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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 640 Dec 2nd, 2001, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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. Reminder.
From Employee Communications -
Changes To The Way Employees/Retirees Register For Standby Travel.
Starting Nov 30th, General Reservations will no longer take calls
for standby travel. Active and retired self-ticketing employees
must use Speech Recognition at (888) 834-6660, or the Employee
Travel Website at www.travel.aircanada.ca. While employees/retirees can
still call Employee Travel Services (ETS) previously the
Employee Call Centre at (800) 413-1113, you should be aware
that ETS also handles revenue customers who take priority.
Your calls will only be answered once these customers are served.
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. News from the Pionair Districts -
From the Okanagan District -
Your Committee for 2001/2002:
District Director------Ron Goran Ph. 250 712-9723 Fax. 250 712-9723
Deputy Director -----Gerry Damskov Ph. 250 707-0847 email:
Social Director -------Joe Cormier Ph. 250 769-3262 email:
Treasurer--------------Tony Bestick Ph. 250 712-0615 email:
Newsletter-------------Peter Blyth Ph. 250 860-3813 email:
Secretary--------------Rosemary Jobson 250 763-1495 email:
FUTURE EVENTS
Christmas Luncheon Dec.04th. Ramada Lodge Hotel, Kelowna
1130 hrs. Meet and Greet-— No Host Cash Bar
1230 hrs. Lunch
1330 hrs. Entertainment---- 50/50 draw and prizes
Tickets -- $17.00 or $19.00 at the door.
Dreams Take Flight— Vancouver-- Donations gratefully accepted
Valentine Luncheon and Local AGM. Feb.l4th. Ramada Lodge Hotel, Kelowna
1130 hrs. Meet and Greet No host cash bar
1230 hrs. Luncheon
1330 hrs. Meeting
1345 hrs. Guest speaker------Fraser O’Shaughnessy, National President, Pionairs
50/50 draw and prizes
Tickets— $16.00 or $18.00 at the door.
Plan to attend the above and if you require assistance or have special needs,
call Ron Goran at 712-9723
Family and friends are always welcome.
Make cheques payable to “Air Canada Pionairs in trust” and mail to:
Tony Bestick
15-680 Valley Rd. Kelowna, B.C. VIV2J3
ONGOING EVENTS
PENTICTON : Coffee Break at Tim Horton’s Across from Cherry Lane Shopping
Mall, 10am, first Tuesday of every month.
KELOWNA : Koffee Klatch at Muffin break, Harvey Road Kelowna 10am, first
Tuesday of every month.
PAST EVENTS
JUNE 19
53 people attended the BBQ at the Summerland Sun OKA campground. It was a
huge success with a fantastic meal realized at 1200 hrs. after a meet and
greet period, followed by a horse race program which drew mounds of laughter
from the members in attendance. Later a dice game which paid off in cents
rather than dollars, but still added to the enjoyment of the day.
Prize Winners:
Max Steer of Penticton
Bernice Horsman also of Penticton.
Mac Caverhill of Peachland.
Margaret MacLeod of Kelowna
The perfect day of sunshine ended with the usual “Goodby- see you later” at
approximately 1530 hrs.
SEPT.11
The buffet lunch at the OKeefe Ranch-Vernon was enjoyed by 63 members after
a meet and greet session.
Prize Winners:
Greta and Lyle Shaver of Blind Bay who were very lucky as they won on two of
the three tickets.
Ron Goran of Kelowna our District Director (Fix, Fix)
A tour of the grounds with the farm animals, buildings with many antiques
and a museum was included in the price of the tickets
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. Found on the internet -
FRANCE selected Chaulnes (125 km north of Paris) as site for third
Paris-area airport for 2020. It also approved FF5b to develop 10 regional
airports in area by 2010, and plans to tighten noise limits/night
operations at CDG.
VIRGIN BLUE retained Goldman Sachs to advise on sale of minority (possibly
majority) stake to help finance expansion from 12 to 30 737s. It is also
considering placing joint bid with LANG, Australia to acquire ANSETT.
UK approved construction of 370,000 sq m Terminal 5 (T5) at Heathrow to
handle 30m pax per year starting in 2007, and placed limit of 480,000
annual flights at airport (460,000 in 2000). LHR will then have 90m pax
capacity vs 64.3m in 2000.
We thought you might be interested in this -- an excerpt from Pan Am sales
literature in 1964:
Ariana Routes Open Afghanistan to Tourism
... A nation where few travelers have trod, this Moslem monarchy, deep in
the heart of Central Asia, offers many rewards to those who can face life
without ice water, dial telephones and inner spring mattresses.
Although the sightseer is a novelty in Afghanistan today, the time is not
far off when the country will take its place on the tourist trail. A
technical revolution is underway to lift the land out of the Dark Ages into
the 20th Century. Tribal customs and feudal laws are being cast aside, new
schools are going up, roads are being paved, hotels and airports are being
built with aid from both East and West.
American Cafeteria in Kabul.
A modern highway, driven through the historic Khyber Pass, winds up from
the Pakistan border to the capital city of Kabul. Remote outposts, once the
domain of nomadic tribes, are now linked with the capital by Ariana Afghan
Airlines, assisted by Pan Am under a technical assistance program.
Passengers from abroad find that Teheran, served by Pan Am Jet Clippers, is
a convenient connection point for Ariana flights direct to Kabul.
The Afghan capital, tucked high in the Hindu Kush Mountains, is a colorful
city of tiled mosques, a royal palace and Persian gardens in the suburbs.
Trading is brisk in the old bazaar with bargains galore in hand-tied
carpets, Karakul skins and hats, old coins, guns and postage stamps. Most
merchants speak English or German, since few outsiders speak the native
tongues, Pushto and Farsee, related in a complex way to ancient Persian.
The people of Kabul reflect the heritage of the past invaders from the
blue-eyed Greeks of Alexander the Great to the slant-eyed Mongols of
Genghis Khan. The men wear pastel turbans with bright streamers of frothy
silk hanging down the back. Although some women in Kabul are now going in
for western dress, most Moslem ladies are veiled from head to toe in
tent-like garments with embroidered peep-holes at eye-level.
There are at present just two hotels in the capital - The Kabul and The
Ariana, both offering comfortable accommodations at reasonable rates. The
one good eating place for outsiders is known simply as the Cafeteria,
operated , by natives who studied in the United States. The Afghan cuisine
runs to rice, chicken and lamb kebabs. The fruit is delicious, especially
the melons which come in some 40 varieties.
Visitors in Kabul can rent cars to explore the scenic and historic wonders
of the land, notable the giant Buddhas at Bamyan and the blue lakes at
Band-i-Amir in the Himalayas. The drive north to Bamyan leads into lush
valley some 8,000 feet above sea level, once a favorite stopover for camel
caravans following the fabled Silk Route threading east from the
Mediterranean to India.
An hour and a half by road from Bamyan and a total of 154 miles north of
Kabul is Band-i-Amir, the scenic gem of the land with its lakes cradled
among the peaks of the Himalayas.
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. For Sale -
Dave Baker spotted this ad in an Old Autos Newspaper -
1937 GMC F33B Cab Over Engine fuel tender previously owned by Trans-Canada
Air Lines, full restoration, 6 cylinder engine, 4 speed transmission. A real
eye catcher. Phone 780-475-2934 [Edmonton AB]
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. Vesta our Chief Pilot spotted this -
BRITISH CARRIER WANTS TO FLY CANADIANS TO CARIBBEAN
A British charter company has applied to fly passengers from Toronto to
destinations in the south. Air 2000 has formally asked the Canada
Transportation Agency for permission.
(Canada3000 and Air2000 used to exchange aircraft in hi/low season - eds)
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. Found in the national press Letters to the Editor -
quote -
The unkindest cut.
On a recent Air Canada flight to Germany I was told to dispense with the
disposable razor and blades packed in my day bag.
As instructed, I dutifully placed the lethal objects into a garbage can in
front of the check-in attendant.
It was with great surprise that, upon reaching my business-class seat, I
was presented with a full travel kit, including disposal razor and blade. It
never occurred to me that terrorists don't fly business class.
Matthew Rotenberg, Toronto
Unquote
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. Terry's travel tips.
Interline Plus has these offers -
MORE CARNIVAL FUN SPECIALS
Eastern Caribbean
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Sail dates: Jan 26 & Feb 23
Western Caribbean
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$449us
Sail dates: Jan 27, Feb 17, 24 & Mar 3
Fascination-4 nights-Miami return Inside staterooms $199us
Sail dates: Jan 14 through March 11
Celebration-5 nights-Galveston return Inside staterooms $299us
Sail dates: Feb 16 & 25
Mexican Baja
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Ecstasy-3 nights-LA return Inside staterooms $299us
Sail dates: Mar 8 & 22
Ecstasy-4 nights-LA return Inside staterooms $329us
Sail dates: Feb 25
Local phone: 604-606-1700 Toll Free: 1-800-665-3100
Fax: 604-606-1720
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. Smilie.
Suitable epitaph for the tombstone of an airline pilot, Flight Attendant or
electrician -
******* grounded ******
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