Air Canada gets it's first A345

So it were the -500’s that were stored in Chateauroux?

Yep, but one was used sometimes for training pilots from EK and SQ.

So it were the -500’s that were stored in Chateauroux?

I still think it looks like a DC-8 on steroids… 😉

What a differencence a set of nice-sized engines makes! The a/c looks great.

even I’ll say so too.

everything looks the proper proportions now.

What a differencence a set of nice-sized engines makes! The a/c looks great.

I am simply overjoyed to see these recent developments 😀 A good day for me.

Anyway, to answer some questions:

1) There are only two 345s that are built and are now going to AC finally. Sorry, no 346s. The 346s will be put back until 2010.

2) In the short term the 345s will be seen doing runs like Toronto (YYZ) to Vancouver (YVR- I think) and some others. From what I understand it will be a little while before they are used on the runs like YVR-SYD and YYZ-HKG direct, probably not for another month or more. But dont hold me to this, I am not 100% sure on when they will begin these routes.

Here is another, slightly older, pic…

Very nice indeed did I not read somewhere they were going to be flying from Vancouver to Hong Kong or was that just those confusing canaiidan codes?

Is their 346 still at Chateauroux? Or was that a 345 too?

Great looking bird, the A345 is one graceful machine.

They’re being used non-stop to Hong Kong from Toronto.

I know they’re planning to use them on a non stop Sydney service

What routes is this on planned to use? I imagine it will visit LHR at some stage, they always seem to!