Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

1994 - September 4 - Air Canada commenced weekly service between Toronto to Osaka, Japan via Vancouver, using B-767 equipment, making us the first carrier to provide non-stop service between Canada and the ultra modern Kansai airport.

Three L-1011 TriStars that had been cocooned in the Arizona desert since November 1990, were recalled to service in 1994 due to delivery delays of new A340's.

Fins 504, 507 and 512 were reconfigured and painted in the then current white livery. They were used on the Toronto-Los-Angeles and Toronto-Vancouver routes effective May 30, 1994. 

Photo by Sunil Gupta

Fin 512 - C-FTNL

Los Angeles - October 1994

Scan of a 4 x 5 Kodachrome slide of Trans-Canada Air Lines Douglas DC-3, registration CF-TEC.

Source: Québec Aerospace Museum newsletter dated December 2022

A Boeing 777-300ER approaching London Heathrow airport (LHR) on a regular flight path from the west over Colnbrook village, October 2023.

Found in 'Horizons' magazine

Issue dated October 1993

A history of the 'Dreams Take Flight' project.

Western spirits soar with dream flight.
By Owen Egan.

The dreams finally took flight at 7:15 a.m. on October 16, as an Air Canada Boeing 767 raced down the runway and into the sky. On board, a hundred wide-eyed kids gripped armrests tightly or craned their necks to peer out the plane's windows. 

For the kids, it was the start of an adventure most children can only imagine. For scores of Air Canada employees at Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Los Angeles, the moment was the culmination of countless hours volunteered for the first-ever Dreams Take Flight project. 

Air Canada celebrates 50 years in Scotland

Some 100 employees and retirees gathered in Glasgow for a party to celebrate 50 years of continuous service between Canada and Scotland.

Service began during the Second World War in July 1943 as the Canadian Government Transatlantic Air Service (CGTAS) carrying mail and cargo for the Canadian troops stationed in Europe using Lancaster aircraft.

And passengers on the 50th anniversary flight from Scotland received a traditional Scottish welcome as they were piped on board and were later treated to a special champagne service to mark the historic occasion. Captain Howie Malone and his crew are shown here at Glasgow, with the Scottish piper, prior to boarding the aircraft.

The crew comprised Captain Malone, First Officer Peter Boyd, Purser Alessandro Piattelli and Flight Attendants Terry Smith, Heather Tedford, Diane Manchee, Maxine Bauldry, Elaine Heaton and Dominique Boivin.

Reaching a service milestone.

Paris Senior Sales Agent Lysiane Prudhomme celebrated 30 years of service with the airline.

Claude Morin, Area Manager, Airport Services, France marked the occasion by presenting Lysiane with her service anniversary pin.

Issue dated February 1994

Air Canada's 40-Year Club was started back in 1981 for employees who had completed 40 years of service with the company. As of 1992, there were 232 members, and last year, the club welcomed eight more.

Hollis Harris, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (far right) hosted a luncheon for the new members, who included (from left to right) Rick Schofield, Pooling and Allotment Manager - Dorval; Pat Galloway, Customer Sales and Service Agent - Toronto and Valerie Walker, Purser - Dorval.

Editors' Note: The other two persons, to the left of Mr. Harris, are not identified in the original.