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Air Canada is seeing an improvement in demand for air travel and fewer cancellations; Chief Financial Officer Michael Rousseau said at an online conference hosted by Wolfe Research. Rousseau said he expects domestic leisure and business travel to pick up in summer and in fall, respectively. (Source: Reuters - May 19, 2020) |
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Air Canada Jetz aircraft to fly YYZ to YOW and YUL during June. A total of 58 Premium Economy class seats will be made available for sale on each flight operated on one of these aircraft, giving customers the opportunity to experience first hand the aircraft used by celebrities and sports teams when travelling around North America. (Source: AC Daily May 22, 2020 ) |
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Air Canada hits milestone of more than 1,200 cargo-only flights since March 22. We’ve been adapting our reduced operations to meet the global demand for air freight capacity. Late Tuesday night on May 19, 2020, Air Canada reached a network milestone of more than 1,000 cargo-only flights, including cargo in cabin operations using our reconfigured Boeing 777's and Airbus A330's. By May 27 the total had reached 1,200 flights. |
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Girl Power!
Members of the Women of Air Canada Maintenance Committee organized the event for employees to bring in young ladies between the ages of 10 to 17 to spend the day listening and talking to women in our industry. (Source: “Horizons” magazine issue September 2015, used with permission) |
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Amy Johnson - record setting pioneer
She left Croydon Airport on May 5 and landed at Darwin, Northern Territory on May 24 in her de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth, G-AAAH, named Jason. Additional info: www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/g-aaah/
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World Airline Road Race, this three-day event in Waikiki, Hawaii from October 23-25, 2020, are 5K and 10K run/walks for charity.
All airline associates, their family and friends are welcome. Check the web site for the latest news in view of the present pandemic.
Source: www.worldairlineroadrace.org
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Keith Miller, WACA Administration Manager, sent us these photographs - Members of the Headquarters Committee of the World Airlines Clubs Association receive their certificates of appreciation in Manila in 1984. Four Air Canada employees were among those so honoured. Pictured left to right: Gary Parker, Human Resources, Montreal; Izzy Hnybida, Finance Winnipeg; Marie-France Musorrafiti, Human Resources, Montreal; Linda Hutsen, enRoute, Montreal. Looking on were Joe Ledwos, Manager WACA Headquarters (retired Publishing Supervisor, Air Canada); Gerry Philbrook, President of WACA, (Manager, Employee & Interline Travel Service, Air Canada); David Larkin, Secretary General and President - elect - WACA, (Buyer British Airways, London, England); Fransisco Valdez, of TAP - Air Portugal and a member of the Headquarters Committee being honoured. |
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Joe Ledwos, Manager WACA Headquarters (retired Publishing Supervisor, Air Canada); receives his certificate of appreciation for his services as Manager of the WACA Headquarters office in Montreal - 1984. Pictured left to right: Julio Seiz, Vice President Sports & International Events and Secretary General elect WACA (Facilities Programs Manager Air Canada, Montreal); David Larkin, Secretary General & President elect WACA (British Airways, London, England); Joe Ledwos and Gerry Philbrook, Retiring President of WACA, (Manager, Employee & Interline Travel Service, Air Canada, Montreal). |
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W ACA (World Airlines Clubs Association) was founded in Cannes, France, in 1966. |
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The year 2016, will be the 50th anniversary of WACA and the Council looked at the possibilities of organizing an Interline Celebration in Cannes to commemorate this occasion 50 years ago. Robert Tabak, one of WACA's founders and ex-Swissair employee based in Brussels, Belgium, sent us these pictures of the meeting in France. Pictures (top row): The first WACA meeting in Cannes, France, 1966. Pictures (bottom row): Cocktails at first WACA meeting, 1966. |
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Peter Wallis sends this comment regarding the identity of the airline in Net Letter #1437 –
Correctly identified as Austrian.
When PWA (Pacific Western Airlines) re-branded with new logo (prior to takeover of CP Air), Austrian sent a cease and desist letter claiming trade mark infringement leading to confusion in the marketplace. They never took further action to support their claim.
Peter Wallis