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These will replace Canada's existing fleet of 5 CC-150s, which is based on the older Airbus A310. In total, the RCAF is expected to take delivery of 9 CC-330s. 5 of those are used A330-200s, 4 of which will get converted to the MRTT standard at a later date, while the remaining 4 will be new-build A330MRTTs.
The 5 used ones, including this plane, are all relatively new, originally delivered to Kuwait Airways in 2015. This one will be used as Canada's new VIP transport, and was delivered to the RCAF at the end of August. Since then, it's been busy flying around the country seemingly on various training and familiarization flights.
It's great to finally see the CC-330 program come to life, and to see this one in the fantastic looking Government of Canada livery as well! Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Operator: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF/CFC)
Aircraft: Airbus CC-330 Husky (A332)
Livery: VIP Transport
Engines: 2x RR Trent 772B-60
Registration: 330002
Route: Winnipeg (YWG) - Calgary (YYC) - Vancouver (YVR)
Callsign: HUSKY 94
Runway used: 17R
Date filmed: September 2023
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In addition to an extensive international network, they also connect many cities within Japan, and some of those routes are flown with dedicated widebody aircraft configured just for domestic flights.
Towards the end of our visit to Japan in May, we needed to get from Osaka to Tokyo, and chose ANA for that flight. It turned out to be one of the best domestic flights I've ever had!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: ANA - All Nippon Airways (ANA/NH)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200ER (B772)
Flight Number: NH024
Seat: 4A (Premium Class)
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney PW4090
Registration: JA715A
Route: Osaka-Itami (ITM) - Tokyo-Haneda (HND)
Callsign: ALL NIPPON 024 heavy
Runway used: 32L (ITM) - 22 (HND)
Date filmed: May 2023
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At this point, it's been well over 5 years since their new branding was unveiled, so this is genuinely really nice to see. That extended timeline was not necessarily all on WestJet though, since they had the MAX grounding and then 2020 basically back to back.
Supposedly though, painting will finally be ramping up over the next few months, and I cannot wait to see more 737NGs flying around in this livery. Enjoy this great-looking -700 on its first visit to Calgary with the new paint!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: WestJet (WJA/WS)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700 (B737)
Flight Number: WS651/WS256
Livery: New (2018)
Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-7B24
Registration: C-GWJO
Route: Toronto (YYZ) Calgary (YYC) - Regina (YQR)
Callsign: WESTJET 651 / 256
Runway used: 17R
Date filmed: September 2023
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Knowing what a rarity long-distance passenger trains are (especially high-speed ones) where I come from, I knew I had to try one of these trains for myself!
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REFERENCES:
Hiroshima City: city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/english/333234.html
whc.unesco.org/en/list/775
mayorsforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/1990s/file-990513_speech_en.pdf
livemint.com/news/world/drums-of-nuclear-war-are-beating-once-again-japan-marks-hiroshima-day-advocates-for-nuclear-disarmament-11691282804353.html
JR West Sanyo Shinkansen: westjr.co.jp/global/en/train/shinkansen/tokaido-sanyo-shinkansen/interior-design
Nozomi Service: jrpass.com/blog/what-is-the-nozomi-train
Shinkansen General Information:
jrailpass.com/shinkansen-bullet-trains
shinkansen-ticket.com/pages/all-about-shinkansen-the-bullet-train
jrpass.com/blog/why-shinkansen-bullet-trains-no-longer-look-like-a-bullet
web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia43/en/feature/feature13.html
N700 Series Shinkansen:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N700_Series_Shinkansen
westjr.co.jp/global/en/train/shinkansen/tokaido-sanyo-shinkansen/interior-design
Pronunciation: youtube.com/watch?v=gACPdcvXt3M
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Back at the end of 2020, Air Canada announced that they'd convert a couple of their retired 767s to freighters given the demand for air cargo at the time. Since then, they're now up to 6 operating 767 Freighters, including two brand new ones! By extension, this is also the first time one of their 767s in the new livery has been here, which, I have to say, looks so sharp!
This one was here bringing show jumping horses for the annual Spruce Meadows Masters event that takes place just south of Calgary. It arrived from Toronto on Sunday afternoon and then left about 3 hours later heading back there.
It's worth mentioning that one of the 767s with winglets showed up the next day but unfortunately in darkness. Hopefully these won't be the only times we get to see these planes! Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada Cargo (ACA/AC)
Aircraft: Boeing 767-38E(ER)(BDSF) (B763)
Flight Number: AC7296/7297
Livery: New (2017)
Engines: 2x General Electric CF6-80C2B6F
Registration: C-GDUZ
Route: Toronto (YYZ) - Calgary (YYC) - Toronto (YYZ)
Callsign: AIR CANADA 7296/7297 heavy
Runway used: 35R
Date filmed: September 2023
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That wasn't the only interesting flight we took on that trip though, and after spending a day in Tokyo, we hopped on board a Japan Airlines 767 to Hiroshima. Let's see what a Japanese domestic flight is like!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Japan Airlines (JAL/JL)
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER (B763)
Flight Number: JL265
Seat: 10A (Class J)
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x General Electric CF6-80C2B7F
Registration: JA622J
Route: Tokyo Haneda (HND) - Hiroshima (HIJ)
Callsign: JAPAN AIR 265 heavy
Runway used: 16L (HND) - 28 (HIJ)
Date filmed: May 2023
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As for why it was here, well there was nothing officially said, but they did load a General Electric GEnx engine, the type used on WestJet's Boeing 787s.
It seems one of their Dreamliners flew into London-Heathrow on Tuesday, but its return flight was cancelled and it hasn't flown since. Seeing as this 747 spent about 4 hours on the ground here before departing for Heathrow, too, well, you can draw your own conclusions from there.
It was pretty cool to watch a big jet engine like that being loaded on a 747, which was no small undertaking. Enjoy this rare visitor with some unusual cargo!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: National Airlines (NCR/N8)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400ERF (B744)
Flight Number: N8823/824
Livery: Basic AirBridgeCargo colours
Engines: 4x General Electric CF6-80C2
Registration: N663CA
Route: Cayenne (CAY) - Calgary (YYC) - London (LHR)
Callsign: NATIONAL CARGO 823/824 heavy
Runway used: 35L/35R
Date filmed: August 2023
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I stuck around after the show the following Monday to catch some of these U.S. and Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft departing Abbotsford for their respective home bases. It's a rare opportunity (at least, here in Canada) to see so many military planes on the move in a short period of time like this, so I hope you enjoy!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - USAF F-15 Eagle (x2) to Portland (PDX)
02:03 - USAF B-52H Stratofortress to Barksdale AFB (BAD)
03:55 - USAF F-35A Lightning II (x2) to Hill AFB (HIF)
05:35 - USAF C-5M Super Galaxy to Travis AFB (SUU)
07:55 - USAF KC-135 Stratotanker to Peoria (PIA)
09:31 - RCAF CT-155 Hawk to CFB Cold Lake (YOD)
10:25 - RCAF CP-140 Aurora to CFB Comox (YQQ)
13:03 - USAF C-17A Globemaster III to McChord AFB (TCM)
14:13 - USAF A-10C Thunderbolt II (x2) to Boise (BOI)
16:31 - RCAF CF-18 Hornet (x2) to CFB Cold Lake (YOD)
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The Abbotsford Airshow typically has a great line-up of aircraft on static display, and this was the first time a B-52 had been here in a couple of years. These jet bombers have been in service with the U.S. Air Force since 1955, and have been, quote, the backbone of the country's strategic bomber force.
Powered by 8 Pratt and Whitney TF33 engines, these slightly newer B-52H models are the last variant still in service. This particular B-52 was built in the early 1960s and is based at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. It stayed on static display for all three days of the show and then left early on Monday morning heading back home.
I've never had the chance to see a B-52 flying for myself, so wanting to hear these classic engines before they eventually get replaced with much quieter ones, I made the trip over from Calgary to see it depart after the show!
Enjoy this spectacularly loud departure!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Operator: United States Air Force (USAF)
Aircraft: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (B52H)
Livery: Standard
Engines: 8x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3
Registration: 60-0011
Route: Abbotsford (YXX) - Barksdale AFB (BAD)
Callsign: SCOUT 99
Runway used: 07
Date filmed: August 2023
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This plane marks a huge new step for the company which is famous for their fleet of classic aircraft like the Douglas DC-3, Curtiss C-46, Lockheed Electra, and more. Based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Buffalo operates cargo and charter flights throughout the NWT and into Nunavut, as well as aerial firefighting.
Now their cargo operation includes various contracts from UPS, FedEx, and DHL, but the majority of that freight actually comes from Buffalo’s in-house courier Buffalo Air Express.
At the moment, most of that gets trucked from Edmonton up to Hay River and then flown into Yellowknife from there. The 737 will streamline that process significantly, and the plan is to fly it every weekday between Edmonton and Yellowknife to meet this demand for next-day freight to the North.
The 737 acquisition was announced about a year and a half ago, and after a successful test flight a few weeks back, the plane was ferried from Bournemouth, UK to Edmonton. It’ll spend a few weeks here undergoing some avionics modifications before it gets its Canadian registration and enters service.
Once it arrived in Edmonton though, the plane was greeted with this water cannon salute from the Edmonton International Airport, and then brought into North Cariboo Air's hangar and opened up to the public! Buffalo, YEG, and North Cariboo all put on a wonderful event where we got a rare opportunity to poke around this newest addition to Buffalo's fleet.
It was a genuine treat to be part of this historic day and everyone involved did a fantastic job, so a huge congratulations to Buffalo Airways, and enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Buffalo Airways (BFL/J4)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-301(BDSF) (B733)
Livery: New (2023)
Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-3B2
Registration: 2-ESKA (to be C-FBAE)
Route: Iqaluit (YFB) - Edmonton (YEG)
Callsign: 2 Echo Sierra Kilo Alpha
Runway used: 02
Date filmed: August 2023
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I don't know why they were here, but these sorts of military visitors are not uncommon throughout the summer in Calgary. What is unusual though is the fact that it's a military A321neo, specifically, the LR version!
This one was officially delivered just over a year ago, and was apparently the first ever Airbus "neo" intended for military use. These will be used by the German Air Force for transport and medical evacuation flights, and they have two of these in the fleet as of now.
Very cool to see this new plane in person! Enjoy the video!
SOURCES:
airdatanews.com/german-air-force-takes-delivery-of-the-worlds-first-military-airbus-a321
lufthansa-technik.com/en/handover-of-the-first-airbus-a321lr-to-the-german-armed-forces-6a3ed64bded177ce
defbrief.com/2022/08/13/german-air-force-receives-second-a321-long-range-troop-transport
https://www.aeroflap.com.br/en/germany-receives-brand-new-airbus-a321neo-the-first-to-be-used-in-military-transport/
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: German Air Force (GAF)
Aircraft: Airbus A321-251NX (A21N)
Flight Number: GAF735
Livery: Luftwaffe Grey
Engines: 2x CFM LEAP-1A
Registration: 15+10
Route: Keflavik (KEF) - Calgary (YYC) - Keflavik (KEF)
Callsign: GERMAN AIR FORCE 735
Runway used: 29, 17L
Date filmed: July 2023
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LaGuardia has been through nothing short of a transformation over the past couple of years, and I was curious to see and experience the new LaGuardia for myself!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada (ACA/AC)
Aircraft: Airbus A321-200 (A321)
Flight Number: AC719
Seat: 13F (Economy Class)
Livery: New (2017)
Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-5B3/P
Registration: C-GJWN
Route: LaGuardia (LGA) - Toronto (YYZ)
Callsign: AIR CANADA 719
Runway used: 13 (LGA) - 06R (YYZ)
Date filmed: May 2022
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For the past couple of years though, two of these planes have been based out of Springbank Airport just west of Calgary. This is where the story gets interesting!
Both of these planes are owned by a company called "2Solitude" (2solitude.com), which retrofits An-2s and turns them into, basically, flying RVs!
One of them is privately operated and has a full interior with a kitchen and everything, sitting on the world's largest composite floats! The other one is a test bed for a turboprop conversion, swapping out the original radial engine for a Honeywell TPE331-12 turbine. This one too, will get its own set of floats eventually.
The final result is, to paraphrase the company's website, "a bush plane that is your camp".
On Saturday, the turbine one went up for a couple of circuits, and I took the opportunity to finally catch this rare Soviet biplane in action. A big thank you to the 2Solitude team for letting me take a look around the planes, too! Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Operator: 2Solitude
Aircraft: Antonov An-2R (AN2)
Livery: "Russian Bare"
Engines: 1x Honeywell TPE331-12
Registration: N73AN
Route: Springbank (YBW) - Springbank (YBW)
Callsign: Antonov November 73 Alpha November
Runway used: 35
Date filmed: July 2023
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Due to more 737 MAX delivery delays, much like last year, Lynx Air has wet leased this single Airbus A320 for the summer, exclusively for some of their US flights out of Calgary.
This presented a rare opportunity to fly this American charter carrier on a scheduled flight - and I took it!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Global Crossing Airlines operating for Lynx Air (DAT/Y9)
Aircraft: Airbus A320-200 (A320)
Flight Number: Y9615/716
Seat: 1A/4A
Livery: Standard GlobalX
Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Registration: N628VA
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Los Angeles (LAX) - Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: DAUNTLESS 615/716
Runway used: 35L (YYC) - 24R/24L (LAX) - 35R (YYC)
Date filmed: June 2023
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Egyptair is still an incredibly uncommon sight in Western Canada, and so it was definitely worth filming this rare 777 again, at home this time, and much closer up too! It arrived around 5AM on Wednesday and left around the same time on Thursday morning heading back to Egypt. Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Egyptair (MSR/MS)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER (B77W)
Flight Number: MS3932
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x GE90-115B
Registration: SU-GDL
Route: Cairo (CAI) - Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: EGYPTAIR 3932/3933 heavy
Runway used: 35L / 35R
Date filmed: July 2023
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The KC-135s were apparently doing a training exercise in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but the others were likely just transiting through Halifax. Still very glad to have seen all of this action - this is the first time I've been able to film a KC-135 in flight!
I happened to be there in early June doing some plane spotting, and compiled all of the military stuff I saw into this video! Hope you enjoy this rare military action!
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00:00 - USAF KC-135R Stratotanker landing
00:40 - Italian Air Force C-130 to Keflavik (KEF)
01:57 - Royal Air Force A400M from Brize Norton (BZZ)
03:07 - Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 touch and go
03:53 - USAF KC-135R Stratotanker landing and taxiing
05:48 - Royal Air Force C-17 to Brize Norton (BZZ)
09:05 - USAF KC-135R Stratotanker landing and taxiing
11:56 - USAF KC-135R Stratotanker takeoff
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YHZ is the busiest airport in Nova Scotia, and sees lots of the regular domestic Canadian traffic, but also some heavy cargo and seasonal flights from Europe!
I may have gotten absolutely drenched in the process (particularly towards the end) but I think it was well worth it for some of this footage! Hope you enjoy!
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00:00 - WestJet 737-8 MAX from Vancouver (YVR)
00:25 - Porter E195-E2 to Toronto (YYZ)
01:15 - EHS LifeFlight King Air to Yarmouth (YQI)
01:57 - Air Canada Express Dash 8-400 to Ottawa (YOW)
02:38 - WestJet 737-800 from Calgary (YYC)
03:05 - Porter Dash 8-400 to Ottawa (YOW)
03:41 - Air Canada A220-300 to Toronto (YYZ)
04:25 - Air Canada 737-8 MAX from Vancouver (YVR)
04:52 - Air Canada Express Dash 8-400 from St. John’s (YYT)
05:14 - Air Saint-Pierre ATR 42 from Saint-Pierre (FSP)
05:45 - WestJet 737-800 to Calgary (YYC)
06:39 - Swoop 737-8 MAX from Hamilton (YHM)
06:58 - Gov't of Newfoundland and Labrador Canadair CL-215T
07:50 - Flair Airlines 737-8 MAX from Toronto (YYZ)
08:17 - Gov't of Newfoundland and Labrador Canadair CL-215T
09:14 - Air Canada A321-200 from Toronto (YYZ)
09:36 - Swoop 737-800 from Toronto (YYZ)
10:00 - Flair Airlines 737-8 MAX from Ottawa (YOW)
10:23 - Air Canada 737-8 MAX to Vancouver (YVR)
11:09 - Air Canada Rouge A321-200 from Montreal (YUL)
11:31 - Swoop 737-8 MAX to Toronto (YYZ)
12:16 - Air Canada A220-300 from Toronto (YYZ)
12:45 - EVAS Air Beech 1900D from Deer Lake (YDF)
13:09 - American Airlines A319-100 from Philadelphia (PHL)
13:37 - Porter E195-E2 from Toronto (YYZ)
14:04 - Kalitta Air 747-400F from Chicago (ORD)
16:29 - Gov't of Newfoundland and Labrador Canadair CL-215T
17:19 - WestJet 737-8 MAX to Calgary (YYC)
18:11 - Eurowings Discover A330-200 from Frankfurt (FRA)
18:46 - FedEx Express 757-200F to Moncton (YQM)
19:21 - Kalitta Air 747-400F to Anchorage (ANC)
20:14 - Canadian North 737-700 from Terrace (YXT)
20:48 - Condor Boeing 767-300 from Frankfurt (FRA)
21:20 - Atlas Air 747-400F to Anchorage (ANC)
22:28 - Cargojet 767-300 from Hamilton (YHM)
23:07 - Lynx Air 737-8 MAX from Toronto (YYZ)
23:40 - Cargojet 757-200 to Montreal (YMX)
24:21 - Condor 767-300 to Frankfurt (FRA)
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Egyptair is an airline you would never expect to see in this part of the world, so getting to film this unique visitor was well worth the drive.
Also, a big thank you to my buddy Dray (instagram.com/drayviation) for those close up videos of the plane at the end! Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Egyptair (MSR/MS)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER (B77W)
Flight Number: MS3932
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x GE90-115B
Registration: SU-GDL
Route: Cairo (CAI) - Edmonton (YEG)
Callsign: EGYPTAIR 3932 heavy
Runway used: 20
Date filmed: June 2023
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Physically, this new cabin is essentially the same as the rest of the MAX fleet, but has some new touches bringing it more in line with those on their 787s.
This is a pretty noteworthy change since, with the exception of the new premium seats, the look of their 737 cabin hasn’t changed much in the last couple of years.
I lucked out with one of these new interior planes on a flight from Ottawa to Calgary back in March, and I thought it was worth taking a closer look!
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Airline: WestJet (WJA.WS)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8 MAX (B38M)
Flight Number: WS613
Seat: 15F (Economy)
Livery: Revised (2022)
Engines: 2x CFM LEAP-1B
Registration: C-GPFT
Route: Ottawa (YOW) - Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: WESTJET 613
Runway used: 25 (YOW) - 35R (YYC)
Date filmed: March 2023
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Although Turkish does serve three Canadian destinations, those being Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, they are not an airline you'd ever expect to see in Calgary. This might be one of the first times they've been here.
Unfortunately the diversion was due to a medical emergency on board, so I do hope everybody's alright. Hope you enjoy this rare visitor.
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Airline: Turkish Airlines (THY/TK)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER (B77W)
Flight Number: TK79
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x GE90-115B
Registration: TC-LJI
Route: Istanbul (IST) - Calgary (YYC) - San Francisco (SFO)
Callsign: TURKISH 79 Kilo heavy
Runway used: 17L
Date filmed: June 2023
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Up until a few months ago though, they’d been exclusively an Eastern Canadian sight. With their new Embraer E2s though, they've finally expanded to Western Canada, and I gave them a try on a longer itinerary from Calgary to Toronto to Halifax!
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Airline: Porter Airlines (POE/PD)
Aircraft: Embraer E195-E2 (E295)
Flight Number: PD352/PD207
Seat: 4D/1A
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney PW1900G Series
Registration: C-GKQS / C-GKQJ
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Toronto (YYZ) - Halifax (YHZ)
Callsign: PORTER 352 / 207
Runway used: 35R (YYC) - 05 (YYZ) / 06L (YYZ) - 32 (YHZ)
Date filmed: June 2023
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However, they’re also a common sight on some busy domestic routes, especially during the summer. After winding up in Toronto back in May last year, I decided to take the long way home and try out their 777 on a proper transcontinental flight!
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Airline: Air Canada (ACA/AC)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-333(ER) (B77W)
Flight Number: AC123
Seat: 9A
Livery: Old (2005-2017)
Engines: 2x GE90-115B
Registration: C-FRAM
Route: Toronto (YYZ) - Vancouver (YVR)
Callsign: AIR CANADA 123 heavy
Runway used: 05 (YYZ) - 08L (YVR)
Date filmed: May 2022
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Canadian North is the largest airline in Northern Canada, and serves the Northwest Territories and Nunavut through their hubs in Yellowknife and Iqaluit respectively.
Needing to get to Yellowknife for my trip on their 737-200 before it was retired, I wanted to take advantage of this very convenient new service and see what Canadian North had to offer out of YYC!
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Airline: Canadian North (AKT/5T)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700 (B737)
Flight Number: 5T252
Seat: 17A
Livery: New, post-merger
Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-7B24
Registration: C-FHBO
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Yellowknife (YZF)
Callsign: ARCTIC 252
Runway used: 35R (YYC) - 34 (YZF)
Date filmed: April 2023
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Lo and behold, I found just that on one of Condor's many flights to Palma de Mallorca, Spain! Condor still operates some of the rare Boeing 757-300, of which only 55 were built, and I knew I had to take the opportunity to try the world's longest single-aisle airliner!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Condor Airlines (CFG/DE)
Aircraft: Boeing 757-300 (B753)
Flight Number: DE1502 / DE1773
Seat: 14F/13A
Livery: Post-Thomas Cook / "Wir Lieben Fliegen"
Engines: 2x RR RB211-535E4B
Registration: D-ABOJ / D-ABON
Route: Frankfurt (FRA) - Palma de Mallorca (PMI) - Frankfurt (FRA)
Callsign: CONDOR 5HV / 5CK
Runway used: 18 (FRA) / 06L (PMI) / 06R (PMI) / 07R (FRA)
Date filmed: September 2022
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While I was there, I spent a couple hours at Yellowknife Airport - the busiest in Northern Canada - and filmed some of the regular action. The diversity of aircraft is unmatched anywhere else in the country, from a 70+ year old Curtiss C-46 Commando to several rare Dash 7s! Enjoy!
A big thank you to Air Tindi for those close up shots later in the video :)
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Canadian North Boeing 737-200 landing
00:43 - Summit Air Dornier Do228 landing
01:01 - Canadian North Boeing 737-200 taxiing
01:12 - WestJet Encore Dash 8-400 takeoff
02:25 - Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter landing
02:49 - Canadian North ATR 42 landing
03:15 - Summit Air ATR 72 landing
03:58 - Buffalo Airways Curtiss C-46 takeoff
06:47 - Canadian North Boeing 737-300 takeoff
08:28 - Nolinor Aviation Boeing 737-200 takeoff
10:25 - Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter takeoff
11:25 - Northwestern Air Lease Jetstream 32 takeoff
12:50 - Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter taxiing
13:43 - Air Tindi Beech King Air 250 taxiing
14:55 - Air Tindi Dash 7 taxiing (C-FPBJ)
16:43 - Air Tindi Dash 7 taxiing (C-GCEV)
18:20 - Canadian North Boeing 737-300 taxiing
18:40 - Canadian North Boeing 737-700 landing
19:41 - Canadian North Boeing 737-300 takeoff
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Sadly though, Canada will be losing another operator of the type as Canadian North retires their final one from the fleet. It flew its final passenger flight in the first week of May, and although I wasn't able to be there for it, I made a trip up in late April to make sure I got one last flight in.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Canadian North (AKT/5T)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 Combi (B73M)
Flight Number: 5T226
Seat: 17F/18F/14F
Livery: Old (Polar Bear)
Engines: 2x Pratt and Whitney JT8D-17
Registration: C-GDPA
Route: Yellowknife (YZF) - Cambridge Bay (YCB) - Kugluktuk (YCO) - Yellowknife (YZF)
Callsign: ARCTIC 226
Runway used: 16 (YZF) - 31T (YCB) - 30T/12T (YCO) - 16 (YZF)
Date filmed: April 2023
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The flight took place earlier this week, and it was certainly a memorable one for a few different reasons!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: WestJet (WJA/WS)
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789)
Flight Number: WS80
Seat: 8K (Premium)
Livery: New (2018)
Engines: 2x General Electric GEnx-1B
Registration: C-FAJA
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Tokyo (NRT)
Callsign: WESTJET 80 heavy
Runway used: 17L (YYC) - 16R (NRT)
Date filmed: April/May 2023
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These are the planes that fly NHL teams around North America, and they’re usually pretty busy during hockey season. However, sometimes they do need to reposition planes around the country for specific teams’ needs, and sometimes, that means putting them on a revenue flight for a few lucky passengers!
I heard about one of those very flights earlier this month, and it was certainly a memorable one!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada Jetz (ACA/AC)
Aircraft: Airbus A320-211 (A320)
Flight Number: AC352
Seat: 2A
Livery: New (2017)
Engines: 2x CFM56-5A1
Registration: C-FKPT
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Ottawa (YOW)
Callsign: AIR CANADA 352
Runway used: 35R (YYC) - 07 (YOW)
Date filmed: April 2023
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The RCAF only has 4 of these planes and they’re based out of Yellowknife for transport and search and rescue operations up north, so they're not a common sight here at all. That, plus Springbank backgrounds, meant I had to go film a few of those flights for myself. Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Operator: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Aircraft: De Havilland Canada CC-138 Twin Otter (DHC6)
Livery: SAR yellow
Engines: 2x Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Registration: 13804
Route: Springbank (YBW) - Springbank (YBW)
Callsign: VAMPIRE 4
Runway used: 26, 17, 08
Date filmed: April 2023
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However, one new sight this season are these Government of Alberta Canadair CL-215Ts. These amphibious firefighting planes were previously operated by Conair of B.C. on contract for Alberta.
Back in February though, Air Spray was awarded that contract, and will operate these planes on behalf of the Government of Alberta for at least the next 10 years (airspray.com/news/air-spray-wins-alberta-aerial-firefighting-contract).
I’ve never actually managed to catch one of these on the move, so was very glad to see these two CL-215Ts going up for a training flight the other day. Enjoy these very unique-looking planes!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Operator: Air Spray AirTankers (ASB)
Aircraft: Canadair CL-215T (CL2T)
Livery: Alberta Government
Engines: 2x
Registration: C-GFSL / C-GFSM
Route: Red Deer (YQF) - Red Deer (YQF)
Callsign: AIR SPRAY 202/203 Trainer
Runway used: 35/17
Date filmed: April 2023
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While looking for flights home, I came across quite the Aeroplan redemption - FRA-JFK on Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380! It's been 8 years since I last flew on the "superjumbo", and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to revisit this enormous aircraft and see what Singapore Airlines was like!
Enjoy this unusual fifth freedom flight from Frankfurt to New York, on an Asian carrier!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Singapore Airlines (SIA/SQ)
Aircraft: Airbus A380-800 (A388)
Flight Number: SQ026
Seat: 63A/78A
Livery: Standard
Engines: 4x RR Trent 970
Registration: 9V-SKN
Route: Frankfurt (FRA) - New York (JFK)
Callsign: SINGAPORE 026 Super
Runway used: 25C (FRA) - 13L (JFK)
Date filmed: May 2022
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In mid-March of this year, I flew down with a couple good friends for a few days of warmth and plane spotting, and filmed these 30 minutes worth of aviation at Southern California's largest airport! Enjoy!
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00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Delta 767-300(ER) from Kailua-Kona (KOA)
00:57 - Qantas A380-800 from Sydney (SYD)
01:38 - DHL (Kalitta Air) 777F from Hong Kong (HKG)
01:53 - Cathay Pacific Cargo 747-8F from Anchorage (ANC)
02:08 - China Southern Cargo 777F from Shanghai (PVG)
02:22 - ZIPAIR Tokyo 787-8 Dreamliner from Tokyo (NRT)
02:52 - Air Premia 787-9 Dreamliner from Seoul (ICN)
03:29 - Philippine Airlines 777-300(ER) from Manila (MNL)
04:07 - Korean Air A380-800 from Seoul (ICN)
04:49 - Asiana Airlines A380-800 from Seoul (ICN)
05:29 - Cathay Pacific 777-300ER from Hong Kong (HKG)
06:03 - Japan Airlines 777-300ER from Tokyo (HND)
06:40 - All Nippon Airways 777-300ER from Tokyo (NRT)
07:18 - Japan Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner from Tokyo (NRT)
07:50 - United 777-200ER from Washington (IAD)
08:32 - Delta 757-200 from Boston (BOS)
09:07 - United 737-9 MAX from Chicago (ORD)
09:36 - United Airlines 787-10 Dreamliner from Tokyo (NRT)
10:15 - jetBlue A321-200 from New York (JFK)
10:42 - Turkish Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner from Istanbul (IST)
11:22 - Southwest Airlines 737-700 to Denver (DEN)
11:43 - Singapore Airlines 777-300ER from Tokyo (NRT)
12:26 - Southwest Airlines 737-8 MAX from Baltimore (BWI)
12:53 - Emirates A380-800 from Dubai (DXB)
13:38 - Alaska Airlines 737-900ER from Seattle (SEA)
14:08 - Qatar Airways A350-1000 from Doha (DOH)
14:55 - British Airways 787-9 Dreamliner from London (LHR)
15:36 - Korean Air 777-300(ER) from Seoul (ICN)
16:18 - United Airlines 757-200 from Newark (EWR)
16:59 - All Nippon Airways 787-9 Dreamliner from Tokyo (HND)
17:36 - In-N-Out park
17:51 - SAS A330-300 from Copenhagen (CPH)
18:31 - American Airlines A321neo from Philadelphia (PHL)
19:02 - EVA Air 777-300ER from Taipei (TPE)
19:31 - American Airlines 777-300ER from London (LHR)
20:09 - Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 from London (LHR)
20:45 - Lufthansa 747-8i to Frankfurt (FRA)
21:49 - Air France 777-300ER to Paris (CDG)
22:12 - All Nippon Airways 777-300ER from Tokyo (HND)
22:43 - United Airlines 737-900ER from Denver (DEN)
23:07 - Air France 777-300ER from Paris (CDG)
23:36 - Delta A319-100 from San Francisco (SFO)
24:01 - Swiss 777-300ER from Zurich (ZRH)
24:28 - British Airways 777-300ER from London (LHR)
24:54 - Emirates A380-800 taxiing
25:16 - Volaris A320-200 to Guadalajara (GDL)
25:31 - Emirates A380-800 to Dubai (DXB)
26:07 - Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 from Honolulu (HNL)
26:38 - Air Tahiti Nui 787-9 Dreamliner to Papeete (PPT)
27:23 - FAI rent-a-jet Global Express from Washington (IAD)
27:54 - Southwest Airlines 737-700 from San Jose (SJC)
28:24 - American Airlines A321neo from Miami (MIA)
28:46 - United Express CRJ-200 from Boise (BOI)
29:08 - Delta 737-800 from New Orleans (MSY)
29:32 - Delta A321neo from Detroit (DTW)
30:04 - United 737-800 from Vancouver (YVR)
30:27 - Singapore Airlines A350-900 from Singapore (SIN)
31:15 - Philippine Airlines 777-300ER from Manila (MNL)
31:59 - Delta 757-200 from Boston (BOS)
32:33 - Alaska Airlines A321neo from Newark (EWR)
33:18 - Southwest Airlines 737-700 from Denver (DEN)
33:43 - Qantas A330-200 from Brisbane (BNE)
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Three of these WestJet Cargo 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters have been sitting in Calgary after being delivered almost a year ago. Unfortunately for them, they ran into some red tape with Transport Canada, and only officially received certification at the end of March.
As reported by Freight Waves in November last year (freightwaves.com/news/boeing-certification-troubles-in-canada-ground-1st-westjet-freighters), because of the fraught relationship between Boeing and the FAA, and subsequently, Transport Canada, Boeing's conversion process has been scrutinized heavily. As a result, WestJet's cargo plans have been delayed by over 9 months at this point.
Fortunately, that all seems to be resolved now, and the first revenue cargo flights for these planes are scheduled to start later this month. Good to finally see one of these on the move! Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: WestJet Cargo (WJA/WS)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-804(BCF) (B738)
Flight Number: WS8904
Livery: New (2018)
Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-7B27
Registration: C-FTWJ
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Toronto (YYZ)
Callsign: WESTJET 8904
Runway used: 35R
Date filmed: April 2023
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This summer, the route is being flown with a mix of 787-9s and 777-200ERs, but the -300ER is a pretty rare swap.
It's been here a couple times prior to Covid, but as far as I can remember, this might be the first time we’ve seen one from KLM in almost 3 years.
This particular 777 also just happens to be named after Jasper National Park in Alberta, so it's a pretty fitting visitor!
Great to see this big blue 777 here again! Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM/KL)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER (B77W)
Flight Number: KL677/KL678
Livery: Revised
Engines: 2x GE90-115B
Registration: PH-BVP
Route: Amsterdam (AMS) - Calgary (YYC) - Amsterdam (AMS)
Callsign: KLM 677 / 678 heavy
Runway used: 17L / 17L from Z
Date filmed: March 2023
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It's also arguably one of the best Canadian airports for spotting, and there are some amazing views to be had in the mornings. I happened to be in Montreal this past week and caught this rush of morning departures off of runway 24L. Enjoy!
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00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Air Canada A220-300 to Toronto (YYZ)
00:32 - Jazz Aviation CRJ-900 to Ottawa (YOW)
00:49 - Copa Airlines 737-800 taxiing
00:55 - Glencore Canada 737-200 to Quebec City (YQB)
01:23 - Air Inuit 737-200 taxiing
01:38 - Copa Airlines 737-800 to Panama City (PTY)
02:11 - Air Canada 777-300ER taxiing
02:27 - United Express ERJ-145 to Washington (IAD)
02:52 - Air Transat A330 taxiing
03:03 - Porter Dash 8-400 to Toronto (YTZ)
03:33 - Air Inuit 737-200 to Puvirnituq (YPX)
04:13 - Air Canada A220-300 to Edmonton (YEG)
04:39 - Air Canada 777-300ER to Cancun (CUN)
05:11 - Sunwing 737-800 to Cancun (CUN)
05:34 - Flair Airlines 737 MAX 8 taxiing
05:47 - Air Inuit Dash 8-300 taxiing
05:57 - Air Transat A330-200 to Puerto Plata (POP)
06:39 - Air Canada Rouge A321 to Las Vegas (LAS)
07:09 - United Express E175 to Newark (EWR)
07:41 - Flair Airlines 737 MAX 8 to Halifax (YHZ)
08:09 - Air Canada Express E175 to Houston (IAH)
08:31 - Air Inuit Dash 8-300 to Quebec City (YQB)
09:01 - AeroMexico 737 MAX 9 taxiing
09:09 - Canadian North 737-400C to Kuujjuaq (YVP)
09:31 - Sunwing 737-800 to Rio Hato (RIH)
09:56 - AeroMexico 737 MAX 9 to Mexico City (MEX)
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In addition to their base at Calgary International Airport, they also use Springbank Airport just west of the city. That occasionally leads to some short repositioning flights between the two airports.
So, when a friend of mine who flies for AirSprint asked if I'd like to come along on one of those empty repositioning flights... Well, the answer is obvious!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: AirSprint Private Aviation (ASP)
Aircraft: Cessna 525B Citation CJ3+ (C25B)
Flight Number: ASP489
Livery: Old
Engines: 2x Williams FJ44-3A
Registration: C-FASY
Route: Springbank (YBW) - Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: AIRSPRINT 489
Runway used: 35 (YBW) - 17R (YYC)
Date filmed: December 2022
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Unfortunately, I was out of town for that inaugural flight, but wanted to share a few clips from this past week of YYC's newest airline in action. Enjoy!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Porter Airlines (POE/PD)
Aircraft: Embraer E195-E2 (E295)
Flight Number: PD357/360/357/360
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney PW1900G
Registration: C-GKQM / C-GKQJ / C-GKQJ / C-GKQM
Route: Toronto (YYZ) - Calgary (YYC) - Toronto (YYZ)
Callsign: PORTER 357/360
Runway used: 29/17L/17L/17L
Date filmed: March 2023
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After spending a few days in Kuujjuaq, the best way for us to get back to the south was to fly to Puvirnituq and hop on another Boeing 737-200!
As you can imagine, it felt pretty surreal to be back there after our previous adventure in 2021...
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SOURCES:
Puvirnituq New Terminal: nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674officials_inaugurate_puvirnituqs_spiffy_new_airport_terminal_april_22
infrastructure.gc.ca/media/news-nouvelles/2013/20130422puvirnituq-eng.html
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement:
theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-crees-endorse-accord/article4155257
rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1407867973532/1542984538197?wbdisable=true
James Bay Project/La Grande Complex: http://www.hydroquebec.com/sebj/en/lagrande.html
airinuit.com/en/destinations/la-grande
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Inuit (3H/AIE)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 (B732)
Flight Number: 3H705
Seat: 19A
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x Pratt and Whitney JT8D-9A
Registration: C-GSPW
Route: Puvirnituq (YPX) - La Grande Rivière (YGL) - Montreal (YUL)
Callsign: AIR INUIT 705
Runway used: 19 (YPX) - 13 (YGL) - 24L (YUL)
Date filmed: April 2022
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The G700 is Gulfstream's largest private jet to date, and is a stretched version of the successful G650. The G700 is still awaiting certification, and this particular one was in Iqaluit for some cold weather testing.
Strangely, it left Iqaluit and flew over to Fairbanks, but didn't actually descend, and "diverted" to Calgary instead.
It ended up staying the night here and then left just before sunrise. No idea why it came to Calgary of all places, but I'm very glad to have seen this fantastic looking jet! Enjoy the video!
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Airline: Gulfstream Aerospace
Aircraft: Gulfstream G700 (GA7C)
Livery: Unpainted
Engines: 2x RR Pearl 700
Registration: N705GD
Route: Iqaluit (YFB) -/- Fairbanks (FAI) -/- Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: Gulfstream November 705 Golf Delta
Runway used: 29
Date filmed: March 2023
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As the 5th busiest airport in the country (by passengers), Edmonton has a pretty decent amount of traffic, with service from almost every major Canadian airline, and now Porter as well (as of February 14th).
Enjoy this snowy plane spotting at YEG!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Canadian North 737-200 to Yellowknife (YZF)
00:47 - Sunwing 737-8 MAX to Montego Bay (MBJ)
01:15 - Flair Airlines 737-8 MAX from Vancouver (YVR)
02:01 - Air North 737-500 from Whitehorse (YXY)
02:21 - Canadian North 737-300 from Horizon (HZP)
02:49 - Canadian North 737-300 to Calgary (YYC)
04:04 - Canadian North 737-700 from Albian (JHL)
04:31 - Envirotech Aviation C172 to Edmonton (YEG)
05:17 - Air Canada A321 from Toronto (YYZ)
05:36 - Canadian North ATR 42-500 from Yellowknife (YZF)
06:19 - Sunwest Aviation Beech 1900D from Conklin (CFM)
06:45 - Airco Beech 1900 to Fort Vermilion (CEZ4)
07:09 - Sunwest Aviation Beech 1900D from Conklin (CFM)
07:22 - Northwestern Air Lease Jetstream 31 from Fort Smith (YSM)
07:47 - Flair Airlines 737-800 from Abbotsford (YXX)
08:11 - Lynx Air 737-8 MAX from Vancouver (YVR)
09:02 - Air Canada A220-300 from Montreal (YUL)
09:29 - Summit Air Avro RJ100 from Calgary (YYC)
10:47 - WestJet 737-8 MAX from Toronto (YYZ)
11:11 - North Cariboo Air Dash 8-300 to Fort St. John (YXJ)
11:38 - Lynx Air 737-8 MAX from Toronto (YYZ)
11:52 - North Cariboo Air Dash 8-300 to Fort St. John (YXJ)
12:25 - North Cariboo Air Beech 1900D from Primrose (CFN6)
13:10 - Summit Air Avro RJ100 to Calgary (YYC)
14:31 - WestJet 737-700 to Toronto (YYZ)
15:49 - WestJet Encore Dash 8-400 from Kelowna (YLW)
16:08 - WestJet Encore Dash 8-400 to Kelowna (YLW)
16:22 - Canadian North ATR 42-500 to Yellowknife (YZF)
17:49 - Central Mountain Air Beech 1900D from Prince George (YXS)
18:17 - Private Pilatus PC-12 to Salt Lake City (SLC)
19:11 - AirSprint Praetor 500 from Winnipeg (YWG)
19:50 - Horizon Air Embraer 175 to Seattle (SEA)
20:55 - KLM A330-200 from Amsterdam (AMS)
21:48 - Canadian North 737-300 from Calgary (YYC)
22:18 - KLM A330-200 to Amsterdam (AMS)
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I suspect it had cargo on board for the 2023 Canada Winter Games, which are happening this week in PEI.
What’s even more interesting though is that this plane is one of the oldest 737s still flying in the world, at 48 years old!
Sadly the 737-200s are not as common here as they used to be, and although we do have a few resident -200s, it’s always a treat to see one flying! Enjoy this rare classic visitor!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Nolinor Aviation (NRL/N5)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 Combi (B732)
Flight Number: N5 560
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x PW JT8D-15A(HK3)
Registration: C-GNLK
Route: Vancouver (YVR) - Calgary (YYC) - Regina (YQR)
Callsign: NOLINOR 560
Runway used: 35L
Date filmed: February 2023
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This 29-year old turboprop, operated by Pacific Coastal on behalf of WestJet, had been in the States for some heavy maintenance since September, and flew back to Canada last week. It ferried from Vancouver to Calgary on Tuesday, and then went for a training flight the same day.
Now, the new WestJet livery has been around for a while on the 737 MAXs, 787s, and WestJet Cargos, but this Saab is actually the very first plane to be painted that wasn’t a new addition to the fleet. In fairness to WestJet, the rebranding came at kind of an unlucky time for them in mid-2018.
The 737 MAX grounding a few months later meant they needed every plane they had available (so no time for painting), and then the financial situation from 2020 onwards.
That being said, they have yet to repaint a single 737NG or Dash 8, but now that the first repaint has finally taken place, here’s hoping the rest of the fleet will follow shortly! Enjoy this fantastic-looking Saab!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Pacific Coastal Airlines (PCO/8P)
Aircraft: Saab 340B (SF34)
Flight Number: 8P8992 / 8P800T
Livery: New (2018)
Engines: 2x GE CT7-9B
Registration: C-GOIA
Route: Vancouver (YVR) - Calgary (YYC) - Lethbridge (YQL) - Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: PASCO 8992 / 800 Trainer
Runway used: 17R
Date filmed: February 2023
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Timmins is home to 41,000 people, and the airport is fairly busy, serving as a hub of sorts for remote communities along the James Bay coast. The airport also has a number of regular passenger flights to Toronto from Air Canada Express and Porter, in addition to medevac traffic.
A big thank you to those that made this video possible.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Thunder Airlines MU-2 from Sudbury (YSB)
01:05 - Air Creebec HS 748 to Attawapiskat (YAT)
02:21 - Thunder Airlines MU-2 to Sudbury (YSB)
02:38 - Bearskin Airlines Metro 23 to North Bay (YYB)
03:09 - Air Creebec HS 748 to Attawapiskat (YAT)
03:56 - Air Creebec Dash 8-100 to Moosonee (YMO)
05:39 - Air Canada Express Dash 8-400 from Toronto (YYZ)
07:03 - AirSprint Cessna 525 CitationJet to Gatineau (YND)
07:53 - Air Bravo PC-12 from Moosonee (YMO)
08:42 - Air Canada Express Dash 8-400 to Toronto (YYZ)
10:38 - Perimeter Dash 8-300 from Detour Lake (CDT9)
11:51 - Air Canada Express CRJ-200 from Toronto (YYZ)
13:37 - Air Canada Express CRJ-200 to Toronto (YYZ)
15:05 - Air Creebec HS 748 from Attawapiskat (YAT)
17:18 - Porter Dash 8-400 to Toronto (YTZ)
18:13 - Air Creebec HS 748 Parked
18:20 - Austrian Airlines 777-200ER Contrails
18:28 - Thunder Airlines King Air 100 from Attawapiskat (YAT)
19:30 - Air Creebec HS 748 to Attawapiskat (YAT)
23:25 - Air Creebec HS 748 from Kashechewan (ZKE)
24:54 - Ornge PC-12 to Ottawa (YOW)
25:18 - Perimeter Dash 8-300 to Detour Lake (CDT9)
26:21 - Wasaya Airways Beech 1900D from Peawanuck (YPO)
27:21 - Morningstar Cessna 208 from Sudbury (YSB)
28:12 - Air Creebec HS 748 from Attawapiskat (YAT)
30:09 - Air Creebec Dash 8-100 from Moosonee (YMO)
31:14 - Bearskin Airlines Metro 23 from Thunder Bay (YQT)
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As the North American launch customer, this was also the very first commercial E2 flight in North America. This is also a pretty big deal for Porter, as it marks the start of a very rapid expansion.
Let's see what Porter has to offer on these new planes!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Porter (POE/PD)
Aircraft: Embraer E195-E2 (E295)
Flight Number: PD155
Seat: 4A (PorterReserve)
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney PW1900G
Registration: C-GKQM
Route: Toronto (YYZ) - Ottawa (YOW)
Callsign: PORTER 155
Runway used: 23 (YYZ) - 07 (YOW)
Date filmed: February 2023
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The Arctic Winter Games are a multi-sport and cultural event for Indigenous peoples living around the Arctic Circle, and have been taking place every two years since 1970.
This year, the Games are being held in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Northeastern Alberta, with participants coming from as far away as northern Scandinavia and Greenland, hence this special flight to Fort McMurray.
Now, Air Greenland and Fort McMurray are two things I never expected to say in the same sentence. They're one of the most unique airlines in the world, and their operation is fascinating.
Air Greenland's A330 usually flies exclusively between Greenland and Denmark, so seeing it in Canada is an exceptionally rare event. Add Fort McMurray of all places into the mix, and you can see why I had to make the trip up from Calgary to see it!
This is one of the largest aircraft to ever land in Fort McMurray, and a 7500 foot runway plus an A330 was bound to make for quite the interesting arrival. The plane stayed overnight and left the following morning back to Greenland.
Enjoy this very rare, all-red A330!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Greenland (GRL/GL)
Aircraft: Airbus A330-200 (A332)
Flight Number: GL6775/GL930
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney PW4168A
Registration: OY-GRN
Route: Kangerlussuaq (SFJ) - Fort McMurray (YMM) - Kangerlussuaq (SFJ)
Callsign: GREENLAND 6775/930 heavy
Runway used: 08 (arrival), 26 (departure)
Date filmed: January 2023
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These 76-seater turboprops have been flown by Horizon Air for Alaska Airlines since the early 2000s, connecting communities within the Pacific Northwest.
Sadly though, the type is being retired in favour of streamlining the Alaska and Horizon Air fleets, despite some of them being less than 10 years old.
Although there is no shortage of Dash 8s up here in Canada, it'll be weird not seeing any more of these Alaska ones in Alberta and B.C.
So, I thought I would put together this compilation of Horizon Air Dash 8-400s from the past couple of years, including some footage from Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and some from a trip to Portland last summer.
Farewell Horizon Air Dash 8s, and I hope you enjoy the video.
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00:00 - Intro
00:44 - N412QX departing Portland (PDX)
02:43 - N426QX arriving in Calgary (YYC)
03:37 - N405QX departing Vancouver (YVR)
04:04 - N436QX arriving in Portland (PDX)
04:40 - N426QX departing Calgary (YYC)
05:14 - N451QX departing Victoria (YYJ)
06:56 - N440QX arriving in Portland (PDX)
07:56 - N421QX departing Portland (PDX)
09:27 - N452QX arriving in Portland (PDX)
09:59 - N448QX arriving in Portland (PDX)
10:33 - N450QX arriving in Vancouver (YVR)
11:21 - N401QX arriving in Portland (PDX)
12:42 - N426QX departing Calgary (YYC)
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It's a major hub for Air Canada as well as WestJet, and has an exceptionally diverse lineup of international carriers from Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
Enjoy this full day's worth of YVR plane spotting in some exceptionally clear weather!
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00:00 - Intro
00:08 - United Airlines A319 to Denver (DEN)
00:24 - Air Canada 777-300ER to Toronto (YYZ)
00:47 - WestJet 737-8 MAX to Edmonton (YEG)
01:01 - Sunwing 737-8 MAX to San Jose del Cabo (SJD)
01:15 - Cargojet 767-300ER to Hamilton (YHM)
01:31 - Sunwing 737-8 MAX to Cancun (CUN)
01:49 - Singapore Airlines A350-900 to Singapore (SIN)
02:18 - FedEx 767-300F to Memphis (MEM)
02:35 - Air Transat A321 to Montreal (YUL)
02:52 - Lynx Air 737-8 MAX to Toronto (YYZ)
03:14 - Air Canada 777-300ER from Toronto (YYZ)
03:40 - ANA 787-9 Dreamliner from Tokyo (NRT)
04:08 - Flair 737-8 MAX from Calgary (YYC)
04:27 - Delta A320 from Minneapolis (MSP)
04:46 - Air Canada 777-300ER from Toronto (YYZ)
05:09 - Air India 777-300ER from Delhi (DEL)
05:30 - Air Canada 787-9 Dreamliner from Tokyo (NRT)
05:53 - Air Canada A319 from Calgary (YYC)
06:17 - Korean Air 777F from Guadalajara (GDL)
06:41 - Air Canada A330-300 from Montreal (YUL)
07:07 - Japan Airlines 767-300ER from Tokyo (NRT)
07:33 - Korean Air 787-9 Dreamliner from Seoul (ICN)
08:02 - Air Canada 777-200LR from Toronto (YYZ)
08:27 - AeroMexico 737-8 MAX from Mexico City (MEX)
08:51 - Air France 777-300ER from Paris (CDG)
09:20 - Air North 737-500 from Whitehorse (YXY)
09:41 - United 737-800 from Los Angeles (LAX)
10:03 - Cathay Pacific A350-900 from Hong Kong (HKG)
10:34 - Air New Zealand 787-9 Dreamliner from Auckland (AKL)
10:58 - Eurowings Discover A330-300 from Frankfurt (FRA)
11:23 - Air Canada 777-200LR to Toronto (YYZ)
12:01 - Air India 777-300ER to Delhi (DEL)
12:26 - Eurowings Discover A330-300 to Frankfurt (FRA)
12:56 - Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner from Sydney (SYD)
13:23 - KLM A330-200 from Amsterdam (AMS)
13:45 - Philippine Airlines 777-300ER from Manila (MNL)
14:07 - WestJet 737-8 MAX from Palm Springs (PSP)
14:44 - Turkish Airlines A350-900 from Istanbul (IST)
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Operating for Alaska Airlines, this E175 is painted in Horizon Air's original 1980s colours, and replaces a Dash 8 that was painted in this livery too.
Alaska has mostly sent Embraers on their Seattle to Calgary route for the last few years now, and it's nice to have another special livery on the E175! Enjoy this great-looking retro livery's first visit to Calgary.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Horizon Air (QXE/QX)
Aircraft: Embraer E175LR (E75L)
Flight Number: QX2186
Livery: Horizon Air Retro
Engines: 2x GE CF34-8E5
Registration: N652MK
Route: Seattle (SEA) - Calgary (YYC) - Seattle (SEA)
Callsign: HORIZON 2186
Runway used: 17L, 17R
Date filmed: December 2022
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This DC-9-15 is now 55 years old, and is actually a former Air Canada one too! It landed and taxied to Apron 6 where they cleared customs, got some fuel, and then started up again to pick up cargo on a different apron.
However, it seemed there was a bit of a miscommunication somewhere, and the plane ended up taxiing around most of the airport before eventually finding its cargo back at Apron 6.
If that wasn’t enough though, they had another 3 hour delay because of ATC issues at their destination of Las Vegas, so they waited as long as they could before the crew seemingly timed out. They stayed overnight and left the next morning for Great Falls instead.
All of this at least led to us getting a few more angles of this iconic classic aircraft, and this was certainly a visit to remember. Enjoy this rare DC-9 in action!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Ameristar Jet Charter (7Z/AJI)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC (DC91)
Flight Number: 7Z9101/7Z9104
Livery: New
Engines: 2x Pratt and Whitney JT8D-7B
Registration: N783TW
Route: Casper (CPR) - Calgary (YYC) - Great Falls (GTF)
Callsign: AMERISTAR 9101/9104
Runway used: 35L, 17R
Date filmed: January 2023
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The MD-10 is essentially, the DC-10 but with a modernized 2-crew flight deck that's virtually identical to the MD-11. This conversion allows for some substantial cost savings, by allowing pilots to fly both the MD-10 and MD-11 with minimal extra training. From the outside though, it still looks and sounds exactly like the DC-10.
Considering it had been over 7 years since Calgary last saw regular DC-10 flights, and that FedEx would reportedly be retiring them around the end of last year, this was an amazing opportunity for Calgary aviation enthusiasts.
The DC-10 has been one of my personal favourite aircraft types for as long as I can remember, and so over that 4-month period, I took it upon myself to film as much of it as I could.
Without further ado, please enjoy this hour-long-compilation of FedEx MD-10s at Calgary International Airport.
More on the MD-10 Conversion: boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_02/textonly/ps02txt.html#:~:text=The%20MD%2D10%20conversion%20achieves,pilots%20who%20fly%20either%20airplane.
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