hydraulic issues. A6-EAQ came in for a safe landing and the problems were resolved in time for the aircraft to return to Dubai the following day.
On October 4, 2014, things got a little hot on board A6-EAQ. The Airbus A330-200 was to fly from Karachi, Pakistan to Dubai with just 68 passengers on board. While being pushed back from the terminal, smoke began to appear in the cabin. One flight attendant put on defective protective breathing equipment (PBE) with it igniting and catching fire when it was activated. That flight attendant obviously received injuries and was taken to hospital. Everyone on board had to be evacuated via slide.
Airbus A330-200
The Airbus A330-200 followed the Airbus A330-300 and is a shortened version of that variant. The first A332 entered service with Korean Air in 1998. The aircraft is 59 metres or 193 feet in length, 16 feet shorter than the A333. The wingspan is 60 metres or 198 feet and the airline stands 17 metres or 57 feet in height at the tail. The flight range is 13,450 kilometres, over 1,500 KM more than the Airbus A330-300.
Air Transat
Air Transat commenced operations in 1987 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The Canadian airline now has a fleet of nearly 50 aircraft flying to over 60 destinations. The fleet consists of Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A310-300, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-700 models. The largest is the A333 while the most numerous is the B738. The classic Airbus A310-300 airliners are to be replaced by 2019 with new Airbus A321LR models.
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