Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

For Air Canada Retirees
(Part of the ACFamily Network)

February 25, 2012 - Issue 1196

1964 - May 1st - Inauguration of ARCH (Airline Baggage Recovery Clearance House) to assist in the recovery of lost luggage.

1956 - Feb -  Order for 11 Vickers Viscount aircraft placed.

1957 - May - Order for 13 Vickers Viscount aircraft placed.

1984

- April 29th - Service commenced to Munich

- May 1st - Service commenced to Geneva. 

1992

- Aug 27th - Together with Air Partners L.P. made a bid for a controlling interest in Continental Airlines Holdings Inc topping bids by two rival bidders.

Taxes, fees, charges and surcharges" totals are now shown at the beginning of booking process.

As we move towards all-in pricing, the Canadian edition of www.aircanada.com now displays a "taxes, fees, charges and other surcharges" total when scrolling over the base fares, giving consumers a good estimate of the overall price of their selected travel at the beginning of their booking process.

The detailed breakdown of itemized taxes, fees and other charges continues to be listed separately prior to booking completion. (Source: The Daily)  

PARTICIPANTS of the effective speaking course from Telephone Sales and Records sections of Toronto reservations are, from the left: (back row) Dick Thompson, "Chuck" Campbell, John Mundell, Dave Barnes, Bell Bishop, Dennis Vance, Dave Todd, Jim McCavitt, Carol Vivyan, Pat O'Mally, Ron Bolton,  

Telephone Sales Supervisor and conductor of the course;

(Front row) Rick Nannini, Ron Bewes, Gerry Boyle, Derek Milner, and Norm Danton. Four effective speaking classes have been organized in Toronto for beginners and advanced speakers.

"Your future in Aerospace" was the theme of a presentation given by the panel of employee speakers at the Northern Secondary School in Toronto. The Company has placed teams of panel speakers in more than 50 secondary schools across Canada.

Stressing the increasing importance of education in a dynamic society, these presentations have been received enthusiastically by educators as an effective method of curtailing early school drop-outs. Chatting with Northern Secondary School principal, Mr. G. H. Rowson (right), the panelists are, from the left: Harvey Malcolm, Sale Training Supervisor; Ed Nevins, Maintenance Training Assistant; Stewardess Jo-Anne Ridler; Captain Don Lowry, chairman of the panel; Stewardess Shelly Brownlee; and Captain Frank Chowhan.

Canada's participation in the 1975 Paris Air Show was enhanced by a team of specially selected employees from the P.V.M. and Paris offices.

Shown at the De Havilland display standing behind a model of the new Dash 7 STOL aircraft are, from the left: Barry Baker; Johanne de Villers, Bilingual Development; Francoise de Broin, Marketing Communications; Dominique Pace, Bilingual Development; Martine Brldoux, District Sales, Paris; Emma lonata, Public Relations, Danlelle Jaster, Personnel & Org. Development; Jean LePottier, Public Relations, Paris; Perry Smith, Public Relations; Doris Taylor, Montreal Airports and Val Weekes, Finance.

Friends from across the system paid tribute to Archie Murphy, District Manager,  Northern Ireland and his wife Jean on the occasion of retirement. Some in attendance were, standing from the left: Gil Paton, and Ian Gardner, Montreal; Johnny Johnston, and Bill Holman, Prestwick; Archie; Bill McLellan, Prestwick; Crawf Burns, John Clowes and Henry Thow, Montreal.

Seated from the left are: Joyce Paul, Glasgow; Mary Doran and Jean Barbara Barrington, Belfast; and Jane Thow.

Job safety, accident reporting and investigation were the subjects of the first of a series of courses to be introduced at the Dorval Maintenance Base. The session was designed to assist supervisory personnel in reporting and accident investigation procedures and highlighted accident prevention responsibilities.

Graduates of the inaugural course are, standing from the left: Rene Vallee, Foreman, Tony Manzo, Chemist; Charlie Nicholas, Chief Inspector, A. Gibault and Bob Stewart, Foremen and Alex Drennan, Supervisor, Maintenance Safety (instructor). Seated, from the left: Guy Charbonneau and Morris Fellows, General Foremen; John Collins, Foreman and E. Otto, General Foreman.

*Special* Exclusive Video from 16mm reel from 1939

Bearing the name Trans-Canada Air Lines, two twin engine, 10 passenger, Lockheed 14H2 aircraft lifted off runways at Montreal and Vancouver on April 1, 1939 with flight plans calling for a 2-500-mile transcontinental journey. These were the first scheduled trips from Eastern Canada to the West Coast and from West to East.

The eastern section of the Westbound flight was flown by Captain T.F.K. Edminson with F/O Frank I. Young. Taking over for the western section was Captain Z.L. Leigh and F/O G.W. McLaren.

The western section of the Eastbound flight was under the command of Capt. R.B. Middleston with F/O W.E. Barnes and taking over the eastern portion was Captain R.M.Smith with F/O D.D.Stevens.

On the same day in 1939 the airline inaugurated North-South service between Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge linking these cities with the cross-Canada service at Lethbridge. (Source: Between Ourselves 1964)

Trans-Canada Air Lines - Malton Airfield - 1939

Stan Wereschuk's hot air balloon proudly flew the Canadian colours for the first time July 3 1987 at the Calgary Stampede, the city's world famous annual rodeo.

Wereschuk, a Toronto-based Aircraft
Mechanic, has been flying hot air balloons for 14 years and was the first balloonist to fly over Lake Ontario at night.

Continuation of the story by Tony Walsh which we started in NetLetter nr 1195 -

A bit of good airmanship + smidgen of luck:
Bob is a part-time airshow pilot, and also a Captain on BC Ferries Super-Ferry run Tsawwassen to Victoria (Swartz Bay), so on the trip to Mayne Island our little Ranger group of aeroplane rescuers had a visit to the ferry bridge (wheelhouse)  (older/smaller Gulf Island type - we passed the newer Renaissance Class ferry that Bob now captains in one of the photos) and were also able to measure the bow doors so we knew how wide we had to get the plane down to (IE: How high to angle the sideways plane's fuselage on the trailer - this arrangement was my idea to avoid removing the one piece through-wing which would have taken days out in the wilds and exposed the plane's avionics to rain and mositure, etc.).

The four of us only had 4 hours between our arrival at the aircraft site on Mayne until the ferry returned from its Gulf Island circuit and came back for the last ferry departure for the day for Tsawwassen.  No one expected us to get it all done and be on the ferry loading dock in that time frame, but we pulled it off with some welcome help from several locals and good esprit.  We were actually at the terminal 1.5 hours early. The local field owner (by strange chance a Transport Canada inspector and old RCAF C-130 Herc driver that Bob knew many years ago and had not seen since and did not know he moved to BC let alone the wooded interior of a small Gulf Island) had previously cut the grass in the field with hay cutter to make it easier to drive on it with trailer, and had a tractor for the initial pull up from the swamp, and brought coffee etc.  We even made the front page of the Mayne Island newspaper (serves 1,600 full time residents spread throughout the woods and shoreline). The photos below are part mine, some of Rob Hemmett's (my hangar partner) and the others Brian Haller, the local newspaper photographer, who is with us and a BC Ferry terminal supervisor in photos on the dock.

 
I had to back the truck +trailer and protruding plane along the loading bridge and onto the ferry (after all other vehicles were on board). We had about 10" clearance on each end of the plane to the ferry's door opening, narrowed by the swung-open doors themselves and then had to turn it to the ferry's starboard car deck, so the nose of aircraft could fit under the ferry's drop deck rack. We were last on. The off and on load at next island (some cars going off had to pull a U-turn in ferry) and all went off and on through the one door, but from and to the opposite side of the car deck from the plane.

Thankfully Bob Granley had pull with the Skipper of this smaller Gulf-Island ferry (Bob being the youngest Super-Ferry Captain on the big Vancouver to Victoria runs) because we held up the ferry a bit and also forced all the special arrangements for the next island, but they are good folks and we all had fun.

Honolulu: A La Moana 3 nights $227.50 per person based on double occupancy, includes all taxes
Sheraton Princess Kailua 3 nights at $232 per person
Doubletree by Hilton 3 nights at $254.50 per person 

Maui with rented car - Aston at the Maui Banyan with economy rental car, 3 nights in a 1 bedroom condo at $454.50 per person based on double occupancy
Makena Beach and Golf Resort with car, 3 nights ocean view accommodations at $556.5 per person
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa with car, 3 nights at $658 per person 

Big Island with economy rental car.- Royal Kona Ocean front with car, 3 nights accommodations at $332 per person based on double occupancy Keauhou Beach Resort with car, 3 nights accommodations at $342.50 per person
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort with car, 3 nights accommodations at $363.50 per person 

Kauai with economy rental car -  Aston Aloha Beach Hotel with car, 3 nights accommodations at $268.50 per person.

Kauai Beach Resort with car, 3 nights accommodations at $354.50 per person.

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(Today - no meal costs as free meals are not now offered. Still no tipping and still no free extras - eds)