Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Ken Pickford adds the following:

That first A220 has been doing a lot of flying around the country for training/familiarization purposes since delivery before going into service in mid-January.

Here's another excellent quality video (posted by eye tapper) of it landing at YVR on December 29 after a nonstop from YUL, with ATC comments (such as 'Very Cool').

They asked the crew to do a little tour around the ramp so they could get a better view of it from the tower, before it headed to the Ops Centre to spend the night.

High-speed satellite connectivity is now available across the entire Air Canada Rouge fleet of 65 aircraft that fly globally and across North America.

(Source: AC Media Room,  December 17, 2019)

Toronto-Quito, Ecuador maiden flight takes off.

The new route, announced last February, had its inaugural flight Sunday December 8, 2019. Upon arrival in Quito, the Boeing 767 was met with the traditional water cannons, and passengers were each given a small souvenir. Air Canada Rouge is operating this seasonal route three times a week—the first non-stop service to Ecuador from Canada.

(Source: AC Daily December 13, 2019)