YYZ Spottings

[KMB_BUS]

I couldn't find a YYZ Spottings thread for Toronto after searching the General Aviation Discussion, so I created one and hopefully people can contribute their pictures of airplanes to this thread. Planes can be small or big, private and or commercial owned.

Here are a few shots from yesterday at Airport Road from the runway 23 landings and approaches.

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by KMB BUS, on Flickr

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by KMB BUS, on Flickr

by KMB BUS, on Flickr

[KMB_BUS]

BREAKING NEWS

Swissport - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 419 walk off the job.

Please call your airline for delays and updates on status of your flights in and out of CYYZ.

http://www.680news.com/2017/07/27/pearson-ground-crew-votes-contract-offer-go-strike/

http://www.cp24.com/mobile/baggage-handlers-at-pearson-on-strike-after-rejecting-final-offer-1.3521083

[yrt1000]

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/no-injuries-after-two-planes-clip-wings-at-toronto-airport-1.3535029

Whoops!

[KMB_BUS]

Disappointed in this as I was hoping for more fanfare and celebration, but this was a surprise as the first Airbus A350 for Toronto Pearson came in late at night after it diverted too CYYZ while enroute to KJFK.

Not my video, but hope to see it in daylight.

 

[Chris H]

What is the best spot at YYZ to do some airplane spotting?

Any good spots that can get a view of the taxiway, runway, and airplanes rather close without the hassle of police?

[Enzo Aquarius]

There's a Petro-Canada/Wendy's on Airport Road at the end of Runway 23 that is very popular for plane spotting. Anytime I go by there's usually people in the area taking photos.

Note that this all depends on how the runways are being used, but it's one of the most popular spotting locations when plane's land westerly on 23.

[Enzo Aquarius]

Plus Ultra is leasing A340s to Azore Airlines, servicing Pearson. Caught one at the Infield Terminal on Wednesday.  

[anyfong]

BA plans A350-1000 to Toronto starting Oct 1!

 

[anyfong]

Cathay will finally be starting A350-1000 service to YYZ starting this October! This is really awesome!

 

[Orion VI]

On 4/14/2018 at 1:59 PM, Enzo Aquarius said:

There's a Petro-Canada/Wendy's on Airport Road at the end of Runway 23 that is very popular for plane spotting. Anytime I go by there's usually people in the area taking photos.

Note that this all depends on how the runways are being used, but it's one of the most popular spotting locations when plane's land westerly on 23.

I've found this to be a good spot: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6946351,-79.6311701,3a,75y,271.76h,76.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siKRINmDb1f_hj-h8H3vfSQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 

[Enzo Aquarius]

Heads-up that June 7th, 2020 is the currently scheduled last day of service by Delta of McDonnell Douglas aircraft to YYZ. Service will be switching to Airbus A320 on June 8th.

[John Oke]

On 1/20/2020 at 6:57 PM, Enzo Aquarius said:

Heads-up that June 7th, 2019 is the currently scheduled last day of service by Delta of McDonnell Douglas aircraft to YYZ. Service will be switching to Airbus A320 on June 8th.

Do you mean June 7th 2020?

[John Oke]

I’ve been noticing a lot lately from several US cargo operators Atlas Air and National to name a few have been flying from YYZ-TLS(Toulouse, France) lately with a 747-400F. I started to notice it in the past month some departures have been in the middle of the morning about 9:30AM and the others at about 10:30PM. Does anyone know why? Is this a new popular cargo route? And what could it possibly be shipping. I can probably rule out parts for Airbus because YMX would make more sense because it’s an A220 assembly line

 

[TTC Guy]

5 hours ago, John Oke said:

I’ve been noticing a lot lately from several US cargo operators Atlas Air and National to name a few have been flying from YYZ-TLS(Toulouse, France) lately with a 747-400F. I started to notice it in the past month some departures have been in the middle of the morning about 9:30AM and the others at about 10:30PM. Does anyone know why? Is this a new popular cargo route? And what could it possibly be shipping. I can probably rule out parts for Airbus because YMX would make more sense because it’s an A220 assembly line

 

National is scheduled to, I don’t know about Atlas, when I just checked, I only saw a Polar Air Flight 

[TTC Guy]

18 hours ago, Basket_ said:

I saw some 747s at Pearson yesterday. About 3. One seemed to be an ex Lufthansa and the others were too far to tell. 

 

Terminal #1

Was it in a freight or commercial configuration?

If it was commercial, Lufthansa and KLM use 747-400s. Strange you saw 3. 

[John Oke]

Just a heads up that Air Italy is ceasing all operations on February 25th and is going into immediate liquidation which means they'll no longer be flying to YYZ in the summer from MXP. The reasons are due to the MAX 8 groundings

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/business/air-italy-collapse/index.html

[John Oke]

I’ve seen some rumours but haven’t been able to confirm on some other Aviation forums that Lufthansa may be upgrading their flight to YYZ from FRA from a 747-400 currently to a A380 or 747-8i

[TTC Guy]

On 3/6/2020 at 7:39 AM, John Oke said:

I’ve seen some rumours but haven’t been able to confirm on some other Aviation forums that Lufthansa may be upgrading their flight to YYZ from FRA from a 747-400 currently to a A380 or 747-8i

The Lufthansa A380s have been grounded if I am correct

[John Oke]

This isn’t a Vegas Golden Knights charter

[TTC Guy]

5 hours ago, John Oke said:

This isn’t a Vegas Golden Knights charter

It’s now on the return flight to Las Vegas. Not Pearson but in terms with Calgary, the also got an A319 flight with Allegiant from Vegas and back. 

[9924]

6 hours ago, John Oke said:

This isn’t a Vegas Golden Knights charter

Seeing that G4 doesn't fly to anywhere in Canada, obviously it is a charter flight. There's a big construction convention in Vegas this week, so I would guess that would be why.

LAS gets lots of cool charters from all over the world during big conventions, last week KLM had some flights going in, last time I was there, EL AL had some flights.  Delta does charter flights globally out of LAS, etc.

[Michel]

On 3/9/2020 at 4:57 PM, TTC Guy said:

The Lufthansa A380s have been grounded if I am correct

Yes they have until at least the end of May.  Only a 35% load factor on those planes.  Yikes!

[TTC Guy]

We are about to lose KLM's 747-400's and 747-400M Combi's to YYZ because of an early retirement due to COVID-19. I know that there is another topic addressing this but I still thought it was relevant to say as the 747's serve Toronto daily.

[John Oke]

Wizz Air A321NEO just arrived at YYZ from Budapest via Reykjavik anyone know if there’s a lease happening with these or if it’s a charter or repatriation flight?

 

UPDATE 1:30EDT: It’s now tracking on a flight to Miami as WZZ9023

Edited April 1, 2020 by John Oke

[TTC Guy]

On 4/1/2020 at 12:30 PM, John Oke said:

Wizz Air A321NEO just arrived at YYZ from Budapest via Reykjavik anyone know if there’s a lease happening with these or if it’s a charter or repatriation flight?

 

UPDATE 1:30EDT: It’s now tracking on a flight to Miami as WZZ9023

It’s a repatriation flight, two Wizz Air aircraft flew over from Budapest via Reykjavik to retrieving passengers in Canada and the US. Flight one is routing YYZ, MIA, ORD. Flight two is routing JFK, LAX, JFK.