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BlackArcher101 · 12-03-2013, 12:18 AM

According to this tweet (https://twitter.com/WestJet/status/4...838465/photo/1), this paint job is 300 lbs lighter than the old one.

Acey · 12-03-2013, 08:52 AM

She is at gate 31, still scheduled to push at 9:55.

speede5 · 12-03-2013, 08:55 AM

I thought it was a wrap. That must have cost a fortune to paint.

Acey · 12-03-2013, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by speede5

I thought it was a wrap. That must have cost a fortune to paint.

Check out the video a few posts back of the paint job.

Her tail will be covered in lime green deice fluid today. All kinds of colors going on.

Bigtime · 12-03-2013, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Acey

Check out the video a few posts back of the paint job.

Her tail will be covered in lime green deice fluid today. All kinds of colors going on.

Perhaps an MCO spotter can get a better picture than we'll be able to take here today.

Acey · 12-03-2013, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

Perhaps an MCO spotter can get a better picture than we'll be able to take here today.

No kidding... I'll take their metar over ours: light wind, scattered cloud, 22 degrees.

speede5 · 12-03-2013, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Acey

Check out the video a few posts back of the paint job.

Ahh. Videos dont show up on my work computer.

Acey · 12-03-2013, 11:28 AM

Not 100% sure, but I think I saw it climbing over Panorama at about 10:30. I guess I am sure, it couldn't possibly have been anything else. It will be back from MCO later and most likely RON to fly out tomorrow.

Art Vandelay · 12-03-2013, 11:33 AM

^^ it was airborne at 10:24 off runway 29. Sounds like the same time and place.

Bigtime · 12-03-2013, 01:05 PM

Air Canada is picking up some slack from cancelled flights today and operating two flights with the 777-300:

YYZ-YYC: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA121
YVR-YYC: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA214

Both flights will turn around and operate back to YYZ and YVR.

Acey · 12-03-2013, 02:43 PM

A nice taste of every day ops next summer.

Bigtime · 12-04-2013, 06:59 AM

MCO spotter got the Magic Plane in Orlando yesterday:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/WestJ...8CT/2355248/L/

Bigtime · 12-04-2013, 07:02 AM

Air Canada has launched a website for its new 787's:

http://787.aircanada.com/en

It indicates the first scheduled route (after familiarization flights) will be YYZ-TLV.

Suave · 12-04-2013, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

Very we'll connected SSP forumer that works for the airport in Cancun posted this:

Looks like the first 787 to come to YYC is going to be AeroMexico!

Can't wait. Will be even better once we get regular 787 service. Here is a breakdown of what AC's 787 will look like.

http://787.aircanada.com/en

Acey · 12-04-2013, 07:51 AM

Acey · 12-04-2013, 08:10 AM

AC 84 YYZ-TLV (Toronto - Tel Aviv) on July 1st is showing as the first int'l 788 in the timetable, it's a 763 at the moment. It'll do YYZ-YUL, YYZ-YVR, and probably YYZ-YOW rotations first but I don't see those booked in... didn't look very hard.

Bigtime · 12-04-2013, 09:01 AM

It would be nice if they could throw at least one YYC flight in there somewhere.

Acey · 12-04-2013, 09:42 AM

If they're serious about PEK then I'd expect to see a rotation or two. I think we had both the 77W and 77L here.

Acey · 12-05-2013, 06:07 PM

From Mickeyjet's photoshoot... oh Lord!!

Spoiler!

La Flames Fan · 12-05-2013, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

Air Canada has launched a website for its new 787's:

http://787.aircanada.com/en

It indicates the first scheduled route (after familiarization flights) will be YYZ-TLV.

A little aside here...noticed this photo on their website of the "Air Canada" 787...

...while this image has been my desktop photo for a year now...