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Old Aug 17, 2017, 1:13 pm
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AC pilots in a taxi accident
YVR-YYZ flight delayed today due to the pilots in an accident on the taxi ride to the airport...

http://globalnews.ca/news/3676828/mu...-several-hurt/
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 1:15 pm
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Im thinking it was AC102 B-763 scheduled to depart at 7am now delayed until 3pm...
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 1:56 pm
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Code:
                                                    
ac0102/17aug  equ aca763w01                                     
cty tml  arr    dep     grnd   air  cabins  j y                 
yvr       -    0700      -   04.24                              
yyz     1424           total time   yvryyz    4.24              
rmks/dlyd due fop crew constraints                              
yvr 1500 08:00l yyz 2232 08:08l 763 fou ed ea                   
  dep tml m  gate --/c48                                        
  arr tml t1 gate --/-----
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 2:06 pm
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How dare those pilots get involved in a crash that delays passengers from getting to see Grandma! Typical crappy AC customer service!
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 2:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam Smith
How dare those pilots get involved in a crash that delays passengers from getting to see Grandma! Typical crappy AC customer service!
Who do they have to report this ground collision to?
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 2:16 pm
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must be short reserve pilots out of YVR, to delay from 7am to 3pm probably means their bringing in crew from YYZ or YUL
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 3:03 pm
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Did the cabbie's dash cam only have a 30 minute recording cycle? Was it taped over?
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 3:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam Smith
How dare those pilots get involved in a crash that delays passengers from getting to see Grandma! Typical crappy AC customer service!
Stuff happens. Car accident, or maybe a pilot just wakes up with a migraine and can't work. Major international airlines should have reserve pilots at their hubs.
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 3:26 pm
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Originally Posted by eigenvector
Major international airlines should have reserve pilots at their hubs.
With only 10 767's left in the mainline fleet I doubt they have any 767 pilots in Vancouver.
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 3:30 pm
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What, they hit another plane while taxiing *again*?

... oh, different type of taxi accident.
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 4:02 pm
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I drove past this accident site about 6:10 a.m. in a taxi on the way to YVR. We avoided Granville north of 16th, and turned onto Granville from 16th. It was an ugly scene.
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 4:09 pm
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Hope nobody is seriously hurt.
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 7:00 pm
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Can't believe he drove without GPS instructions on at the time. Who does he think he is?! Every good driver knows to program their GPS settings accordingly because you know, just in case.
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 7:12 pm
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Originally Posted by longtimeflyin
Can't believe he drove without GPS instructions on at the time. Who does he think he is?! Every good driver knows to program their GPS settings accordingly because you know, just in case.
Do you have your GPS turned on while navigating from your armchair?
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Old Aug 17, 2017, 7:14 pm
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Hope everyone is ok.
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