Original Aircraft Skin / Aviationtag / A319 Air Canada C-GBIK
This Airbus A319-114, carrying manufacturer serial number 831, completed its first flight on May 7, 1998 and was delivered to Air Canada on May 29, 1998. That places it among the classic generation of A319 aircraft that helped shape short- and medium-haul flying in North America for many years.
What makes C-GBIK especially compelling is its later role. From September 2015, the aircraft served in Jetz configuration, a premium charter environment aimed at professional sports teams, entertainment groups, and corporate clients. That gave this A319 a very different kind of career trajectory: not just scheduled airline service, but a place in a far more exclusive travel setting. One documented example shows C-GBIK operating with the Montreal Canadiens on board.