These are the AC 737s still shown in the fleet as mainline AC: C-GCPN 737-217 (ex-CP) C-GCPT 737-217 (ex-CP) C-GQCP 737-217 (ex-CP) C-GKCP 737-217 (ex-CP) C-FACP 737-2L9ER (ex-CP) C-GRPW 737-275 (ex-PWA) C-GWPW 737-275 (ex-PWA) Of the 44 still shown on the AC fleet at http://www.canairradio.com/fleet.html, apart from the 6 noted above, 12 are listed as out of service/broken up/in storage/ferried for storage. That leaves 26 active, with 6 in AC mainline service and 20 ferried out to Zip, Tango or Air Norterra. Info up to date as of Feb. 25. Note that the fleet info on this site is updated fairly regularly. Mike "misses the DC-9s" Gammon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Montano" <mmontano@direct.ca> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:52 PM Subject: Re: YVR - Cubana? > By the end of CP, I think they owned about one 737-200, the rest were > leased or leveraged. > > Of the 52 odd 737s that CP had at the end are scattered about, one is > on blocks by the YVR South Terminal being prepared to be sunk as an > artificial reef. > > I haven't seen a 'pure' 737-200 AC in mainline service for several > months now. > > While Westjet and AC compete in the marketplace, they make the > relationship between United and AA look down right cosy. AC had an > un-written policy to try and avoid their aircraft discards going into > competition against them, so I doubt AC sold WestJet 737s. (AC was also > very scared about their mint condition DC-9s.) I'm sure they've > extended this to WestJet. > > I believe that although you can buy a ticket from AC with virtually any > airline on the world on it, you can't get one with a WestJet segment on > it (and visa-versa.) This is beyond not offering connecting baggage > service, but ticketing. > > Matthew > > On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 06:43 PM, Mike Gammon wrote: > > > They have two 737-275s, which would be ex-PWA machines. Not sure if > > they > > came in via Air Canada, or were previously on the market before being > > picked > > up by Westjet. AC's 737s have gone to Zip, Tango, AC Jetz or Air > > Norterra. > > A very small number still fly for mainline Air Canada. > > > > Mike Gammon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark" <mgreenwood@telus.net> > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:44 PM > > Subject: Re: YVR - Cubana? > > > > > >> I don't think that AC sold any 737s to Westjet. I think they > >> transferred > >> them to ZIP. > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@sprint.ca> > >> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:58 AM > >> Subject: Re: YVR - Cubana? > >> > >> > >>> It does not look like an IL-76 to me Matthew - will get a closer look > >> later > >>> today, > >>> and hopefully the reg.. Hope it's still there! I wonder if the I.O.C. > >> folks > >>> are using it? > >>> Surely it's not here for MTCE at AC/MTU.... > >>> > >>> Those VERY noisy deps. are old CP 737's now in the WJ fleet - I > >>> think! > >>> > >>> Liam. > >>> YVR. > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Matthew Montano" <mmontano@direct.ca> > >>> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > >>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 7:40 PM > >>> Subject: YVR - Cubana? > >>> > >>> > >>>> Do Cubana IL-76s (is that what they are?) make regular visits to > >>>> Vancouver? > >>>> > >>>> Where I usually see a surplus CP/AC 737 about to be 'painted' into > >>>> the > >>>> latest Zip/Tango/AC scheme there was a (rather beautiful) Cubana > >>>> jet. > >>>> > >>>> If these have been regular visits as of late, that would explain the > >>>> extremely noisy departures I've heard while standing in the parking > > lot > >>>> of Lansdowne Mall a mile or two away. > >>>> > >>>> Any insight? > >>>> > >>>> Matthew > >>> > >> > > >