Farewell C-GDPA
Back in December 2015 one of my first articles for The NetLetter ( NL #1333) focused on B-737-200's still in service in Canada. At the time there were 5 of them in the Canadian North fleet.
So it certainly caught my attention when I noticed that Alex Praglowski posted a YouTube video on the departure of the last of them from Edmonton after being purchased by QFS Aviation and being ferried to Roswell, New Mexico for preservation. As Alex mentions in the video, it is a shame that a deal could not be reached to preserve this aircraft in Canada but at least it will be preserved.
A rarity, especially for a B-737, C-GDPA spent its entire 44 year career in Canada under the same registration.
Boeing line #655 was delivered to Dome Petroleum in April 1980, acquired by Pacific Western Airlines in June 1984, merged into the Canadian Airlines fleet in April 1987 and then into the Air Canada fleet in April 2001.
Its time with Air Canada was very short as it was acquired by Canadian North in November 2001 where it remained in service for the next 22 years until withdrawn from service in May 2023 and stored at YEG until sold.
Click the image below to view Alex's video.
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