Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

 

As mentioned in our 'Air Canada News' section in NetLetter #1545 & #1547, AC has made the surprising decision to return two Boeing 767-300s temporarily to passenger service.

 

For just over forty years the B-767 has been a versatile workhorse for both Air Canada and Canadian Airlines and has served well on both domestic and international routes and continues in cargo configuration.

 

I watched the bottom video linked below from Long Haul by Simple Flying with great interest because it focuses on the problem of replacing the B-767 for several airlines.

 

Both Boeing and Airbus have focused on stretching their existing narrow body products, B-737 & A321, but they don't have the same capacity. Wide body products like the B-787 & A330 have over capacity. None of these aircraft would seem to have the same market versatility as the B-767, an interesting dilemma.  

 

Editor's Note by Ken Pickford: About the only significant remaining passenger B-767 operators are United Airlines with 53 and Delta Air Lines with 61. Both plan to retire them by 2030.

The last passenger B-767 was built over 10 years ago. Only freighters since then and production of the remaining 29 on order for UPS and FedEx ends in 2027. The military KC-46 refueling tanker version will also continue in production.

 

 

Replacing The Boeing 767-300: What's The Best Available Option?

 

Terry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse. 

 

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This DC-3 was manufactured in 1942 by Douglas. It was completed as a DC-3 airliner after the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and later served with the U.S. Army Air Forces as a C-49J.

 

In 1945, it was sold to Trans-Canada Air Lines, becoming the first DC-3 operated by that airline, registered CF-TDJ. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company bought the aircraft in 1948 and refinished it for VIP transportation. It served with Goodyear until 1983, when the company donated it to the Museum.

 

Info credit: Canada Aviation and Space Museum.

 

Photo by Reinhard Zinabold

at www.aerialvisuals.ca

 

Our cartoon was suggested by Steve Charlton

 

 

Issue dated June 1964

 

Moose meat moved on the hoof on CPA flight from Prince George to Edmonton.

 

Five moose calves, four days oId, were shipped to Alberta Game Farm. Personal attention was given this young, long-legged calf by stewardess Pat Rekis and Prince George station supervisor Earl Brown.

 

Photo: Prince George Citizen Photo

 

Issue dated August 1969

 

On August 8, 1969 W.R. Harris, Vice President and General Manager, presented  'Wings' to the graduation class of sixteen stewardesses and five stewards of the training class.

 

Inclded in the photo are: James Bisaillon, Giorgio Peggi, Hans Prins, Robert Pattison, Kenneth Merren, Annette Hansen, Sharon Blair, Nicole Bradshaw, Jo-Anne Gillis, Linda Harris, Dorothy Butchart, Susan Fraser, Cherry Lundy, Margeret Unger, Lesley Webster, Jacqueline Coady, Patricia McDonald, Nancy Campbell, Susan Wells, Geraldine Hollowachuk and Elizabeth Sutherland. 

 

History was made as far as Campbell River (YBL) was concerned when a Boeing 737 (PWA fin #732) landed here on June 28, 1969. The local papers carried a big spread of the first commercial jet to land at Campbell River.

 

 

Feature station of the Month - Hay River, Northwest Territories, 

 

It doesn’t have any particular ring to the name, there is nothing particularly exciting or different which a name sometimes imparts, but just live here for a few months. I can account for the past six months, which has been my duration in this town.

People are still talking about the time our Boeing 737 went off the side of the runway in April. There was no danger at all, but oh, the excitement! Cars, trucks, jeeps, pick-ups, anything on four wheels was immediately dispatched by Station Manager, Jim Ivens, to the scene to pick up our passengers.

 

The entourage resembled somewhat of a gypsy caravan. But we sent them for a nice hot coffee, down to our Ptarmigan Inn and with the co-operation of some of our town folk, the jet was ‘dug-out’ and taxied to the terminal building without further problem and all was again in readiness for our regular service.

 

  Air Terminal

 Staff House

 

Issue dated September 1969 

 

PWA Route Network 1969

 

 

 

Locally, the airline business is booming. Passenger totals over the years have been ever-increasing and in the Fall of 1968 the new Kelowna Airport terminal was officially opened. This new facility has already been approved for expansion and the city’s airport staff has grown in number almost with the passing of every month.

Local passenger traffic increased some 25% in 1968, and so far in 1969, totals are up almost 40% over the previous year. In July of 1969, 6,735 PWA passengers used YLW airport compared to 5,235 who travelled CP Air last year. 

 

 

Kelowna terminal during one of our quieter times.

 

Below are some thumbnails of PWA traffic agents at Kelowna. 

 

Editors' Note: Clicking any photo opens up a PDF of bios of each of these busy people. We would appreciate your feedback if your recognize anyone (perhaps yourself) in any of the photos.

 

Don McMordie
 

Note: British Columbia Premier
W.A.C. Bennett signing autographs
in the background.