We didn’t know at the time, but with N9029F we photographed an airplane full of most likely upset passengers. This American Airlines Airbus A319-100 was supposed to be on its way to Chicago. Instead, it had to divert back to Toronto because of fumes detected in the cockpit. More on that below.
We photographed this A319 on February 17, 2020 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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N9029F
N9029F performed its first flight on February 24, 2015. The Airbus A319-115 was delivered to American Airlines on March 3, 2015. This is the fourth newest of 133 A319 models in the main fleet of this U.S. airline.
The aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 128 passengers. There are eight seats in business class, 24 more in premium economy and 96 economy class seats.
On February 17, 2020, this airliner was supposed to be flying from Toronto to Chicago, Illinois. The climb was halted at 28,000 feet and crew put on their oxygen masks after fumes were detected in the cockpit. The airplane turned around and headed back to Toronto for a safe landing. After two hours on the ground, the flight resumed with a delay of just over two hours.
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Airbus A319-100
The maiden flight of the Airbus A319-100 occurred on August 25, 1995 with the aircraft introduced with launch customer Swissair in 1996. The shortened version of the Airbus A320-200, the A319 is 34 metres or 111 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the airplane is 12 metres or 39 feet in height. The flight range is 6,950 kilometres.
American Airlines
The airline was founded in 1926 as American Airways and commenced operations under the American Airlines name in 1936. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the airline has a main fleet of 950 airplanes flying to 350 destinations in more than 50 countries around the world.
American Airlines has a fleet led in size by the Boeing 777-300ER. They are the largest operator in the world of the Airbus A320 Family and have the world’s largest fleet of Airbus A321-200 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the Oneworld Alliance. Other founding members include British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and the now defunct Canadian Airlines. Oneworld was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York City.