Canada's OWG Takes Delivery Of Its First Boeing 737- 800
Originally published in AeroXplorer
The 737-400s in OWG's fleet are over 30 years old. Photo: OWG
Quebec-based OWG is a new carrier, coming onto the commercial airplane scene just last year. The airline is a division of Canadian carrier Nolinor Aviation and just added its first Boeing 737-800 to its fleet. Even though the airplane will not be operational until 2022, the new aircraft is a step up from OWG's current fleet of 737-400s.
OWG announced its new fleet plane today and said this addition would provide "a positive flying experience to more travelers allowing them to fly longer distances." The addition of the newer aircraft is expected to create more than twenty specialized jobs. Up until today, OWG had only two airplanes registered to its fleet. Both are Boeing 737-400s and are 31 years old. Before flying with OWG, the planes have been flying for carriers worldwide, including airlines in Spain, Malaysia, Iceland, Thailand, and more. Registered C-GGWV and CGGWX, the planes can accommodate 158 passengers in an all-economy, single-class layout.
While not much information was offered about OWG's newest plane, we do know that OWG's parent company Nolinor Aviation acquired a Boeing 737-800 in July. This aircraft is registered as C-FMBO in the Nolinor fleet. Because of the timing of this acquisition by Nolinor, OWG will almost certainly operate this 20-year-old aircraft. Data indicates that the aircraft is configured in a single class, all-economy layout with 189 seats. OWG says the airplane is expected to be in service in 2022. The aircraft's last known location was that it was in storage in Pinal Airpark in Marana, Arizona.
The addition of a 737-800 brings the airline more in line with industry norms. Photo: OWG
The airline says that adding this type of aircraft represents an opportunity to offer destinations further away than what is currently possible with the 737-400s and demonstrates the company's commitment to continued growth. In December, the airline launched flights to Cuba. Yet, after a successful series of flights, the carrier stopped this service in February. This sudden end to services was at the request of the Canadian Government and saw other airlines such as WestJet and Air Canada suspend service in support of travel restrictions to deal with the pandemic.
