C-GLCA. Boeing 767-375ER. c/n 25120-361. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Canadian Airlines International - ? First flown at Everett (Paine Field) - March 15, 1991 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GLCA - April 05, 1991 Registered to Canadian Airlines International Limited, Vancouver, BC Accepted by Canadian Airlines International at Everett (Paine Field) - April 05, 1991 Operated its first revenue service - ? 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 03, 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 as AC7057 - September 29, 2001 Wet-leased to Qantas Airways - October 01, 2001 This aircraft was operated in the standard Air Canada livery during the wet-lease period Operated its first Qantas service Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF66 - 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 Operated its final Qantas service Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF4066 - October 17, 2001 Returned to Air Canada at the end of the wet-lease at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - October 18, 2001 Returned to Air Canada service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hololulu as AC1136 - October 19, 2001 Current with Air Canada |
C-GLCA. Air Canada - in the new livery at Christchurch Airport, October 14, 2001. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4655-157.) |