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On May 10, 2019, Air Canada Flight 8615, a Bombardier DHC-8-300 (registration C-FJXZ), was struck by a fuel truck while taxiing on the tarmac. Five persons were injured and the plane was deemed a write-off. [200] On March 7, 2020, Two Air Canada aircraft were involved in a runway incursion.
As Canadians ease back into travel after years of restrictions, many are facing nightmare experiences at the country's major airports - especially at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
On April 17, 2023, Air Canada Flight 881, carrying the valuables, departed Zürich, Switzerland at 1:25 PM local time and arrived in Toronto at 3:56 PM local time. [9] [1] Flight 881 was operated by an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER, the largest aircraft in Air Canada's fleet, and was registered as C-FITL. [10] [11]
Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), was created by federal legislation as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway (CNR) on 11 April 1937. [16] [17] The newly created Department of Transport under Minister C. D. Howe desired an airline under government control to link cities on the Atlantic coast to those on the Pacific coast.
A photo shows the inside of an Air Canada jet during a flight from Vancouver to Singapore after it encountered turbulence on Oct. 11, 2023, sending passengers' food and drinks flying around the cabin.
As defined by Transport Canada, an international airport: . means any airport designated by the Contracting State, in whose territory it is situated, as an airport of entry and departure for international commercial air traffic, where the formalities incident to customs, immigration, public health, animal and plant quarantine and similar procedures are carried out.
The service ceased operation on October 31, 2014 in conjunction with the opening of the Union Pearson Express. [37] Today, Pearson Int'l Airport covers a sprawling 4,600 acres (7.2 sq.mi., 18.6 km2) of land with five concrete/asphalt runways ranging from 9,000-11,120 feet in length, all able to handle widebody jet aircraft, along with 30 ...