Hi Alex, love the videos! The A319 in your video, Fin 260, came out of storage in Marana, AZ in November of 2021 and went to Mobile, AL for a heavy check. It left Mobile on Jan 27 and went to YRQ where it had newly overhauled landing gear installed and then went into service from there. Nice to see the A319's flying!
Think I actually someone tease an airbus cabin stripped. Maybe the a321 fleet could get a refurbishment given their "younger" age. Would love to see winglets installed too!
@@maccarr9923 AC does have options for the 737 and A220's. Their CCO was recently quoted mentioning the Rouge 319 fleet will need to be replaced so my guess is they will look to replace a large portion of their older airbus fleet with one large order
The A319 was (I thought) one of the best sized aircraft for Canada and getting around in the late 90s, early 00s. Always liked the takeoff and legroom in the cabin. At the time AC were receiving these, WJ was still flying 732s, recall.
Used to see the A319 alot at Pearson when I worked there! One almost blew my vehicle over when I was working airside... watching them take off some went up like a Leer jet... glad to see there are some still around!
Glad they saved an A319! I hope they keep operating this one! I would be so sad if they removed the ones at Rouge, this one, or the other ones at Jetz. I will try to fly on this sometime in the future.
They have recently hinted that the Rouge 319's will need to replaced in the next few years. Given that they are all approaching 25 years, it makes sense. It will be interesting to see what aircraft replaces these.
@@nicholasstanton1150 Hopefully not the Max again lol they are too common. I wanna see something else. I will miss the A320 family though if they are replaced soon.
@@roundtripflyer Most likely to be used A320ceo aircraft or leased NEO's to maintain fleet commonality. Leveraging MAX options to get quick delivery slots would be the most ideal option to replace the remaining 320's in the mainline fleet.
I also flew on an A319 a couple of days ago from YYC to YVR. For the past year or so, whenever I would fly this route on Air Canada it would be on either an A321 or 737MAX. Love the channel, keep up the great work!
The 319 is the “sports car” of the 320 family- the 321 is the “station wagon”. Fun plane to fly, good power for its’ weight and handles nimbly unlike the 321. Always enjoyed piloting the 319.
Thank you for your insight into this plane as a pilot who has flown it and it's siblings. I guess for AC back in the 90's it made sense to get a smaller version of the A320 since training was virtually the same across Airbuses they had, i.e. type rating easier and quicker for pilots to get. With your pilots in the fleet able to fly different size aircraft depending on the airlines fluctuating need. Guessing efficiency of the newer reginal jets had nullified the cost to train a pilot on multiple types of planes now. So something like the A319 today doesn't gain them much anymore.
Great to see that they're still flying, used to enjoy seeing these aircraft occasionally visit Heathrow, until they were replaced by the max on the flight
I've flown on the Air Canada A319s quite a few times from St. John's to London (C-GITP and C-GITR if my memory recalls), most recently in August 2017. Awesome report and it's great to see that some A319s still fly for Air Canada!
No. It was FINs 286 and 287 that were ETOPS 120 equipped for LHR operations. FIN 260 was one of the five overwater equipped A319s that were used in Caribbean operations. It would never have flown to LHR was it was not properly equipped.
Great video Alex! Fast forward to May 19, 2023, and we just flew on C-FYJI from YVR to YEG for the long weekend. Amazingly, while outdated, the cabin was in better condition then an A321 we took from YYZ-FLL back in March, and the old-configuration A330 from BOG-YYZ in April. In fact, my PE seat cushion on the A330 was literally falling off when I'd reposition haha.
Hi Alex my name is Karlos I'm from The Caribbean Island of Barbados Awesome Trip Reports and Planespotting Man keep going and nuff respect to all your Videos on Aviation man 100%
Awesome video! It makes sense to see AC utilize some of these airbus aircraft to ensure they have amble capacity this summer. What I am expecting soon is for AC to announce a formal plan for the retirement of the A319 and esp the A320’s. The 737 order is almost complete and unless they are using the older airbus aircraft to bridge the capacity gap until the additional A220’s are delivered, their time is ticking.
@@eqplanes Very cool! It was in desperate need tbh. Im also dying to know if the olfer blue cabins in the A321's will be refurbished. Same goes for the e175 fleet
I fly to Mexico each winter with Rouge, they have used the A319 to San Jose del Cabo for years, wish they would put the bombardier C Series ( A220) on that route
I though "Rouge" was keeping the 319s. However when you consider the 737-MAX delivery stoppage, as well as the A220 unable to ramp up production, I suspsct AC's fleet plans had to adpat so bringing back some 319s makes sense. Note that at AC's bankruptcy of 2004, AC no longer owned any aircraft. Its The DC-9s and CP,s 737-200s were the last it owned and they were discarded. The rest all leased. Not sure if any of the aircraft received since (777 787 or 737 are owned or leased, but the Airbus aircraft all pre-date bankruptcy so definitely not owned. Forgot: Air Canada also reduced its orders for 737 and A220s during that virus thing. Not sure how much deliveries for remaining orderes were defered.
Do you know how many seats it might have had in all business configuration? How many people does a NHL team take on the road usually? Wondering if they could fit everyone, or if another plane was required. Or did the rest of the teams staff fly commercial while players and coaches flew on the chartered A319?
the 319's seem to be in the schedule till end of October. so strange to see the one operating but good to know a few others will be around for the summer also
First flew a A319 back in 2018 with the Virgin America design and cabin operated by Alaska Airlines, great little fun plane but had a bad experience with the IFE system because mine was inop unfortunately, fun little aircraft but I prefer the pressurization of the 737 and noise reduction of the 737 as well :)
Flew on An A319 Rouge many times to Mexico, fine aircraft, Air Canada switched to the 737 Max 8, which is a terrible aircraft, wish they would use the new A220 ( Bombardier) Airbus
Enjoy you videos very much. I have been an Aeroplan member for 30 years and have accumulated about 600,000 miles. I hope to be able to use them one day but I am not prepared to put up with a mask for the duration of the flight and the hassle of international travel.
I would much rather fly the AC 319 than any Westjet plane save their 787s. The clean care kit is awesome, and the IFE is far better than WJ's offering. They still haven't offered clean care kits on any WJ flight I have been on.
You say that you wouldn’t fly WJ but we’ll see once AC cancels your flight without telling you or one of their other frequent misdeeds that make them rough to fly with
All those hours in the air....and you still buy in flight coffee? Yikes. I'm surprised no flight attendant has told you never to get the coffee (storage tank contamination, etc...)
I have a friend who was a cabin attendant before COVID, AC has a very thorough maintenance schedule for their indoor plumbing. She says she has no problem drinking the water on AC planes, although she also said she wouldn't drink the water on aircraft based in the US
I travelled Boston to Vancouver in Air Canada 6 hours in a 25 year old aircraft in Business Class and I doubt it had very been upgraded or refurbished in those 25 years it was absolute crap never ever would I travel nor recommend Air Canada to anyone
a319 should be retired..just saw one over Toronto and it causes more whistling noise and engine noise on the ground while in flight than a plane twice its size! inefficient, loud and from a bygone era.
Hi Alex, love the videos! The A319 in your video, Fin 260, came out of storage in Marana, AZ in November of 2021 and went to Mobile, AL for a heavy check. It left Mobile on Jan 27 and went to YRQ where it had newly overhauled landing gear installed and then went into service from there. Nice to see the A319's flying!
So I imagine they will stick around for a bit.
I wonder if it's because demand picked up faster than they were expecting and they don't have quite enough A220s and 737s yet
@@maccarr9923 yeah probably, I imagine they will keep the a320 for the next few years and the a321 or another 5 or 6 years
Think I actually someone tease an airbus cabin stripped. Maybe the a321 fleet could get a refurbishment given their "younger" age. Would love to see winglets installed too!
@@maccarr9923 AC does have options for the 737 and A220's. Their CCO was recently quoted mentioning the Rouge 319 fleet will need to be replaced so my guess is they will look to replace a large portion of their older airbus fleet with one large order
The A319 was (I thought) one of the best sized aircraft for Canada and getting around in the late 90s, early 00s. Always liked the takeoff and legroom in the cabin. At the time AC were receiving these, WJ was still flying 732s, recall.
As an Edmontonian, I never get tired of those snow capped mountain views. Thanks for taking us for the 319 ride Alex
Those powerful A319 takeoffs never get old! I'm glad that they are bringing back a few of them, at least temporarily :)
I’m so happy she’s still in service! Looking a little tired though. Hopefully she gets some love and stays in the skies.
Would be super cool if they brought back the retro-livery A319. Major bonus points if anyone photographs it and the A220 together.
That is a good idea!
That’s a awesome idea! I hope they do a 777 or 787 retro or maybe the 1964 livery!
@@ottawaemergencyvideography It would look great on the 787!
@@sebsaviationyyc yeah!!!
@@sebsaviationyyc because it would kinda look like the A220 but way bigger!!!
Thanks for showing Kelowna! I'm always flying into or out of it, so it was great to see my home from altitude for a change!
Used to see the A319 alot at Pearson when I worked there! One almost blew my vehicle over when I was working airside... watching them take off some went up like a Leer jet... glad to see there are some still around!
Interesting. Nice to see the AC Baby Bus II again. Great trip report!
Beautiful video. I agree, great to see this aircraft still in service. Your views over the mountains delightful.
Alex: *tells viewers not to look for his earliest videos*
Me: *scrolls to the bottom of Alex's channel to watch his first video out of spite*
you can choose sort videos by oldest
That was one of the smoothest landings I've seen... pilot totally greased it.
6:14 Thanks for those beautiful views of my hometown there! Recognized it instantly!
I always enjoy the music you play at the end of your video....thanks for keeping it! Have a great day!
Great video Alex. I have fond memories of flying the AC A319 to Tampa and back to Toronto many times in the early to mid 2000's.
Glad they saved an A319! I hope they keep operating this one! I would be so sad if they removed the ones at Rouge, this one, or the other ones at Jetz. I will try to fly on this sometime in the future.
They have recently hinted that the Rouge 319's will need to replaced in the next few years. Given that they are all approaching 25 years, it makes sense. It will be interesting to see what aircraft replaces these.
@@nicholasstanton1150 Hopefully not the Max again lol they are too common. I wanna see something else. I will miss the A320 family though if they are replaced soon.
@@roundtripflyer Most likely to be used A320ceo aircraft or leased NEO's to maintain fleet commonality. Leveraging MAX options to get quick delivery slots would be the most ideal option to replace the remaining 320's in the mainline fleet.
@@nicholasstanton1150 Maybe A220-300s? They are in a similar size bracket
I also flew on an A319 a couple of days ago from YYC to YVR. For the past year or so, whenever I would fly this route on Air Canada it would be on either an A321 or 737MAX. Love the channel, keep up the great work!
Wow - that's a surprise. Nice to see. A good indicator that demand is up! Thanks, Alex.
The 319 is the “sports car” of the 320 family- the 321 is the “station wagon”. Fun plane to fly, good power for its’ weight and handles nimbly unlike the 321. Always enjoyed piloting the 319.
Thank you for your insight into this plane as a pilot who has flown it and it's siblings. I guess for AC back in the 90's it made sense to get a smaller version of the A320 since training was virtually the same across Airbuses they had, i.e. type rating easier and quicker for pilots to get. With your pilots in the fleet able to fly different size aircraft depending on the airlines fluctuating need. Guessing efficiency of the newer reginal jets had nullified the cost to train a pilot on multiple types of planes now. So something like the A319 today doesn't gain them much anymore.
What's the A318 then?
That's a wonderful experience 😊 ☺
I flew on this aircraft a number on weeks ago, seemed in great shape for it’s age.
Great to see that they're still flying, used to enjoy seeing these aircraft occasionally visit Heathrow, until they were replaced by the max on the flight
I first flew on a A319 from YYZ to YWG back in February 2020. My first flight in Canadian airspace!
I've flown on the Air Canada A319s quite a few times from St. John's to London (C-GITP and C-GITR if my memory recalls), most recently in August 2017. Awesome report and it's great to see that some A319s still fly for Air Canada!
Nice video, I spent a lot of time on these over the years so great to see one defying it's own end!
I'm pretty sure this aircraft flew Air Canada's route from St. Johns, NF to Heathrow that's why it was equipped for overseas ops.
No. It was FINs 286 and 287 that were ETOPS 120 equipped for LHR operations. FIN 260 was one of the five overwater equipped A319s that were used in Caribbean operations. It would never have flown to LHR was it was not properly equipped.
@@robertstamers5099 Actually your right this one must have flew to Bermuda in that case.
Really great to see one back
I think your earliest videos are pretty good
Thank you for not having music over the engine noise on take off. I love the whine from those engines. What's the stuff on the window??
Looks like water (rain) to me.
I flew on C-FYKC about 20 years ago from Toronto to Barbados. Glad to see it's still flying.
Great video Alex! Fast forward to May 19, 2023, and we just flew on C-FYJI from YVR to YEG for the long weekend. Amazingly, while outdated, the cabin was in better condition then an A321 we took from YYZ-FLL back in March, and the old-configuration A330 from BOG-YYZ in April. In fact, my PE seat cushion on the A330 was literally falling off when I'd reposition haha.
Thanx for share & Love from Armenia...
I’ve seen the 319 on Flightradar24 a few times and never understood why I kept seeing it, nice to see this one back in the air
My first-ever flight was on board an ACA A319. Seeing them on the way out makes me feel... kinda old.
Last time I flew on one of those was in 2014 YYC to YEG. Nice catch Alex.
I flew on this plane yesterday from YVR to YYC! The interior is showing its age, but the flight was pleasant.
Great vid 👌 👍
Even when eventually Air Canada lets them go, some may still have life as a cargo plane or possibly with a charter company.
Fun fact. More of them are coming back in to service. C-FYJI is now back.
Someone I knew flew Air Canada A319 just under a month ago. He is getting an A220 on his return trip today.
Another awesome video Alex!
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Don’t think we didn’t notice that
I am booked on an A319 from YVR to YEG next month. Was kinda shocked to see that!
Don't forget about the 20 A319s flying with Air Canada Rouge.
Flying on one today actually
Really enjoy your videos Alex. Thanks for maybe a last look at an A319 in AC service!
You wonder will we see these A319's flying on the YYZ and YUL to MCO route to supplement the Air Canada Rouge fleet now flying these routes.
Hi Alex my name is Karlos I'm from The Caribbean Island of Barbados Awesome Trip Reports and Planespotting Man keep going and nuff respect to all your Videos on Aviation man 100%
Very odd to see them return, quite cool nonetheless, hope to see more of them back in the sky where they belong
We’re going to see some older planes and dirtier planes this summer. United is already bringing out their Archimedes 777 for Hawaiian service.
Awesome video! It makes sense to see AC utilize some of these airbus aircraft to ensure they have amble capacity this summer. What I am expecting soon is for AC to announce a formal plan for the retirement of the A319 and esp the A320’s. The 737 order is almost complete and unless they are using the older airbus aircraft to bridge the capacity gap until the additional A220’s are delivered, their time is ticking.
Yeah or they could be keeping them for a bit as they did just start painting a320s into the new livery again
@@eqplanes Which A320's have been painted recently. Arn't there only 2 of the 17 painted?
@@nicholasstanton1150 originally yes but c-fkpt was just painted and c-fkoj is currently being painted.
@@eqplanes Very cool! It was in desperate need tbh. Im also dying to know if the olfer blue cabins in the A321's will be refurbished. Same goes for the e175 fleet
@@nicholasstanton1150 I feel like the e175 could get one but I think it is unlikely for the a321s
I think they’ll be around for a bit longer. I’m booking for a Feb flight Ottawa to Tampa
I fly to Mexico each winter with Rouge, they have used the A319 to San Jose del Cabo for years, wish they would put the bombardier C Series ( A220) on that route
Awesome video as always Alex. Laughed when AC had a napkin identity crisis lmao.
I'm actually flying the exact same route (the other way) on the exact same plane this Friday!!
I though "Rouge" was keeping the 319s. However when you consider the 737-MAX delivery stoppage, as well as the A220 unable to ramp up production, I suspsct AC's fleet plans had to adpat so bringing back some 319s makes sense.
Note that at AC's bankruptcy of 2004, AC no longer owned any aircraft. Its The DC-9s and CP,s 737-200s were the last it owned and they were discarded. The rest all leased. Not sure if any of the aircraft received since (777 787 or 737 are owned or leased, but the Airbus aircraft all pre-date bankruptcy so definitely not owned.
Forgot: Air Canada also reduced its orders for 737 and A220s during that virus thing. Not sure how much deliveries for remaining orderes were defered.
They un-reduced the A220 order, but I think 8t set them back in the delivery schedule
This plane was often used to by NHL teams a few years ago when it was an all business class configuration.
Do you know how many seats it might have had in all business configuration? How many people does a NHL team take on the road usually? Wondering if they could fit everyone, or if another plane was required. Or did the rest of the teams staff fly commercial while players and coaches flew on the chartered A319?
the 319's seem to be in the schedule till end of October. so strange to see the one operating but good to know a few others will be around for the summer also
Do you know if more will be back?
Hi Kelowna! 6:04
First flew a A319 back in 2018 with the Virgin America design and cabin operated by Alaska Airlines, great little fun plane but had a bad experience with the IFE system because mine was inop unfortunately, fun little aircraft but I prefer the pressurization of the 737 and noise reduction of the 737 as well :)
7:25 that's deerfoot trail below right Alex?
Vancouver runways provide lots of butter landings
Quite interesting to see YKC's future and past flights on flightradar, alot of the same lol.
Hi Alex, do you have a flight tracker app that you recommend. I live between the YYC and YEG corridor. Love plane-spotting from the back deck. Cheers!
Flying from Quebec City to Toronto next month on one of these. I hope it's the all business class config!😂🤞
I was really surprised when it came back, I flew it in feb 2021 and thought it would be the last time but now maybe not I guess.
love the vids
I get to fly on this plane this February from Ottawa (YOW) to Tampa (TPA)
Apparently some A319s will start flying to and from Ottawa again
Also what’s with the China Southern Airlines 787-9 B-209D at 1:24 lol
hey alex,
are u going to do a YVR-JFK becuase jetblue just opened this route?
This reminds me of Motortrend.
more people travel than AC has expexted… so they bring back the a319(def the working hose for domestic flights)
They are not retired. Mainline simply doesn’t fly them anymore. They went to air canada rouge.
Can you try Delta’s A319?
Hey question. What is the best plane spotting area in Calgary?
You think that's old, we got some subs from the 50s
assuming these planes have the old like out of factory ife's im most likely sure they're running windows 95 😬
Well that was unexpected, but surely not unwelcome.
6:02 What town is it down below ?
Now it’s 2024 and according to my ticket, I will fly a Air Canada A319 on 9th of June.
I’m booked on one on Thanksgiving weekend
@@jaysmith1408 no big difference from a A319 to a A302.
That’s 2 days before my birthday
We want to see you on a Buffalo flight ahahah
Love the sound of those engines!
Hey worked the bags for that flight
There be a notable difference between the A220 vs A319 as the new A220 is there newest Aircraft
The AC 319 flys regulary from ydf to Yyz
They're Air Canada Rouge A319s. Not mainline Air Canada
If they brought back the A319 then they should order the A319 neo!
Not happening if they already have A220s
@@Blank00 Good point.
Flew on An A319 Rouge many times to Mexico, fine aircraft, Air Canada switched to the 737 Max 8, which is a terrible aircraft, wish they would use the new A220 ( Bombardier) Airbus
Enjoy you videos very much. I have been an Aeroplan member for 30 years and have accumulated about 600,000 miles. I hope to be able to use them one day but I am not prepared to put up with a mask for the duration of the flight and the hassle of international travel.
The only North American carriers with their a319s still beside air Canada are united airlines delta American and air Canada rouge
05-22-2022: I’m flying it tomorrow YVR-YYC. I’ll have a dry nose
Oops. They forgot to clean the windows.
They come back from the dead some times
Are you being paid to mention the credit card promotion ?
Guess we got our answer
I would much rather fly the AC 319 than any Westjet plane save their 787s. The clean care kit is awesome, and the IFE is far better than WJ's offering. They still haven't offered clean care kits on any WJ flight I have been on.
You say that you wouldn’t fly WJ but we’ll see once AC cancels your flight without telling you or one of their other frequent misdeeds that make them rough to fly with
All those hours in the air....and you still buy in flight coffee? Yikes. I'm surprised no flight attendant has told you never to get the coffee (storage tank contamination, etc...)
I have a friend who was a cabin attendant before COVID, AC has a very thorough maintenance schedule for their indoor plumbing. She says she has no problem drinking the water on AC planes, although she also said she wouldn't drink the water on aircraft based in the US
I travelled Boston to Vancouver in Air Canada 6 hours in a 25 year old aircraft in Business Class and I doubt it had very been upgraded or refurbished in those 25 years it was absolute crap never ever would I travel nor recommend Air Canada to anyone
Most of those 25 year old aircraft are gone. I would pick AC over UA anyday
2024 and AC still flying these horrible, uncomfortable tin cans
a319 should be retired..just saw one over Toronto and it causes more whistling noise and engine noise on the ground while in flight than a plane twice its size! inefficient, loud and from a bygone era.
They really aren't that loud though compared to a 737NG or a 777.
Air Canada is awful. Poor service- High prices. STAY AWAY.