In the last few moments, an Air Canada Boeing 777 operating a flight to London from Toronto has declared an emergency.
C-FNNQ is the aircraft in question operating the flight.
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Live Emergency Updates: Air Canada 858 Toronto-London…
31 min ago18/04/24
Welcome!
Welcome to the live coverage of this incident. Updates will follow shortly.
Furthermore, be sure to refresh frequently as they come in.
25 min ago18/04/24
Near Northern Ireland…
Air Canada flight AC858 from Toronto is coming up to Northern Ireland, as the emergency declaration has been made.
Furthermore, it is unclear what the nature of the emergency is at this time.
24 min ago18/04/24
About C-FNNQ: The Aircraft Involved in the Air Canada Emergency on AC858 Toronto-London…
C-FNNQ, the aircraft operating this flight, is a 10.5 year old Boeing 777-300ER that was delivered to the airline in November 2013, as per Planespotters.
Furthermore, of the 777-300ER variant, AC has 19 in the fleet.
Moreover, of the 19, 17 are in active service and two are currently parked.
Average fleet age for the variant stands at 13.8 years.
20 min ago18/04/24
No Diversion Field Revealed: Expected to Continue to LHR…
No diversion field has been noted for the emergency currently.
There is an expectation that AC858 will continue on to LHR as planned, but to be met by crews on the ground.
15 min ago18/04/24
Medical Emergency…
As per @FlightEmergency on X, it is understood that the emergency onboard Air Canada flight AC858 Toronto-London is a medical.
12 min ago18/04/24
Serious Medical Emergency…
Furthermore, it’s clear that this medical is serious enough to prompt the use of the 7700 squawk code.
However, it is clear that it isn’t serious enough to cause a diversion to a nearby airport.
2 min ago18/04/24
Squawk Code Changed…
AC858 has changed it’s squawk code from 7700 to 5170, indicating that the emergency onboard is under control.
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