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
NEW DELIVERIES
7th August ... C-FSJJ ... Boeing 737-8 ... Air Canada Rouge ... transferred from AC
10th August ... C-GEPF ... Boeing 737-8 ... Air Canada Rouge ... transferred from AC
13th August ... C-FLPD ... Boeing 767-35D (ER) (BDSF) ... Cargojet A/W [Hamilton ON] ... converted to freighter by IAI in Tel Aviv by 27th May, stored in Goodyear AZ since 10th July.
13th August ... C-FMLV ... Airbus H130 (EC130) ... Heli-Welders [Langley] ... ex SE-JXX
15th August ... C-GXAU ... Airbus A321-271NY (XLR) ... Air Canada
CANCELLATIONS
10th August ... C-FMIO ... DHC 3 Walter Turbine Otter ... Sealand Avn [Campbell River] .... resumed N6281 with Adventure Air [Kenai AK] ??
11th August ... C-FCUO ... Eurocopter AS350 ... Heliproducts [Pitt Meadows] ... to Switzerland
ACCIDENTS
5th August ... an update from last week on a helicopter fighting fires in the Big Bar area crashed near 70 Mile House, the pilot received minor injuries. According to social media commentary, it was a Bell 212 with Mustang Helicopters [Blackfalds AB], though I have not seen this verified by any official source yet.
14th August ... I saw a video and photo on social media of C-GTWL a Bell 214B-1 BigLifter of Transwest Helicopters [Oliver] making an emergency autorotate landing in a field near Cache Creek.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
8th August ... unreported last week, but more details have come out since. Porter A/L PD444 from Victoria to Toronto scheduled for 2230 was delayed so much due to a reported frightened child refusing to stay in their seat, slipping through their seat belt and hiding under the seats. The runway closes at 0030, it took an hour before the aircraft returned to the terminal and by the time the aircraft was disembarked and luggage removed, the runway closure deadline passed and the flight was cancelled.
11th August ... Air Canada announce sale of 25% stake in Aeroplan for $2.5b to investors led by Blackstone and La Caisse, valuing the program at $10b. From AC's press release:
"Air Canada will maintain full operational control of Aeroplan and a controlling ownership interest after the minority investment. Aeroplan remains a core part of Air Canada’s commercial strategy and customer value proposition, and the experience of members, partners and employees will be unaffected by the transaction.
Proceeds from this investment will be used toward the repayment of Air Canada’s upcoming US$1.2 billion ($1.7 billion) bond maturity, strengthening Air Canada's balance sheet through a reduction in gross indebtedness without a corresponding reduction in cash and cash equivalents. Most of the balance to be applied to accelerate the share repurchases contemplated in its long-term strategic plan."
12th August ... RCAF Snowbirds performance over White Rock, the final display in BC operating out of Abbotsford. They did a flypast of downtown Vancouver on their way back east on the 13th and stopped in Kamloops for the final BC town to host them.
Image from the Surrey Now Leader
The crew in Kamloops - image from YKA Airport via Radio NL
12th August ... Air Canada announce their Q2 results. Operating revenue $6.3b up 11% yoy, generating $651m operating cash flow, $174m free cash flow and $8.9b total liquidity welcoming 12m passengers, up 4.2% yoy with an ASM increase of 0.3%.
14th August ... Jim Liu Reports Beijing Capital A/L will resume their service from Hangzhou [HGH] via Qingdao [TAO] from 2nd October with A330-300 once a week on Friday, switching to A330-200 from 16th October arr YVR 0840 dep 1040. The original service started in December 2016 and ended in early 2020 with the onset of Covid.
B-8678 A330-343 operating one of the last flights in January 2020
B-8549 A330-243 operating the inaugural flight on 30th December 2016
15th August ... first flight from Charleston SC of Air Canada's first 787-10 C-GAGC.
Image by Devin on Planespotters
15th August ... Comox Air Force museum open cockpit day.
15th August ... Chilliwack Flight Fest night party, with airshow the following day - a report to follow, probably xmas at this point as I catch up with the summers events...
Russ Granley in his Yakovlev Yak-18T N416RG
Erickson's Douglas Dauntless N5254L
CF-TCQ the third Stearman produced out of over 10,000
Chilliwack terminal building and Chilliwack Flight Centre stand
FOR THE DIARY - from YVR unless stated
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.
7th September ... final weekly AC315/6 787-9 service to Honolulu [HNL].
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].
2nd October ... Beijing Capital A/L resume Hangzhou via Qingdao once weekly every Friday JD471 arr 0840 / JD472 dep 1040 with A330-300, switching to -200 from 16th.
3rd October ... Flair A/L commence Leon El Bajio, first airline to do so from Canada.
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.
17th November ... additional 3x weekly Philippine A/L A350-900 from Manila [MNL] PR136/7 arr 0800 dep 1210 for a daytime departure. Will revert to 777-300ER 1st December.
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).
30th January ... 3x weekly additional Philippine A/L from Manila [MNL] PR136/7 reverts from 777-300ER to A350-900.
1st May ... Air Canada Rouge launch Raleigh Durham NC [RDU]
28th May ... Air North launch Kamloops [YKA] summer seasonal Monday & Friday, later Wednesday.
INTERESTING VISITORS - foreign registered, special liveries and rare non scheduled visitors
10th August ... N357CK ... Learjet 35A ... Kalitta Charters [Detroit Willow Run MI]
Arrived from Seattle Boeing Field WA and departed to Fargo ND - photo by Tim Martin in Victoria earlier in the year
10th August ... CS-GLC ... Bombardier Global 6000 ... NetJets Europe [Lisbon]
10th August ... N282GX ... Airbus A320-214 ... GlobalX [Miami]
Photo by Brandon Siska - arrived from Edmonton with equipment and staff for AC/DC, seen departing to San Jose CA
10th August ... C-GOSA ... ATR 72-202 ... Summit Air [Yellowknife]
Arrived from Yellowknife with rescue dogs, it filled in on a fishing charter to Masset the following day before returning back home
10th August ... C-FUCN ... Dornier 228-202 ... Alkan Air [Whitehorse]
Seen on a previous visit, arrived from home base Whitehorse - 4 hour trip vs 2.25 hours on a 737 - and departed to Port Hardy the following morning then back to base
11th August ... 9H-VJZ ... Bombardier Global 6000 ... VistaJet Malta
11th August ... 9H-TBN ... Airbus A319-133 (CJ) ... Comlux Malta
AC/DC arriving from Edmonton for their concert here on the 13th - aircraft still here at time of posting
13th August ... XA-PBT ... Gulfstream G280 ... Aero Sami [Monterrey]
Photo by Rob Reid - still here at time of posting
13th August ... N250NV ... Airbus A320-214 ... Allegiant Air [Las Vegas]
13th August ... N285NV ... Airbus A320-214 ... Allegiant Air [Las Vegas]
Photo by Brandon Siska - one arrived from Pittsburgh PA, the other from Philadelphia PA on a corporate charter, not cruise ship related. Both departed to Minneapolis St Paul MN.
13th August ... N367DA ... Learjet 35A ... Global Avn [Hillsboro OR]
Photo by Tim Martin in Victoria seen back in 2021 - arrived from Jackson Hole WY and departed home
14th August ... XA-EMB ... Embraer Legacy 500 ... Fly Across [Toluca]
Arrived from home Toluca, seen here departing to Monterrey Norte [NTR]
14th August ... 130616 ... Lockheed C130J Hercules ... RCAF 436 Squadron [Trenton ON]
Photo by Hamza in Calgary - arrived from Ottawa and departed the following morning
15th August ... G-STBJ ... Boeing 777-336 (ER) ... British A/W - upgrade from usual 200ER on BA86/7
16th August ... N939AJ ... Embraer Legacy 600 ... Continental Properties [Timmerman WI]
16th August ... N7628 ... Gulfstream G700 ... SpaceX [Hawthorne CA]
Elon Musk has a brand new ride
Shout out to Abbotsford who on the 12th saw N281GX GlobalX A320-214 bringing in firefighters from San Jose Costa Rica via Monterrey, it then positioned out to Andrews AFB.
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