C-GHQY
The Boeing Company 787-8 · built 2015
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
Usually based at YYZ
Most frequent routes
- YUL → FRA13%
- AMS → YYZ9%
- YYZ → AMS9%
- FRA → YYZ8%
- YYZ → FRA7%
- ZRH → YVR6%
- FRA → YUL6%
- YYZ → LAX5%
- LAX → YYZ4%
- YYZ → CPH4%
Last seen
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2015 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-GHQY.
- August 15, 1986Accident
Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a fire fighting mission. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records5 on file
Worst recorded outcome: minor damage.
- January 16, 2026Incident
C-GHQY, a Boeing 787-8 operated by Air Canada as flight AC889, was conducting a flight from London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), United Kingdom, to Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (CYOW), ON. During the cruise phase of flight, a flight attendant was injured by a falling trolley and was unable to continue…
- January 1, 2026Incident
C-GHQY, an Air Canada B787-8 was operating flight AC888 from Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW), ON, to London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), UK. During cruise, the crew declared a PAN PAN with EGLL ATC, due to a First Officer's shattered windscreen outer pane and due to possible icing conditions below…
- November 23, 2019Incidentminor damage
C-GHQY, a Boeing 787-8 was operated by Air Canada as flight AC0857 from London/Heathrow (EGLL), England to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl. (cyyz), on. In cruise, approximately 340nm WNW of Dublin Intl.(EIDW), Ireland, flight crew heard a loud bang and the captain’s window shattered. QRH actions were completed…
- June 15, 2019Incidentminor damage
C-GHQY, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA895 from Milan/Malpensa (LIMC), Italy to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ), ON with 11 crew members and 273 passengers on board. After the entry door was closed following completion of the boarding at LIMC, the bridge came into…
- July 1, 2016Incident
C-GHQY, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft operated by Air Canada as flight AC35 from Vancouver Intl. (CYVR) was enroute to Brisbane International Airport, (YBBN) when a flight attendant became incapacitated and was unable to their continue duties.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 1 TSB record predates the airframe built in 2015 and belongs to earlier aircraft that carried C-GHQY.
- August 15, 1986Accidentdestroyed
The Firecat, operating as Tanker 62, departed Williams Lake at approximately 1400 Pacific daylight time (PDT) for a fire-suppression flight to McBride, British Columbia. On arrival at destination, Tanker 62 was positioned as the number two drop aircraft and was in a holding pattern until conditions were suitable to…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).