It has been over 40 years since a fatal crash occurred at the airport, the last incident being the June 1983 crash of a WW2-era Douglas C-47 cargo plane that killed both crew members. There was a little bit of a back-and-forth when the carrier. Looking at future aircraft, Air Canada has a decent number of Boeing 737 MAX 8s and Airbus A220-300s yet to be delivered. It has been close to two decades since the last major crash at Pearson Airport, with the August 2005 crash of Air France Flight 358 that seriously injured 12, but miraculously resulted in no fatalities. 777-300ER (19) 787-8 (8) 787-9 (29) Air Canada laid off around half of its entire workforce last year due to the downturn in travel. This exact Air Canada Boeing 777-300 (registration C-FJZS), then operating as AC Flight 606, was involved in a runway incursion incident. Remarkably, the replacement aircraft appears to be the same one involved in the most recent aviation incident at Pearson Airport - albeit a minor one, that occurred on March 7, 2020. The return leg of the trip back to Narita International Airport in Tokyo indeed used a different aircraft than the one shown in the landing video, swapping in another 777 with an equally interesting history at Pearson Airport. 'Air Canada's pilots are skilled professionals who are trained to handle any range of situations safely, including adverse wind conditions.'

'As part of its standard operating procedures, Air Canada is reviewing the event, including regulatory reporting requirements,' reads a statement from the airline. The airline went on to say that, 'Although the Boeing 777 aircraft taxied to the gate normally after landing, as a precautionary measure, it was taken out of service for a full inspection.'Īccording to Air Canada, none of the 373 passengers on board were injured.

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