AC fleet history in pictures
Jan 18, 2016, 2:38 am
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AC fleet history in pictures
http://imgur.com/a/zNjdX
Discussion here.
An imgur/reddit user called "tsaritsyn" went to a lot of effort to write up a wonderful history of Air Canada's fleet complete with photographs.
Discussion here.
An imgur/reddit user called "tsaritsyn" went to a lot of effort to write up a wonderful history of Air Canada's fleet complete with photographs.
Last edited by YVR72; Jan 18, 2016 at 3:08 am
Jan 18, 2016, 2:43 am
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AC fleet history in pictures
Awesome trip down memory lane. My history and life just flashed before my very eyes
Personal favourite of all time - L1011-500.
Personal favourite of all time - L1011-500.
Jan 18, 2016, 2:52 am
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The 767-200 (non-ER) is missing. An example of which was the Gimli Glider. They spent most of their life doing domestic transcons and were the mainstay of YYZ-YVR.
Also, curiously, AC had some helicopter(s) which they operated in the mid 1980s.
Don't believe the "but ultimately sold them all to Delta in 1991 and 1992." claim for the L1011-500 is fully accurate either. They were back in the fleet in the mid 1990s, mostly dispatched on longer domestic/USA transcons.
Definitely not accurate! There were no 737s in AC's fleet in 1997! DC-9 'replacement' sure, but 737 replacement, definitely not.
Also, curiously, AC had some helicopter(s) which they operated in the mid 1980s.
Don't believe the "but ultimately sold them all to Delta in 1991 and 1992." claim for the L1011-500 is fully accurate either. They were back in the fleet in the mid 1990s, mostly dispatched on longer domestic/USA transcons.
The A319 joined the fleet to replace 737s and DC-9s in 1997
Jan 18, 2016, 4:52 am
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Jan 18, 2016, 5:01 am
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chuckle so of the "extra seats" for the future delivery of A345 were in storage for years. The planes were parked and then sold/leased to TAM. Like SQ and TG who bought the airplane, it was a fuel pig that should never have been purchased. The good news was bankruptcy stopped AC from having to take delivery of the 340-600's, and an order to Boeing for the 777 was completed.
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Jan 18, 2016, 7:06 am
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However AC did not start flying the 737 in 1976 as the article suggests. In 2001 they had one 737-200C in their fleet that was delivered in 1976, but to Pacific Western (which ultimately became Canadian Airlines) and not to AC.
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Jan 18, 2016, 7:27 am
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Jan 18, 2016, 8:19 am
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From what i have found, it was from a heliport on waterfront (somewhere) to Pearson. You did check-in and security check at heliport so meant you saved time at Pearson. This was in 1986.
Jan 18, 2016, 9:35 am
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At the beginning of the discussion the OP linked to, a user states that the 737MAX will be introduced with AC's new "visual identity" sans toothpaste hue. Is that correct, and if so, what might that look like?
(edit): never mind, I found it. It's of course the new livery which will come with the new order of 380s.
http://magazine.border.co.jp/wp/wp-c...Air-Canada.jpg
(edit): never mind, I found it. It's of course the new livery which will come with the new order of 380s.
http://magazine.border.co.jp/wp/wp-c...Air-Canada.jpg