Seeker Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Just started re-reading a Canadian classic and was wondering about aircraft 604 - parked in a desert somewhere? Anyone know how many hours or cycles it accumulated before it left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I could be crazy, some people seem to think so, but I'm pretty sure I was messin' with 604 just last week.... I think she's still flyin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted May 13, 2003 Author Share Posted May 13, 2003 Really? I thought it was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimer V Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Say Again Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I might be wrong but I remember reading on this very forum that she was retired and was last seen in YUL. That info is a year old, at least. We are talking about the Gimli glider, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo Agent Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Seems to be still flying, ops shows it operating YYZ-YYC today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo Agent Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 It shows in ops as operating YYZ-YYC tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Continuous Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 It's still in service. Just DAI'd it in RES III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Thanks, I was pretty sure... Had it out on 33 left recently for some noise making after changing an EEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted May 13, 2003 Author Share Posted May 13, 2003 Ok, thanks. Have any of the 767s been removed from service? If so, where did they go? seeker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Continuous Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 http://www.wadenelson.com/gimli.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I don't believe any of them have gone... The two piggly wiggly machines would be our oldest and I think they're still with us. I recall there being talk that retirements of some were imminent... And 604 was one of those mentioned... something about too much found during a corrosion check I thought. Rumour I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 "Air Canada mechanics driving a van to Gimli to begin repairs of #604 ran out of gas in the backroads of Manitoba." LOL! .... I can't stop laughin at that!! That's priceless! ROTFLMAO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Continuous Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Ya wasn't that Ironic? .. right out of Bugs Bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tritanic Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Many of the B767-200 have been parked in the desert. As they come due for H Chks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marion Vanderlubbe Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 If I remember the WPG airshow a couple of years back, seen through a haze of Jeremiah Weed, PWA was on static with a bunch of your cohorts doing a wonderful PR job as tour guides. I believe I was told it was never to "slip the surly bonds" again, and remember pitching out recently there and seeing a 67 on the west side missing a rudder that someone said was the same bird. Could be wrong, check with your buddies in the 'Peg and let me know, could you? Also remember seeing a stripped 67 at YUL and being told it was the Gimli Glider and that the wings had too much corrosion for it to fly again. Do you guys ever change aircraft numbers if one is stricken from the record? The Marion Vanderlubbe Firebombing Society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I'm curious enough now that I'm going to find out what I can about what we might have parked, and sure, I'll let you know what I learn (unless someone pipes up here with the truth?). As for the numbers, no. 604 today is the same 604 as delivered and tied to the serial number on the airframe. She is the Gimli Glider. Even 601 is flying still... I remember that story about corrosion too, but I think what someone said, or assumed was BER, was not in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 From the Snag Sheet: Several “high time” B767-200 and –300 aircraft may be parked or sold as their major maintenance (H Checks) come due. AC609 was sent to the desert (Mohave, California) in October 2002, joining AC608 and AC611 sent there in August, and AC607 sent there in March. As the newer generation aircraft join the Fleet, older aircraft will quietly exit. http://www.iam764.ca/upload/snagnov2002.htm From Aeronet Air Canada parks surplus aircraft By Garry Bridgewater A total of 24 aircraft left Air Canada’s fleet last year as a result of the Sept. 11 tragedy and the downturn in the economy. Air Canada moved the aircraft into storage as a result of declining passenger counts. PHOTO BY BRIAN LOSITO Arrangements were made to store up to eight B767-200, 14 B737-200 and 17 DC9 aircraft at Avtel Services, in the Mojave Desert in California. Prior to storage, the aircraft logo and lettering are covered, emergency equipment and coffee makers are removed, and water and waste are drained. How long they remain stored will depend on the economic climate and the possible sale of some aircraft, such as the DC9s. By the end of December, the mainline fleet count had dropped from 245 just prior to Sept. 11 to 230. This included taking delivery of aircraft under previous agreements. Where are they now? The following aircraft are either currently stored or planned to be moved: Type Parked Location DC9 17 Mojave, California – Avtel 4 Marana, Arizona - Evergreen B737-200 5 Mojave, California - Avtel B767-200 5 Mojave, California - Avtel B747-100/200 3 Marana, Arizona - Evergreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 It had been withdrawn from service in March of 2001, but is clearly back in service again. Here are links to photos of it: March 2001 - CYUL http://www.airliners.net/open.file/150425/M/ March 2003 - KLAS http://www.airliners.net/open.file/343346/M/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Well there you have it. Thanks Malcolm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Fin 604 sat on the North side of the 747 hangar in YUL for near a year and was missing major bits like flaps and engines. The word was that it would never fly again and the rumours of reasons why ran the gamut, right up to a cracked spar. Then one day they pulled it into the shed and it came out flying!!!! Who knows???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest saymach# Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Fin 604, C-GAUN the Gimli Glider is still around. I flew it last week. She was mothballed for about 6 months then magically appeared with a fresh coat of paint and EGPWS. Been back on the line for over a year now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I beleive Mitch is correct, the Gimley Glider is still in service, I beleive it is 605 that was parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YWG Flyer Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Aircraft 671 was parked on the west side of the field at YWG for a while.... then had some parts installed and it flew off to Mojave in Oct 2002 I believe. http://www.winnipegflyer.com/webimages/ac762-10.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Mitch, 605, 671, 607 are parked, as is 621 the aussi abortion, I am not sure of the rest, rumour has it all the non ER will soon be parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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