HL-7276. Boeing 767-38EER. c/n 25404-411. Was also registered as: C-GBZR. |
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation, Los Angeles - ? First flown at Everett (Paine Field) - January 09, 1992 Entered onto the Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7267 - January 1992 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation, Los Angels Leased to Asiana Airlines as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service - ? Repossessed by International Lease Finance Corporation - June 17, 1998 Leased to Canadian Airlines International - September 19, 1998 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GBZR - October 08, 1998 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation, Los Angels Leased to Canadian Airlines International, Vancouver as the registered operator It was observed at San Antonio, Texas in the basic 'Asiana' livery - February 15, 1999 Ferried San Antonio - Blytheville as 'C-GBZR' in prepartion for entry into Canadian Airlines service - February 17, 1999 It was observed in service with Canadian Airlines International - March 08, 1999 Air Canada announced that they were acquiring Canadian Airlines International - January 04, 2000 The official merger of Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International took place - Mrch 29, 2001 Registered to Air Canada, Dorval, Quebec - April 04, 2001 Following the collapse of Ansett Australia in September 2001 Qantas Airways wet-leased seven Boeing 767-300s from Air Canada on short-term leases to cover its capacity shortfall on the trans-Tasman and the trans-Pacific route to Honolulu while it moved its own aircraft to cover its Australian domestic operations Ferried Vancouver - Hololulu - Auckland as AC7055 - September 29, 2001 Wet-leased to Qantas Airways - October 01, 2001 This aircraft was operated in the Air Canada 'Free Spirit' livery during the wet-lease period Operated its first Qantas service Auckland - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF34 - October 01, 2001 During the wet-lease the Air Canada aircraft were mainly deployed on the following routes: Christchurch - Sydney - Christchurch - Sydney - Christchurch as QF66 / QF45 / QF46 / QF65 Auckland - Sydney - Auckland - Sydney - Auckland as QF40 / QF119 / QF120 / QF49 Auckland - Melbourne - Auckland - Melbourne - Auckland as QF34 / QF33 / QF134 / QF39 One aircraft operated the Sydney - Hololulu - Sydney service as QF3 / QF4 Returned to Air Canada at the end of the wet-lease - December 01, 2001 Withdrawn from Air Canada service - February 03, 2017 This aircraft was painted into the Air Canada Rouge livery - ? Transferred to Air Canada Rouge - March 30, 2017 Registered to Air Canada Rouge as the registered operator - May 19, 2017 Current with Air Canada Rouge |
HL7267. Asiana - in the standard livery with additional 'Visit Korea Year 1994' titles at Nagoya Airport, March 21, 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-175.) |
C-GBZR. Canadian - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, January 05, 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-875.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at an unknown airport, August 2001. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-221.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at Auckland Airport, November 2001. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-154.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 04, 2001. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4655-158.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 04, 2001. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4655-159.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at Paris Orly Airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-876.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at an unknown airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-877.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at Paris Orly Airport, March 2003. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4650-878.) |
C-GBZR. Air Canada - in the 'Free Spirit' livery at an unknown airport, June 2006. (J. Mounce Collection Copyright Image 4655-153.) |