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C-FXCA. Boeing 767-375ER. c/n 24574-302. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Canadian Airlines International - ? First flown at Everett (Paine Field) - April 05, 1990 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FXCA - April 27, 1990 Registered to Canadian Airlines International Limited, Vancouver, BC Accepted by Canadian Airlines International at Everett (Paine Field) - April 27, 1990 Operated 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 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 Wet-leased to Qantas Airways - October 19, 2001 Operated its first Qantas service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hololulu as QF3 - October 06, 2001 It was operated with the 'Air Canada' tail and 'Canadian Airlines' titles during the wet-lease 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 - January 01, 2002 Returned to Air Canada at the end of the wet-lease at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - January 01, 2002 Returned to Air Canada service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hololulu as AC1136 - January 03, 2002 Ferried Toronto - Amarillo for repainting into the Air Canada livery - September 30, 2014 It was observed at Osaka (Japan) in the standard Air Canada livery - October 23, 2014 It was observed in the Air Canada Rouge livery at Toronto (Pearson International) - March 03, 2018 Transferred to Air Canada Rouge - March 15, 2018 Registered to Air Canada Rouge - March 15, 2018 Current with Air Canada Rouge |
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C-FXCA. Canadian - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-220.) |
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C-FXCA. Air Canada - in the new livery at Christchurch Airport, October 29, 2001. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4655-155.) |