Flying the Air Canada Express Embraer 175!
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- Опубліковано 2 кві 2022
- The Montreal to Toronto route is one of the busiest air routes in the country, with Air Canada alone flying over a dozen flights a day.
So, needing to get to Toronto for my connecting flight to Calgary, I picked the 0530 flight on an Air Canada Express E175, in Business! See what I thought of it in this video.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada Express (Jazz) (JZA/JZ)
Aircraft: Embraer 175 (E175)
Flight Number: AC7561
Seat: 3A (Business Class)
Livery: New (2017)
Engines: 2x GE CF34-8E5A1
Registration: C-FFYG
Route: Montreal (YUL) - Toronto (YYZ)
Callsign: JAZZ 7561
Runway used: 24L (YUL) - 24R (YYZ)
Date filmed: August 2021
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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: • Nyhtian - Take Flight ...
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7:30 You're right, the E175 isn't rated fly over the Rockies with one burnt-out engine. That why they don't come out west. Typically when AS or UA send a 175 east to west over the Rockies, they're weight restricted.
I have never had issues with weight flying over the rockies, even when fully loaded
That's not entirely correct. It depends on the type of "single engine drift down method" approved by the company (& Transport Canada).
Flown from CYEG to KSEA 4 times on Deltas Embraers so not sure about that comment
Yes, but they’re weight restricted, the engines are way to small to single handed ly prop up the plane. @@thearsenalmisfit2414
CRJ uses the same engines, does it have any of those restrictions?
Pretty impressive that AC serves a full hot breakfast on a 50 minute regional flight in business class. Can’t say the same for the likes of UA, AA, DL.
Brussels Airlines does a plate of chocolate and a drink on their London flights in “Business”. Those are maybe 45 minute flights.
Funny enough I am from Brazil and the embraer E170 and E190 just started flying in Brazil in 2009 with Azul and Trip. Because of this reason my first time flying an Embraer 190 was with united from Boston to Washington DC. And my first time flying an E145 was from New York to Boston same year in 2008.
03:08 Always nice to see small carriers operating the Classic Dash, especially since AC retired theirs.
Nice video! Yes, here in the US I have flown Emb 175 quite a bit . It has become one of my favorites because short of the CRJ 900, it has better seat quality and foot room even in cabin class than the average slightly smaller regional jet and it has "nearly" normal or at least a good deal larger...overhead bins than your average skinny regional jet with engines on the tail. Just better comfort all around. Noticable.
Kudos to Air Canada for providing a hot breakfast on such a short flight. Much love Alex from the USA!!!
Alaska Airlines does fly their E-175s over the Rockies
Awesome trip report Alex! Love that take off into the sunrise and those shots.
Started my career working with the 170/175 and still to this day. Although they do have a few design flaws on the maintenance side of things, overall a very reliable and useful aircraft.
I enjoyed this video which is nicely shot. Great views from the window. Well done, Alex.
The E175 looks like the perfect aircraft for short frequent routes like this one. And that seat looked old but comfy, like a well worn in recliner haha. Great video!
Hope you had a blast, Alex! I definitely miss working around these aircraft and our crews.
EDIT: Longest flight I had was between YUL-IAH a couple of years ago and,
I absolutely enjoyed flying on this aircraft
I have a special place for Air Canada’s E-175s. I live in Atlanta and Air Canada used to exclusively fly them form atl to yyz. Those flights were in the exact configuration as the one in this video too. Same seats and safety video although those flights were in the BETTER silver Air Canada livery.
I love the Embraers. The AC flights I have taken on them were very comfortable & enjoyable. Porter Airlines has bought 30 of them & will fly them out of Pearson instead of Billy Bishop, so I may try that airline as I hear it is a good one.
Another great video Alex!
I really appreciate the Canadian coverage my friend from one UA-camr to another keep it up!
impressive trip, ptv with full hot breakfast served on a 50 mins domestic flight
You have the best intro Alex!!!😁
Its fun seeing video of the approach into Pearson over Downsview, as since most of that airport (now all of that airport R.I.P) is disused, one of the old hangers is converted into a go-kart race track that i frequent, and the subway station is right below the flight path, so it's fun to get a little plane spotting in while walking to races
Really nice flight video 👍 thanks for sharing 😎
I flew on a Delta E175 from Boston to Milwaukee in June. First time on that plane. Nice flight, but Delta does not even serve meals on flights less than a certain distance. Nice that you got breakfast on such a short flight!
Hi Oshawa! (7:35) Hi Downsview! (8:24)
Last time I was in Toronto I went for a flight in a 172 out of CYTZ. Touch and go at Oshawa, a couple of orbits of the CN Tower. I was amused that the callup point for Oshawa Tower was the Pickering nuclear power plant...
Outstwnging video as always... Heading to New Brunswick Sunday on an E175 from YYZ..
They are not used on the West Coast because with full passengers and fuel headed east, the Single Engine Drift down altitude if you have an engine failure doesn't provide enough altitude over some of the peaks in BC ! Or so I heard !
I remember Air Canada used to fly the ERJ's between Calgary and Vancouver more often because I've only ever flew on them like -45 years ago or more maybe.
-45 years ago means 45 years in the future? Like 2067? How are those planes holding in the future?
I remember going on an Air Canada Express Embraer 175 in May of 2019, from Newark to Toronto
Lots of good comments here about flying over the Rockies another possibility could simply be tooling the maintenance bases in eastern Canada is cheaper than providing maintenance across the country.
Nice!! I was recently on that type to Chicago
7:33 in Saskatoon it’s rare for E175 to come to YXE
Great video Alex !
When Air Canada first got the E175 (and E190) they flew them over the Rockies. Transport Canada though, did an engineering study and found that over airways, the aircraft was fine, but on some “direct routes” in some temperature conditions at some weights …. the E175 could not maintain a sector MORA + 4000’ on one engine.
Air Canada initially then put an operational bulletin out restricting operations to “on airway” only. This caused problems with ATC, so Air Canada stopped scheduling the E175 west of YYC/YEG.
I understand that the FAA does not put as strict a restriction on US E175s.
I miss the brief period of time when airlines flew 175s out of my local airport. They've since gone backwards to CRJ-200s, which are just the worst. At least the ERJ-145s from the same area had reasonably sized windows.
you should do some more rural flights. that would be cool
Last flight on an E190 was disappointing as the seats were showing their age. I was a fan when they were newer as seats are wider than most. Curious to fly on an A220 for comparison.
Have made 7 round trips on ACs Embraers and never had any complaints. Unfortunately for the Embraer it is now miles behind it's new competitor the C Series A220.
Nice video, excellent photography. I would prefer to try the A220. I hope the sausage tasted better then it looked!
What’s the performance issue over the Rockies? As noted, Alaska uses these for Seattle to Calgary and Edmonton (or at least did and is set to do so again)
I remember flying an Embraer aircraft from Vancouver to Calgary back in 2009
Something about 2nd stage single engine climb performance. However Horizon is going all EMB175 so must be a newer model.
Mapletail's Embraer looks pretty comfy.
Nice view of CYOO at 7:39
As someone that lives in the GTA you don’t seem to see any E175 flights between YYZ and YUL, the majority of those flights are either A220, A330 or 787s.
You should fly Westjet encore or air Canada express to Boston I live in massachusetts so I love that airport
I think these are some of the best planes AC has. Give me 12A or 12F on one of these over a business class seat on an A320 or A321 any day. They're just that comfortable.
It's a good day when I see an upload notification! :P
Alaska Air flies the E175 from Seattle to Calgary. I've also flown on an Embraer from Calgary to Palm Springs on Air Canada, though that was 2016 and I think it was the 190.
They’re weight restricted on some flights to comply with engine out over high elevations of terrain
Boa noite !!!!!
Embraer é o orgulho do nosso País.
Aeronave fantástica.....
Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal.
Abraço do Brasil.....
Excellent.
When they were still in the fleet, E190s were very common on the YQR-YYZ route
@cfaviator Quirky planes that at least gave the impression of room vs a CRJ 200 or anything with a 3-3 layout.
There was a time that I actually forgot AC even still operated the E-175 and CRJ-200 since they don't fly out here.
CRJ-200s are best forgotten 🤣
@@gmitchellfamily Very true haha
I'd rather fly on the Q400 than the horrid CRJ-200.
Hey Alex! I am going to be flying on Air Canada's CRJ-200 in July from Toronto to Indianapolis. Have you reviewed the CRJ-200?
For me I haven't fly Air Canada Express E175's but I hope to do so anytime I Visit Toronto Plus The A220-100's will be a good replacement for them if Air Canada is interested in buying them that is but we'll wait to see what happens next.
I would like to see you do a Trip Report on Air Saint-Pierre in the new ATR 42-600 in their New Livery.
I'm in CYXE and haven't seen an Embraer is a couple of years at least.
Hey Alex, the E175 and former E190 have always been based out east with no crew base bases out west so that’s why you won’t see them past Saskatchewan
The E190 was very common at YVR and YYC. Flew on it countless times between the two cities
Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ900 also has seatback screens and USB charging port
I heard the reason for the E Jets not being operated on the west coast is the poor single engine performance at higher altitudes. Apparently in the event of an engine failure, the older embraers could be incapable of clearing mountain tops. This is not the case for newer Embraers
They operated emb 175 to thunder bay tell they replaced with the q400
Alex, I noticed something peculiar. You mentioned in the video that the E175s are exclusively out of Eastern Canada, but when I checked on some flights, I noticed a consistent route from Calgary to Seattle and vice versa with an Alaska E175. There are some E175s in Calgary actually, just not as often.
They’re weight restricted on some flights to comply with engine out over high elevations of terrain. This is why AC doesn’t fly them out west
@@JayJayAviation Thanks for letting me know! Also, I like ur videos!
@@roundtripflyer thank you! And no problem 👍
AC desperately needs to update their cabins with those older blue seats and IFE's. Their regional interiors lack the modern amenities that you find on US carriers. Lots of potential given the large fleets of CRJ-900s and Erj-175s but I think its the right time to invest in further enhancements. Their service quality is amazing and if you add that with a more modern cabin, their trans-border services will only be favored more. Lastly, curious if they look to grow the 175 fleet to help fill the void left by the dash 8 fleets decrease and the CRJ-200's are set to leave the fleet after 2025.
They won't upgrade these plans because they will be retired once they recieve all their new Bombardier/Airbus A220s
I’m curious what “modern amenities” are missing from these aircraft that you feel are found on US carriers. They have AVOD, USB ports, power ports, etc. Not to mention, how many US regional carriers offer a hot meal on a 50 minute flight?
Air Canada mainline (and Jazz/Skyregional) have had in seat video since 2006, in all classes on all aircraft since 2006. A standard still not matched by any US carriers, regional or otherwise.
I want them to keep IFE's but they should look at refreshing the cabin to better match the interiors of the MAX and A220... thats all. Same goes for the older CRJ-900's.
Nice
Nice.
Nice 👍
8:45, I could almost see my home
Funny you should mention that @Air Canada does not deploy Ejets out west because this is all we see out of Portland and in the Western US is the E-175. They are flown by Skywest, Envoy, and Horizon Air. In fact Horizon will be phasing Dash8-400 service next year in favor of the E-175s. Out of my home ‘drome Both AC and WestJet still deploy the Dash8-400s.
Apparently the engines don't perform well enough at higher altitude, so airlines do not want to use those aircraft over the Rockies. Maybe you get them out West for similar routes? (mostly North-South, and not going far enough East to be over mountains)
@@martinc.720 I did notice that the Ejets are serving points in Montana. In fact I flew one on Skywest into Missoula and that city is up there. I also think Billings and Kalispell also are served by the Ejets.
Come on VIA Rail HFR... Lets make flying and driving between Toronto and Montreal a thing of the past...
As to the E175s not going out west: Someone long ago said it had something to do with the Rockies. Not sure if that's right, though.
It does! The E175 fleet does not perform well with the mountains.
@@Natopower define not performing well. My experience is that whilst the175 isn’t the best climber it’s fine in most circumstances and it’s drift down performance is also OK.
The engine out performance of the E175 is not good enough to fly over the western mountain ranges so no BC flights. Ontario to Alberta is marginal in terms of range. So, the E175 cannot be effectively deployed further west than YXE and YQR.
U.S. airlines seem to deploy them quite effectively over the Rockies... Alaska sends them all the way to MCI from SEA.
Not to mention UA's E175 ops out of DEN and DL's out of SLC.
AC did not like the E175's driftdown performance over the rockies.
I wish the ERJ175s were flown out of YVR. They're a common sight at LAX and the Pacific northwest.
They can’t with their single engine performance
I’m not certain about this but I’m not sure if any of Air Canadas embraer fly regional in and around Alberta. Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m still waiting to see one in Calgary
They do not.
They should play some Jazz music on their aircraft because, you know, Jazz Aviation?
Aight that gotta be the dumbest idea I said lol 😅
All that Jazz.
So ya like Jazz, eh
Ya like jazz?
You know for a small jet made in Brazil the Embraer 175 gets the job done
Why didn’t Ac get slanted winglets on their E-175
Jazz's Embraers just happened to be built before slanted winglets came into play on the 175 (2014 and onward). I'm sure there's a mod to convert them but I'm not sure if it's worth Jazz's time and money.
Hey Alex I have a Question: have you ever been to Nova Scotia? Just wondering.
Or NL?
I've been meaning to for ages! Had a whole trip planned that Covid ended up axing.
@@AlexPraglowskiAviation aw that’s too bad. I’m from the area so seeing your thoughts on the airport would be cool. Although I’m currently on vacation in fort myers as of writing this
I'm from Vancouver but I've lived in Sydney NS the past few years. They usually fly the Embraer 175 from here to Toronto, although today I was on a CRJ-900.
Nice video, Alex! As always.
Thought A/C retired all the Embraer aircraft?
190s yes, 175s no
Air Canada Livery 💯
Alaska Air has them out west .
They’re weight restricted on some flights to comply with engine out over high elevations of terrain
Embraer has aircrafts in Canada, but no CRJs fly in Brazil.
Yeah, those overhead bins on the port side on CRJ/E75 are useless.
I would love it if AC took off on time
Garbage airline
Shout out to Oshawa at 7:36
We guys flew on the air canada express real time.
These old cabins.... Please phase these out AC!
Did economy get the same breakfast?
No economy gets Biscoff cookies with the complimentary beverage.
The meal service in business is a leftover of Rapidair YYZ-YUL-YOW service
These planes don’t look very safe …
Brazil 🇧🇷 makes airplanes ✈️??
i've never understood air canada buying brazilian made aircraft. it's almost as though everything bombardier touches turns to shit.
Galling to see Brazilian plane instead of Canadian made plane.
Hot meal in business between Montreal and Toronto, and virtually zip in business class between Edmonton and Vancouver. Western cities always get shafted by Quebec-based. AC. For the longest time, Q400 was all that was available between Edmonton and Winnipeg. Pathetic!
Just flew AC between Calgary and Vancouver as well as Vancouver to Edmonton - had full hot breakfast same as the one seen here. On afternoon service it’s a tuna appetizer plate with wine service. What are you talking about?
Kinda boring
A220 -100 much nicer plane
We fly them all over the West coast of the US. I am based in Denver and most flying I do in the 175 is west coast oriented, up and down cities throughout the Rockies
Transport Canada weight restricts some flights to comply with engine out performance restrictions over high elevations of terrain in BC. Not sure if this exists in the US though, does it?