BC news round up - week 26
A round up of aviation news in BC/YT and with major airlines who serve BC. All photos my own unless stated.
If anyone has any news or photos - particularly from elsewhere in BC or Yukon - please comment or send to me via email cangloballog@gmail.com
23rd June ... C-GIZG ... Boeing 737-8 MAX ... WestJet
23rd June ... C-FHEI ... Airbus A220-300 ... Air Canada
26th June ... C-GKZH ... Embraer ERJ-195-E2 ... Porter A/L
26th June ... C-GWSY ... Boeing 737-8 MAX ... WestJet
CANCELLATIONS
24th June ... C-FRMV ... Sikorsky S-61N Mk.II ... Rotor Maxx [Parksville] ... to N773WC Integrity Aircraft Title Holdings [Portland OR] ex Brintel G-FLKI / Irish Coast Guard EI-RCG
26th June ... C-FOOH ... Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair HD ... Private [Victoria] ... to N981AJ [Houston TX] (same owner)
ACCIDENTS
None
NEWS OF THE WEEK
23rd June ... Porter A/L are reducing their fuel surcharge on VIPorter reward flight redemptions from $40 to $20. WestJet have since followed in reducing the surcharge on companion vouchers from $60 to $40.
24th June ... Jim Liu of AeroRoutes reports on shortened seasonal routes from Flair A/L, which includes Calgary [YYC] to Kelowna [YLW] ending 13th September but will operate between 18th December - 4th January 2027.
24th June ... Jim also reports likewise for WestJet, which includes the new summer seasonal Encore Q400 route just launched to Penticton [YYF] which will end 7th September instead of 23rd October.
24th June ... WestJet have repainted ex Swoop 737-8 C-GORP into a new Toronto Blue Jays livery which will no doubt make regular visits. First visit was 28th June unfortunately on an overnight turn arriving 0130 departing 0730, though it did go to Victoria during the day.
26th June ... while not exactly BC related, but as many people from metro Vancouver use Bellingham [BLI] airport in WA, Jim Liu reports Allegiant A/L last flight to Oakland CA [OAK] was 25th May which only leaves four routes to Burbank CA [BUR], Las Vegas NV [LAS], Palm Springs CA [PSP] and Phoenix Mesa Gateway AZ [AZA] plus Alaska/Horizon to SeaTac [SEA] & Portland [PDX] and a few regional routes within WA state from San Juan A/L on Cessna light aircraft.
26th June ... YVR Airport Authority report after successful trials to their biometrics progam that WestJet will introduce biometric boarding for all US bound passengers. They look at a screen to verify their identity with no documents or boarding pass required. Early data finds boarding times are up to 12.5% faster than manual verification.
27th June ... Jim Liu reports Air Canada have downgraded their newly launched route to Sapporo - Chitose [CTS] from 787-9 to 787-8 between 18th January - 27th February 2027 (route launches 17th December 3x weekly Monday / Thursday / Saturday return following day).
27th June ... Delta Heritage Airpark brunch fly in. Nothing to excite heavy metal spotters, I was a little surprised not to see classics like Harvard's, Chipmunk's and Nanchang's, but a wonderful vibe harking back to days when I was a lad when you could freely wander around an active airfield plus chat with the owners and like minded enthusiasts of GA. Many of the exhibits were local residents and quite a few aircraft flew in and out during the day. In addition to aircraft, there was a small collection of mainly British cars too. I will produce a separate blogpost on the event when I get time (after Pitt Meadows last week...!!)
FOR THE DIARY - from YVR unless stated
29th June ... one off upgrade on BA86/87 from London Heathrow [LHR] to 787-9.
1st July ... BA86/7 second London Heathrow [LHR] flights changes from 787-8 to 777-200ER until 1st September when it reverts to 787-8 until final flight 1st October.
6th July ... BA84/5 from London Heathrow [LHR] changes from 777-200ER to A350-1000 until 8th September when it reverts back for winter season.
6th July ... Harbour Air commence downtown Vancouver Coal Harbour [CXH] to Campbell River, The Spit water aerodrome [YHH] opposed to YBL.
25th July ... Vanderhoof airshow, also 26th for a two day event celebrating 100 years of Vanderhoof.
1st August ... Air Canada weekly AC315/6 787-9 service to Honolulu [HNL] until 7th September.
4th August ... Canadian Snowbirds display in Victoria.
7th August ... Abbotsford Airshow, also 8th and 9th incl Canadian Snowbirds.
12th August ... Canadian Snowbirds display over White Rock - the last time in BC
15th August ... Chilliwack Flight Fest.
22nd August ... Air North resume seasonal Yellowknife [YZF].
28th August ... final Sun Country A/L Minneapolis St Paul [MSP] seasonal flight
29th August ... Langley Regional airport Air Fare between 1000 - 1700.
31st August ... final summer seasonal ANA service from Narita [NRT] NH135/6 arr 1040 dep 1230.
1st September ... BA86/7 reverts from 777-200ER back to 787-8.
8th September ... BA84/5 from London Heathrow [LHR] switches from A350-1000 to 777-200ER.
18th September ... final British A/W BA2278/9 summer seasonal from London Gatwick [LGW].
1st October ... final British A/W BA86/7 summer seasonal from London Heathrow [LHR].
22nd October .... final summer seasonal Edelweiss Air from Zurich [ZRH].
24th October ... Aviation Expo at South Arm United Church 11051 No 3 Road between 1100-1600.
25th October ... Lufthansa from Frankfurt [FRA] switches from 747-400 to 787-9.
25th October ... final summer seasonal Condor from Frankfurt [FRA].
26th October ... KLM from Amsterdam [AMS] switches from 777-300ER to A330-200.
21st November ... Delta A/L twice daily from Los Angeles [LAX] with A319 DL3192 arr 1140 dep 1250 and DL3184 arr YVR 1810 dep 1930.
1st December ... Air Canada AC1314/1317 to Cancun [CUN] upgrades to 787-9.
December ... new Air Canada (Rouge) seasonal services : 3rd Monterrey [MTY], 7th Puerto Escondido [PXM], 13th Liberia [LIR], 15th Mazatlan [MZT] and 17th Sapporo-Chitose [CTS] (mainline 787-9).
Photo by King Hui on Flickr - arriving from Halifax via Winnipeg and departed to Mirabel
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