So it was that, on the same day the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee revealed its first official poster commemorating the 2010 Winter Games with nary a leak, the Web world was filled with photos of Air Canada's new Olympic-livery jetliner, more than a week ahead of its official unveiling in Vancouver.

Blame ubiquitous plane spotters, who seem to spend every waking, breathing moment, camera in hand, waiting for something to happen at airports around the globe. A quick click and the result is soon posted for all who care to see.

This past weekend, clear shots of an Air Canada 777-300ER decked out in the official VANOC designs of stylized Winter Olympic athletes riding waves of muted blues and greens showed up on YouTube, after plane spotters noticed it on the runway of Boeing's Paine Field near Seattle.

"Our jaws kind of dropped," Air Canada spokeswoman Angela Mah said yesterday.

"It was the first time most of us had seen it ourselves. They even sent a copy to our website in Montreal."

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