Update June 14, 2018
We’ve updated this article with a more recent image gallery with photos from March 25, 2018. The B738 wintered with Sunwing Airlines again from October, 2017 to the end of May, 2018 before returning to Europe to fly for SmartWings. This time around, the C-GVVH was painted with a livery advertising Antigua and Barbuda.
C-GVVH last flew for Sunwing in May of 2016. The aircraft has belonged to Travel Service, a charter airline from the Czech Republic, since 2008 and was leased seasonally to Sunwing for several years. In 2015, when the images in the gallery below were taken, the Boeing 737-800 was painted with a unique livery showing seascapes from Cabo in Mexio, one of Sunwing’s several sunshine destinations.
The images in the gallery were taken on January 31, 2015 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Mississauga, Ontario. For full-size, high definition versions for any of the photos, simply click on the individual pictures in the gallery. See below for more info on this specific aircraft, the Boeing 737-800 model in general and both Sunwing and Travel Service.
Image Gallery
Updated Gallery (March, 2018)
C-GVVH
Boeing 737-800
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C-GVVH Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737-800 Image Gallery
C-GVVH Sunwing Boeing 737-800 Updated Gallery (March, 2018)
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C-GVVH
C-GVVH made its first flight on April 25, 2008 and was delivered to Travel Service as OK-TVH on May 13, 2008. Several times since October, 2008, Travel Service has leased this airplane out seasonally to airlines like Tajik Air, Somon Air, Oman Air, and, of course, Sunwing. It was last returned from Sunwing on May 6, 2016 and did not spend the 2016-17 winter season with the Canadian airline. As of February 1, 2017, this Boeing 737-8Q8 is back in service with Travel Service.
Very shortly before the images in the gallery were taken, January 4, 2015, C-GVVH was involved in an incident performing a flight from Quebec City (YQB) to Cayo Coco, Cuba. After takeoff, an emergency was declared because of a flap problem. The aircraft returned safely to Quebec City without further problems.
A few months later, on June 6, 2015, the Boeing 737-800 was flying as OK-TVH by Travel Service, on behalf of SmartWings. On a flight from Katowice, Poland to Corfu, Greece, a tire burst while accelerating for takeoff and the crew rejected the takeoff at high speed. This caused the runway to be closed for about an hour while the aircraft was inspected and removed from the runway. A replacement Boeing 737-800 delivered the passengers to their destination with a three hour delay.
Boeing 737-800
The most popular variant in the Boeing 737 Next Generation Family, there have been over 4,500 Boeing 737-800 models delivered to airlines around the world. The first B738 entered service in 1998. The aircraft is a direct competitor to the Airbus A320-200.
The Boeing 737-800 is 40 metres or 130 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the airplane stands 13 metres or 41 feet in height. The flight range is 5,436 kilometres.
Sunwing Airlines
Sunwing Airlines was founded and commenced operations in 2005. The airline is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and flies to over 70 sunshine destinations in the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Sunwing has a fleet that fluctuates around 30 airliners with 23 airliners in the fleet full-time. The fleet consists mostly of Boeing 737-800 models with two Boeing 737 MAX 8 models also now flying for this Canadian charter airline.
Travel Service
Travel Service is a charter airline from the Czech Republic that was founded in 1997. They are headquartered in Prague and have subsidiaries in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. The Travel Service fleet consists of between 19 aircraft, all variants of the Boeing 737. There are also four more airplanes in their business jet fleet. Travel Service flies to 91 destinations.
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