Flying Air Canada's 27-Year-Old A320! Vancouver to Calgary + Channel Update

[@TWA-km9wt]

Ah the old buzzsaw, brought back memories for me. As a retired AC employee, I was there when we took delivery of the A319/320/330/340 fleet to replace our 727's and 747's. Fun fact, in the 90's, the company decided to keep the DC-9s though. They liked them so much, that they refurbished every one with new interiors. Personally, I loved the DC-9'S, it was a fantastic airplane. The Airbuses, however, I was never a fan of initially. Took me a while to get used to them. They were comfortable from a passenger perspective, but from a pilots perspective, they were not very stable in turbulence, due to the lightweight composite material they were made of. The airplanes gave us a lot of problems in the beginning with the fly by wire system, but with any new airplane, there are always bugs in them, that take time to fix. One thing I loved about the Airbuses, is the size of the cockpit, it's huge, compared to Boeing. I got many a cockpit ride on them, and was fascinated by the experience. In general, the pilots basically monitor the computers, as the airplane is fully automated. It was just amazing to watch the pilots fly with the Airbus joystick, as opposed to the Boeing yoke. Another thing I liked about the Airbus, is that it sits higher off the ground, compared to a 737, and the cabin is a bit wider. The Airbuses did grow on me after all these years, and I will certainly miss them. Enjoyed your video.🏆

[@milesarchibald1114]

I’m not that old, but i grew up flying air canada’s a320 , 767 and embraer aircraft, and something about that blue interior and that ife is really nostalgic to me. Lots of great memories. Thanks for the video Alex

[@kevinasaurus]

Love me some buzzsaw!

[@amtrakharry]

Holy crap you weren't kidding about the buzz saw sound !!! :):):) Thanks for sharing Alex and be safe out there...:):):)

[@cdg1966]

My wife 2 rooms over” Honey, what’s that buzzing sound?” 😅😅

[@matthewwelsh294]

You should said a giant bee 😂 😂

[@devonscott3000]

Hey Alex, thank you so much for making this. The Air Canada A320s are part of some of my greatest, and earliest memories that made me the obsessed plane geek I am today. I think a lot of frequent flyers in Canada will always have a special place for the AC A320 in their hearts. And making a report on such a "mundane" flight truly captures the experience like none other. Long live the buzz saw!

[@TravelWithKabirCD]

I flew on these all through my childhood... they are 100% my favourite plane. I felt that they aged very well, and it's nice to see they will live on with the NEO.

[@davidberryman9688]

I remember flying on the 320 when they were purchased by AC. I made too many trips to remember on that type and they were always enjoyable both in business and economy. Post the vids when you can dude, it will help relieve the boredom and put a bit of entertainment into the mundane days. Thanks for the production.

[@ycd_aviation]

| the engine be like....”errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” |

[@MrEeeaddict]

ha ha engine go brrrr

[@ycd_aviation]

| brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr |

[@sachachoiniere5698]

Hell yeah and that : errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and that climb thrust after!!

[@ASAviation]

These were surely ahead of their time when AC introduced them in the early 90’s! Sad to see these old birds go.

[@andytaylor1588]

Really liked this video. I remember those old planes very fondly. Take care Alex and thanks. Looking forward to more.

[@JayJayAviation]

I flew that same plane on the same route in July!

[@Spitfire194]

Hey there Alex. Love your channel. I thought you might like to know that my uncle (Tom Higgins) was the project director and lead engineer on the Dash 7, Buffalo and Otter. Prior to that, he worked for years with AVRO during the time of the Arrow. He was the lead engineer in charge of the tail design and assembly of the Arrow. He was courted by NASA after the project was canceled but remained up north. NASA is what it is because of the brilliant minds from Malton.

[@Spitfire194]

He also brought the Dash 7 to Sarnia and took my family for a ride along with the press. That was really cool!

[@marsgal42]

I remember my first flight on an A320, thinking it felt slightly robotic. Everything it did had a "whirrrrr...click" quality. The oldest Air Canada hardware I've flown on lately (if 2017 qualifies as "lately") was a Rouge 767. As I got on I thought "what a charming antique!"

[@myownfairytale]

Flew on this plane sooooo many times last year between yul and lax. It's noises and squishy seats became a bit of a comfort. Then took the new A220 from Yul>Yeg at the start of the pandemic... it freaked me out how quiet it was. 😂

[@liamhosking2947]

Amazing job Alex! Great footage! I LOVE that takeoff buzzing noise. Thanks for the channel update oh and I really liked that music at the end! 😀✈️👍

[@adamp.3739]

Absolutely smashing content. I'm honestly surprised you're far behind Nonstop Dan, since I think this is the best flight content out there.

[@jcbaily5559]

It is good to hear from you again....thanks.

[@davef9901]

Hey Alex, hope you and those around you are healthy and safe! Good to see some activity, but of course we're all in the same boat (I travel a lot normally, and didn't realize how much I miss hanging in the Maple Leaf Lounge at YYZ domestic). Glad to hear you've got some backlog to post, looking forward to it. Stay safe everyone!

[@matthewkaai]

love the CFMs

[@bbrdodger32]

Thanks for the continued videos, like you said the backlog is a good thing. It helps work that fix as I miss flying a lot as well. I am really going to love the next time I am able to step on a plane.

[@cskvision]

Thanks Alex for your videos! I love flying and miss travelling and your channel helps get through this time till we can take flight again, hopefully soon

[@TripReportaviation]

Great trip report. Wow, they gave you lots of pretzels

[@brutaladr641]

What a sound of the engine!

[@chriss.4258]

For a guy that flies 50,000 miles domestically a year I still enjoy watching videos like this.

[@johnsymons76]

Good to see a report of yours. Looking forward to your upcoming vlogs. Take care. ♥️🛫🇨🇦🙏🏽🌎

[@Canadian001]

I love Air Canada's A320s!

[@CallumSpotting]

Awesome video mate... arr that buzzsaw is incredible a shame other a320’s like this one is going to be phased out also IFE and plug sockets on an a320 definitely worth the upgrade... keep up the great work 😃👍🏻

[@farangatang]

As of today the A320 has the roomiest economy seats of ANY active Air Canada planes. I always try to book the A320 for YVR to YYZ!

[@okev7287]

its ok Alex love ur trip reports jeep up the great work

[@michael93113]

your videos are amazing, keep it up and stay safe

[@vaughnhoffmeyer9547]

love it come out with more ever day

[@farabichowdhury3251]

Keep up the posting. Watching your videos all the way from London, England. I’m a big fan of Calgary (been over 10 times) thanks to an ex wife!

[@kingsdaughter777smith3]

LOVES the BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZSAW Alex.. Here in my town, (Mount Gambier, Australia), we STILL use the Sweden built SAAB's. As they are small enough for our runway, but noisy enough to have a BUZZSAW as well.. Sorry I dont know the model number of these SAAB's, but they do our region very well for a small plane... (PS: Upon doing a bit of a search, Alex the SAAB we got is a 340 truboprop ).

[@clarkegilbey6544]

KZbin: oh yeah there's 2 comments Me: there is clearly 5672

[@MileHigh_Aviation]

Sweet video! I had no idea the a320 could be that old!

[@hirail200]

I usually watch all your videos, really enjoy them, so in the current times, I watched both of the ads at the start, in full, almost 4 minutes, just so you get paid something for your efforts, I hope you do get paid as the first one was mind numbing😀😀😀 anyways another great vid. Greetings from downunder!

[@hirail200]

P.S. I’m doing it to all of them, I want those internet sales “entrepreneurs “ to pay you hahahahahah

[@teammeteamus.8315]

Blimey, you weren't joking about the buzzsaw noise!

[@one42chrisp]

When I started flying on Air Canada it was on DC9’s and DC8’s, but I much prefer the A320 family of aircraft, I find them to be far more comfortable.

[@andreforcier97]

one42chrisp the DC8-63 were nice. If they had IFE screen they would be, compared to some today, very nice. When we could, getting on a B777-300ER in a high capacity seating configuration, I think I would take the DC8s 🤷‍♂️✌️.

[@dors5969]

IFE in an old A320 is pretty amazing... I flew on much newer A320 and A321, even without overhead screen!

[@stanleovart]

we all want to fly anywhere, finally. I am so upset sitting at home due to quarantine, but seems that this year is wasted :(

[@gleamingbige8119]

It's a shame the newer aircraft don't have loud buzzsaw noises like the old ones, you feel the power of the engines on takeoff.

[@ERAviation-sq7ud]

I’m gonna miss that engine sound!

[@thelostclock6930]

People always complain about Air Canada, but I have never been proud to always been on it. I don't really care for the service they provide. I just want to be alone. Sleep or think about few bunch of things before I land. I don't want to be bothered. I always had good experience with Air Canada. In fact, I think I only used Air Canada for all of my international flights.

[@aeroair4724]

I'm pretty shocked they're retiring their E190s they're not even 15 years old

[@MrEeeaddict]

I wonder does being some of the first made affect it?

[@mikeonmobileyoutube2030]

No my dads a captain on the e190 and there being replaced by a220

[@davidxu6877]

Lmao, I haven’t seen a single narrow body airliner with inflight entertainment screens, how unlucky am I

[@marcosundah4698]

Lots of Asian airlines have IFEs even on narrow body jets.

[@RaY_77W]

That bizarre is the blades moving faster than the speed of sound..... It sounds so good though

[@danielcopot2271]

Hey Alex, really nice video, what is your favourite airport to fly to?, Liked!

[@Aboard_and_Abroad]

spent so many hours on these AC a320's!! they are such nice planes to fly in, even exonomy. I would fly in a a320 over a 737NG or a321 any day. I find passenger fatigue is way lower in this aircraft. I hope they dont retire these any time soon!

[@Aboard_and_Abroad]

I was on one last year and all the flight attendant carts and bins were labelled CANADIAN whichw as awesome!!

[@noodle_cupkk9598]

The engine sounds are different at the back

[@Samson-lk1nn]

I flew on this registration back in july 2019 in the same route

[@ralphmarcyniuk348]

I love that Air Canada toothpaste livery. It's nostalgic and iconic. I'm still sad that we're getting the new, and quite boring black and white liveries.

[@SsiolisP]

Given the current size of the channel plus the fact that it mostly deals with Canadian domestic flights/operators, your strategy in managing this channel is realistic. Your approach has actually proven to be a viable one under the ongoing flight restrictions. Personally, I don't mind how dated your reports may be as long as they are relevant! That said, this was the first time that I found the sound of a turbofan to be irritating and annoying! 😅😅

Embraer 190's are old?? They are from the mid-2000s or just aroud 15 years old, that is the half of what a modern aircraft can fly

[@marks6663]

The last time I flew, the A320 had not flown yet.

[@mailenajo6762]

When that engine started buzz-sawing. It sounded weird. Like a barber turning on the shaver.

[@pauloverissimo8595]

Nice

[@hamishdavidson3368]

Many planes going to the crusher now

[@yvr2002rtw]

Maybe you can do a live stream Q&A session and show your face?

[@canadianrockymountainrails8423]

That really does suck because of COVID-19 virus that’s why nobody can travel in the skys, those restrictions are steadily lifting like you said, this does not mean that we can automatically get back into travelling the aviation industry. it’s likely that COVID-19 will end in July of this year.

[@farangatang]

Such a shame AC has gone all Boeing over Airbus! Airbus products are simply better in every class!

[@humphryshan9494]

Unfortunately, Air Canada is retiring all the A319s and 767s from the Rouge fleet as well as a few mainline A320s and they've cancelled their MAX 9 orders because of COVID. Shame really

[@TheDanx666]

Where did you see that they cancelled their MAX 9 order?

[@viscount757]

@@TheDanx666 It was announced in March. www.forbes.com/sites/willhorton1/2020/05/20/air-canada-warms-to-a321lr-after-cancelling-737-maxs/#79bb3ecd3df1

[@CJetsPlanespotting]

Wow, a trip report on a “normal” aircraft!

[@Brick-Life]

im not a fan of the design of YVR very messy

[@Brick-Life]

the engines are very distracting

[@BSiskaAviation]

Second

[@Arkipelago2]

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