The LAST EVER Air Canada E190 Flight - Taxi and Takeoff from Calgary Airport

[@FlightATC]

Wow! Really hit hard when he said "Off to the desert" Such a young aircraft too! Only 12 years old.

[@brianmcdonald6519]

Didn't realize this was a non-revenue flight until Alex mentioned it during the video. Then I wondered where it was going, followed by hearing those words. It is kind of sad hearing "Off to the desert"!!

[@rulinghabs]

Why the early retirement?

[@bulk04]

@@rulinghabs Not economical enough to operate according to my daughter who was a relatively new E190 captain (until the a/c retirement) with Air Canada. To be replaced by the Airbus A220.

[@jsking306]

You captured the airplane in all her glory. Excellent camera work and editing.

[@andreforcier97]

Although the CSeries is coming, it’s still a sad day to see a lovely lady leave!!!

[@flyguy905]

Its gonna be so weird not seeing the E-190 at a Saskatchewan Airport. Serving YQR and YXE for 12 straight years :( rip!

[@McWrisk]

We shall see the C-Series (A220) it all be okay. Canadian designed plane flying Canadian Skies

[@slukas1375]

Wow. Did not know that the E190 was also headed for fleet retirement. So glad I have many memories of flying on this terrific aircraft. She will be missed.

[@CJetsPlanespotting]

Yet another plane from my childhood gone. These weren’t even that old either.

[@MrEeeaddict]

@ZACHARY HOPKINS Only 31 for the oldest one

[@carter898]

I love the e190 as it was the one from YYT to YYZ I have so many memories on it I’m so sad to see it go😭😭 :(

[@RaY_77W]

Once again there goes that bird I never got to fly

[@lucashatcher3762]

Yeah My local airport is YYT as well.e190 was their many times.Ive flown on em many times.Sad to see them go.

[@matthewroy1993]

I have flown twice on Air Canada's Embraer 190's on the short hop routes between YYZ and Y0W and the other way back with remembarable memories. Sad these birds will no longer be seen in our Canadian skies. I love hearing the sounds of those GE CF3410E engines which are one of my favourties.

[@Digital111]

The Cseries are incredible though. Still sad to see the Embraer go but the new planes are just so impressive!

[@adamgosse6472]

Fantastic video as always, Alex! Wow. I'm gonna miss this aircraft. Always found em so comfortable and smooth.

[@marc-andremuller1954]

I worked for Crossair in 2000 when they were the launch customer of the 135 / 145; what a wonderful family of aircraft those embraers are! flying as a passenger was so much more enjoyable in them than in any of the bigger cans. It’s incredible that they are supposed to be old already when i still feel so young.

[@nateleech3887]

She will be missed! Great vid man!

[@Sh9168]

For those of you sad to see this plane go, once you've flown on a CSeries you'll forget all about he E-190.

[@awfs]

Agreed. Flying on the E-190 was not a good experience at all. Good riddance.

[@cadelegg6439]

Sometimes it’s not the experience. It can be where the plane was going for some people

[@Sh9168]

@@cadelegg6439 The video is about the plane. Not the destination.

[@flyguy905]

I probably wont ever get the chance to fly on one, but I will probably get on an A220 at some point :/

[@austinlatour8404]

YQR Aviation dont call it a cseries brother, dont give airbus that luxury

[@ViewsOfFlying]

Such a great video to showcase the beauty of this AC jet for the very last time! E190 being one of my absolute favourite regional jets, it's sad to see so many of them suddenly head to the desert. Nice job as always and thanks for sharing this! :)

[@eric.vice.01]

I flew on that exact aircraft from Toronto to Chicago several years ago. It was my first and last Embraer experience. The friend who picked me up at the airport asked me what I thought of it. I believe my analogy was.... "it was like flying a school bus with wings". I am a pretty easy flyer. I don't have flight anxiety. But I had anxiety on that plane.

[@walterfink9782]

Even today, it's still a beautiful aircraft.

[@Bluem00n7]

Such a beautiful little plane cannot believe it

[@flufmuffinz5734]

Ive never been this early! So sad to see these Canadian Workhorses go... Thanks for the coverage as always!

[@Furmas]

Very nice video, but how did you got these images?

[@larou14]

Quel magnifique avion !

[@bristolcardifairport]

Very nice video Alex, such a shame to see another type retired!

[@silversurferjku2414]

My crew worked this flight! It was cool to sign the nose gear door and talk with the two captains about the 190. For ramp crews there was a love/hate relationship with the aircraft lol, but in the end it’s sad to see it go

[@nateye2450]

I flew on one of these once, though I was 7 ( this was about 7-8 years ago so I do t remember the experience) but wow, these weren’t even that old. Kinda sad to see them gone

[@ronelbuzer2022]

Man was I lucky to sit in the cockpit of one of these bad boys. I had an air cadet visit to the cyyz air Canada hangar and one of the maintenance techs there let us sit in the cockpit and he even opened up the back area of the apu exhaust for us to crawl into. The pilot with us said that even he has never seen what the back looks like.

[@angelorobel12]

My mom and I flew on the E190 with Air Canada from Denver to Toronto which was a 3 hour flight. My best experience was the seat-back entertainment system and the plane wasn't very crowded. I don't prefer small planes to fly on but I was able to tolerate it because it's only practical to use a small plane to transport a small amount of passengers rather than the larger Boeing 737 or Airbus A319 even for a 3 hour flight.

[@buybygb]

Man so many planes leaving nowadays. Rest well young one. Great catch btw.

[@mylosairplanefan]

Sad to see them go, nicely captured!

[@SKODABAS]

Nice clip . Its the only plane I have ever been on whereby the floor moved upon retracting the landing gear. The quality of the air-frame left a lot to be desired. You get what you pay for.

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Superb catch there pal! Nicely done. Sad this is the last one

[@ThePilotsLife]

1:39 reverse thrust check? Haven't seen this before

[@aquatone6016]

I understand the aeroplane had been sitting in Calgary for two months prior to that final flight. After such a prolonged sit on the ground the pilots performed a "Functional Check Flight" which involved testing of almost everything before they took off including the thrust reversers.

[@ThePilotsLife]

@@aquatone6016 very cool, didn't think about that possibility. Thanks for the info buddy!

[@_myronspov]

Going to miss flying on this aircraft. Been flying from Edmonton to Vancouver there and back with them :(

[@spinster4000]

I love this plane spotting spot, me and my dad frequent it a lot, lots of arrivals from WestJet 787 and Air Canada 787. Highly recommend it if you live in the Calgary vicinity.

[@CharlieND]

I'm glad I got to fly on this old bird when it used to fly between YYJ and YYZ, but it's definitely time for it to go. Great shots, Alex!

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

I have flown at least 10 times on the E 190., never had any Complaints about the craft. I usually sit a the back of planes, but in 2010 on a Flight to Ottawa, I had to sit at the Front of the Cattle Class Section. Up there I heard the Horrible Buzzing sounds those little Jets made// After 4 hrs of it, I was glad to be in Ottawa

[@minivideos3970]

I have flown so many times E190. This Brazilian aircraft is really awesome for its era. But now we are in a new era. The Cseries era.

[@ryankenyon5010]

Great video, as always!

[@roundandroundmyworld]

The E-190 was the most comfortable aircraft to sit in of any that Air Canada has flown in my lifetime. That's because the cabin was widest right at elbow level. It was the only aircraft where I could sit in either the aisle or the window seat without feeling cramped. Sorry to see them going, and at such a young age.

[@Furmas]

I remember flying these from Ottawa to Calgary with my dad...

[@NeebingEast]

I saw one a few weeks ago from a swap from a CRJ-900 to a E190 best swap I’m glad I got to see it before she left the fleet

[@mako_fnlive6593]

My dad was a captain and flew it’s last flight from Toronto to Tucson

[@BillSmith1]

I've flown in an AC E190 from YYZ to LGA and back. There were niice planes to fly in.

[@louisfk9880]

I’ll surely miss those Embraer’s

[@chriss.4258]

One of my favorite smaller planes.

[@ahome3406]

What are they being replaced by? Are the new jets in operation yet?

[@village_mayor]

Wow they are gone. I used to fly from YYZ to PDX before the seasonal route got cancelled for a few years. Not sure if they used this plane again when route came back.

[@jeffeadie8856]

It’s so sad 😔

[@lumsukaahmed7713]

@01:43 why is he using a reverser on the taxiway

[@mikeing36]

Doing engine run ups as the plane had been sitting

[@bulk04]

As Mike pointed out and my daughter (AC E190 captain as well) - the aircraft had been sitting for a while - FlightAware indicates it last flew on April 15th - the thrust reversers were deployed as part of a run up.

[@lumsukaahmed7713]

@@mikeing36 thanks much appreciated

[@lumsukaahmed7713]

@@bulk04 thank you, very interesting to know that.

[@canadianrockymountainrails8423]

Alex those the Air Canada Embraer 190s belong in a museum where they could be saved for posterity and preserved.

[@nokilhot3550]

Pilots of C-NAJ: 1:40 **Uses reverse thrust while taxiing** Me: Is that even legal?

[@nokilhot3550]

maybe...

[@aquatone6016]

​@@nokilhot3550 I understand the aeroplane had been sitting in Calgary for two months prior to that final flight. After such a prolonged sit on the ground the pilots performed a "Functional Check Flight" which involved testing of almost everything before they took off including the thrust reversers.

[@markmymko4840]

Isn't Express keeping the E175s?

[@bobodriscoll]

Flew on this from Toronto to Regina in 2015. It was much nicer and roomier than the flight from Dublin to Toronto on Rouge. Sad to see it go.

[@aviay]

Damn, that's terrible. I've been on the E190 so many times. Sad to see it go.

[@JayJayAviation]

Dad: why are you crying so damn loud?

[@taxfraudpro]

SHUT THE FUCK UP DAD, IM HAVING MY LAST MONENTS RIGHT NOW

[@jasminejohnston6393]

I think I flew in one of these once from Toronto Pearson to New York LaGuardia

[@_mxrtiin]

One of the first planes I've ever been on, it's really sad that these planes are still young too :(

[@tomney4460]

Why did they retire these so early?

[@dilyo624]

I’ve flown one, had no clue theyd be phased out!

[@colinboone9920]

Don’t really understand why these damn things are being retired. They are rather young and still quite efficient.

[@flapsnslats]

We in the industry like to call them pigs on gas! Poor seat economics and incredibly expensive to operate. The CSeries can fit 40 more passengers and burns the same fuel.

[@taxfraudpro]

Flapsnslats you mean the a220 lol

[@flapsnslats]

Aaden Leon same plane

[@angelotig]

Apparently maintenance issues.

[@spinster4000]

Wait that 777 is still there? I was it when we were taxing out and that was almost 2 weeks ago, crazy.

[@jcspotter7322]

Yes the e190 is gone, but the e170 and 175 lives on across Canada and the US

[@raap33]

First airplane i ever flew on, air canada, winnipeg to vancouver.

[@zacharyoschmann8714]

I wish I could of tracked this as this was going to my home airport but sadly I was tracking firefighting aircraft in Tucson. RIP Air Canada E190’s. But at least they have nice final resting place

[@jonathanhoong4046]

One of the only planes with a 2-2 layout

[@airwipe1639]

I’m not crying you are.

[@elmer.guillermo]

Bittersweet goodbye. I did like the E90s from a PAX perspective. Thanks for the coverage Alex! I didn't know there was one hanging around YYC. It's too bad we can't have a retirement flight full of avgeeks for these birds eh?

[@thearsenalmisfit2414]

Cannot say I will miss them, they were alright and got the job done but the Airbus A220 is such a better aircraft for both the company and the passengers.

[@Bobo-bw1uc]

I didn’t expect that to happened

[@karlossargeant3872]

Bye Bye Air Canada E190's R.I.P will miss you I Hope Alex got A Chance too fly on them before there gone.

[@cadelegg6439]

So sad! First plane that I flew on by myself (I was 11) was a e190

[@Brandon-jp5ow]

Great aircraft for pax, not so much for ramp staff

[@Vicstarz26]

I really do hope AC decides to invest in the 777x’s and A350’s.

[@pkpjn2000]

why they open "reverser" on taxi?

[@michellevesque2130]

Because it hadn't been used for a couple months so they wanted to make sure all was normal before they took off !

[@bulk04]

@@michellevesque2130 Yup, April 15th was the last previous flight according to FlightAware.

[@unconventionalgaming1621]

Are E190s even that old?

[@Cory_Bates1989]

I flew on one of this from DCA REAGAN to YYZ Pierson lots of turbulence all the way

[@amtrakharry]

Hi Alex . Another one bites the dust...

[@melonplaysyt4599]

😭Bye e190

[@gleamingbige8119]

It seems that no airlines care about the E-Jets anymore, even the E2 has few orders.

[@Brandon-jp5ow]

Engine maintenance was apparently very very costly

[@Cory_Bates1989]

There goes the jungle bird,this fleet were lotta problems for AirCanada I remember during the first few years of purchase most of them broke down any time the weather dipped below -10

[@2flyabove]

What systems failed typically?

[@red7488]

I don't understand the reason behind all these retirements. It makes me sad that yet another beautiful aircraft sidelined.

[@thearsenalmisfit2414]

The reason it's being retired is that there is a replacement aircraft that is so much better that it makes no sense to use them any more. Other aircraft ard being retired because the are just to old of inthe case of the 4 engined and 3 engined aircraft are to expencive yo operate compared yo the 2 engined airceaft. Also airlines are trying to cope with the massive down turn in the industry so the ard down sizing there fleets.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

😎👍

[@taxfraudpro]

Sad but I like the a220/CSeries better

[@JayJayAviation]

I know Geoff!

[@stanhohmann]

How many times I worked that plane YYZ, sad couldn't be there to see the e90 go cause the damn pandemic

[@wom3990]

I don t understand why a lot of compagnies retired some plane it is so sadely delta : md 90 and md 80 American and Air France 🇫🇷 it is very sad

[@funnydrivr]

NO I WILL MISS THIS PLANE ):

[@cheesesticks1537]

Dad: why you crying so damn loud Me:

[@larsw8776]

Scrapping a 12 year old plane? Insane.

[@CTravelsAviation]

Dad: Why you crying so dang loud?

[@Brick-Life]

China Southern still have them

[@smallmj2886]

Good riddance. I hated my time on that plane. Just a short hop from YHZ to YUL gave me really bad back pain. Not Embraer's fault, just the terrible seat that AC put in it. The immovable head rest pushed against the top of my shoulders. I'm only 6'2", but that seat was was like a torture device for a slightly tall person.

[@gregc8861]

The end and not so much as a wiggle good-bye.

[@aeroair4724]

Air Canada retired those E190s waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too soon

[@bayanicustodio3998]

I guess. That puts my stamp on its maintenance log into history archives of sorts or will it just follow along to whomever buys the aircraft. 👍🙂 you were a bee eye tee see etch to work on when you were bad, but a joy just a power off reset fixes everything just like any windows based PC. 👍🙂 bye bye jungle jet....

[@Michael_Livingstone]

And into the garbage it goes.

[@tsp11boy]

so sad they have my sympathy