The ‘new’ C-GWJU is now around a decade and a half into its career in the skies. WestJet, known to recycle registration numbers, has had two different Boeing 737 aircraft with that same tag. We photographed this Boeing 737-600 on August 1, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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C-GWJU
C-GWJU performed its first flight on May 19, 2006. The Boeing 737-6CT was delivered to WestJet on June 9, 2006. The airliner is configured for a maximum total of 113 passengers. There are 12 seats in premium economy and 101 economy class seats.
WestJet is currently has the largest remaining fleet of B736 aircraft in the world. This airplane is one of 13 in the main fleet of this Canadian airline.
On June 27, 2008, C-GWJU was flying from Vancouver to Prince George in British Columbia. However, the takeoff was delayed five minutes as a coyote frolicked on the runway in front of the aircraft.
Flying from Kelowna, BC to Edmonton, Alberta on June 2, 2011, this Boeing 737-600 ran into some mechanical issues. Just 155 miles out of YEG, at the start of the descent, the Master Caution Bleed Trip Off lit up. This was followed by a second Bleed Trip Off indication. Oxygen masks were deployed and crew engaged in an emergency descent. Despite the issues, the aircraft landed safely.
The original C-GWJU was a Boeing 737-2H4 that first took to the skies on June 23, 1975. This Boeing 737-200 was first delivered to Southwest Airlines on July 1, 1975 as N26SW. The airliner was delivered to WestJet on September 29, 1997. This plane was retired in January, 2006 and was donated to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
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Boeing 737-600
The smallest of the Boeing 737 Next Generation Family, the Boeing 737-600 is 31 metres or 103 feet in length with a wingspan of 34 metres or 113 feet (without winglets). At the tail, the B736 stands 13 metres or 41 feet in height. The flight range is 5,991 kilometres, the furthers of an Boeing 737 NG variant.
The launch customer for the Boeing 737-600 was Scandinavian Airlines with the first delivered on September 18, 1998. Between then and 2006, there were 69 delivered. The last to come off the line went to WestJet (C-GEWJ). WestJet is currently the largest operator of the B736. This was Boeing’s direct replacement for the Boeing 737-500.
WestJet
Founded in 1996, WestJet is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The Canadian airline has a fleet of nearly 170 aircraft. The largest in the fleet is the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline is the largest remaining operator of the Boeing 737-600. WestJet flies to nearly 110 destinations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Not included is new ultra low cost carrier subsidiary Swoop. Swoop began service in June, 2018 with a small fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft and now mostly flying Boeing 737 MAX 8 models. Swoop will cease to exist at the end of October, 2023 with its aircraft integrated back into the mainline. Also to be integrated in the near future will be the fleet of Sunwing.