Air Canada's A220s — DRSmithFoto

Air Canada’s Newest Fleet

This first study is designed to inspire an apprecieation for Canada’s national carrier. It is my untimate goal to capture the entirety of this fleet - all 200+ aircraft. I have begun catelogging the new A220 aircraft; and given Air Canada has ordered 45 A220-300s, I’ll surely be occupied for the foreseeable future.

First A220: C-GROV (December, 2019)
Latest A220: C-GMYU (November, 2020)

Current fleet size: 11

C-GROV | Dec, 2019Astute viewers will note the inconsistency between this aircraft's registration and that of the other Air Canada A220s. C-"GROV" was employee-chosen to commemorate Air Canada's President, CEO, and champion of the A220 programme Calin Rovinescu, the “ROV” taken from his last name. This is a relatively rare occurance. — C-GROV | Dec, 2019
This aircraft marks Air Canada’s very first Airbus A220-300. As such, its registration, C-GROV, was employee-chosen to commemorate Air Canada's President, CEO, and champion of the A220 programme Calin Rovinescu, the “ROV” taken from his last name.

C-GJXE | Feb, 2020Originally designed by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier, the C series (as it was known) was eventually acquired by Airbus, effectively saving the program from Bombardier’s financial issues. Now, the A220 is expeccted to be as rev… — C-GJXE | Feb, 2020
The hazzy sky pictured is a direct result of the western forest fires of North America, from which prevailing winds have blown over much of the resultant pollution. Interestingly, this flight originated from Calgary, near Canada’s west coast.

C-GJXN | Feb, 2020
The A220 is expected to be as revolutionary for narrow-body aircraft as the Boeing 787 was for widebodies. Its fuel efficiency and medium-low passenger capacity make it ideal for short-medium haul routes.

C-GJXV | Mar, 2020The A220 pictured sports AC’s updated livery, a redesign that coincided with the airline's 80th anniversary and Canada's sesquicentennial in 2017. The new retro design takes inspiration from past liveriess; the black band surrounding the cockpit from their first livery after the rebranding in the late 1960s, and the black tail with a prominent rondelle is reminiscent of a design from the 1990s. Since then, Air Canada has certainly earned its title as the country’s largest airline, serving some 48,000 million passengers annually. Impressively, Air Canada’s A220s are designed by a Canadian company, manufatured in a Canadian facility, and flown by a Canadian airline. — C-GJXV | Mar, 2020
Putting everything together, Air Canada’s A220s are designed by Canadian company Bombardier, manufactured in a Canadian facility, in Quebec, and flown by a Canadian airline, not to mention sent primarily to dozens of Canadian cities.

C-GJXW | May, 2020After a month’s pause in deliveries, May 2020 saw two A220s - C-GJXW and C-GJXY. This was the first. Since then, it has operated such notable routes as YYZ-YUL, YYZ-YEG, YYZ-YYC, YYZ-SFO, YYZ-YHZ. Transalted, C-GJXW has flown nea… — C-GJXW | May, 2020
The A220 has a list price of in excess of 90 million dollars; of course, Air Canada likely received a hefty discount. Air Canada’s A220 fleet operate such notable routes as YYZ-YUL, YYZ-YEG, YYZ-YYC, YYZ-SFO, YYZ-YHZ.

C-GJXY | May, 2020
With a range of 6,100 km, Canada’s already impressive 5,500 km width is no longer an obstacle with the A220. Air Canada also cemented itself as the first North American operator of this variant, the A220-300.

C-GJYA | Jul, 2020Air Canada’s 6th A220 came with a change to the “GJX-” resistration pattern (interesting to us…). Subsequent deliveries will use the “GJY-” letters until a new scheme is chosen. The A220 has a list price of in excessive of 90 mil… — C-GJYA | Jul, 2020
Originally designed by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier as the “C series”, the A220 was eventually acquired by Airbus and renamed, effectively saving the program from Bombardier’s financial issues. The A220’s unique 2-3 seat arrangement makes

C-GJYC | Jul, 2020The hazzy sky pictured is a direct result ot the western forrest fires of North America. Although Toronto rests 4000+ km east of the west coast, prevailing winds have blown over much of the resultent polution. INterestingly, this… — C-GJYC | Jul, 2020

C-GJYI | Oct, 2020C-GJYI was delivered on October 6th, 2020. Its first passenger service was launched on the 7th between Montreal and Edmonton. The following day, the aircraft flew for the very first time into YYZ. This is that flight. Now, as wit… — C-GJYI | Oct, 2020
C-GJYI was delivered on October 6th, 2020. Its first passenger service was launched on the 7th between Montreal and Edmonton. The following day, the aircraft flew for the very first time into YYZ. This is that flight.

C-GMZN | Nov 2020
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C-GROV | Dec, 2019
Astute viewers will note the inconsistency between this aircraft's registration and that of the other Air Canada A220s. C-"GROV" was employee-chosen to commemorate Air Canada's President, CEO, and champion of the A220 programme Calin Rovinescu, the “ROV” taken from his last name.

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