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Nanaimo Airport, B.C. (YCD) had its beginning in 1942 as a war-time emergency airfield. Four years before it was recognized as a general-usage airport.

Transport Canada bought the 522 acre site from a local farmer named Thomas Cassidy, hence the original name Cassidy Airport. since renamed Collishaw Airport in memory of a local air ace from WWI.

Here is a photo taken in 2009.

Air Canada - our first 70 years

1960
New terminal at Uplands (YOW) airport officially opened end of June, but  TCA first utilized the terminal  June 15th when flight 303 CF-TI departed for YYZ and the first incoming flight was a chartered Viscount.



Dec 15 New overhaul base officially opened at YUL.

1961
These three aircraft, photographed at YUL, will be the only types in service by the middle of 1961.






Last of the company's North Star being readied for delivery to World Wide Airways Inc of Montreal.









Nov 17th DC-8 sets record in Atlantic Hop. From Prestwick to Winnipeg in 6 hours 54 minutes under the command of Capt.Roger Smith

Dec 4th Maintenance base at YVR opened.

TCA/AC People Gallery

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier "Horizons", should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.

The following is an extract from the U.K. Pionairs monthly newsletter issued for April 2009

Reminiscences: It's nice to have one from Scotland, and this recollection is from Marion McDonald, put together with the help of Gordie Aitchison. I was the first person in the UK to be hired by TCA, and was working in a lawyer's office in Ayr in 1943. While looking for a change, I discovered in July that year that the local labour exchange had notice of a shorthand/typist being required by Trans-Canada Air Lines at Prestwick aerodrome, which was then a very busy military airfield, being the UK end of the Trans Atlantic Ferry Service.

I was interviewed by C.S.(Stan) Hewett, the first TCA Station Manager, and got the job as his secretary. TCA began operating the transatlantic service using Lancastrian aircraft on behalf of the Canadian government on 22nd July, 1943, for the carriage of armed forces, mail and key passengers, mainly Government servants, and was known as the Canadian Government Trans Atlantic Air Service until at least 1945.

Already in position were Al Stewart, Chief Engineer, who had with, among others, Licensed Engineers Don McNaughton and Gus Campbell. Al also figured he required a secretary and engaged one Ellen Thom, who therefore would be the second UK employee to be hired, but she became redundant around or before 1950.

The only other UK person hired at this early stage was Jimmy Douglas, who was employed to look after the aircraft spares and the import and export of other company material. Other staff at that time, all Canadian, of course, included Ian Edwards, a cheery ginger-haired Newfie as Passenger Agent, and some Flight Dispatchers, probably headed by Doug Stewart.

In 1944, I was hospitalized for a spell and was away from the job for almost 12 months, but when I was fit enough to return, Stan Hewett took me on again in place of his temporary secretary.
I remained the Station Manager's secretary until I retired in 1986.

Marion


From the "Between Ourselves" magazine issued July 1986,
we have this photo.











Tom Wright has sent us this message and these two photos - I was going through photos on my computer and came across a couple of photos of  two time periods of the YYZ Metal Shop Personnel which I thought you might be able to use in an upcoming Newsletter.

The first one is a group of YYZ Metal Shop guys, I believe in 1944, with their names printed underneath.
I worked in the YYZ Metal Shop from 1974 to 1998 and Jack Thompson was my first Lead Hand, when Jack retired Frank Norris took over until he retired.



The other photo is a little later it was taken after I retired, so is after Sep 1998 and CP had joined AC. The guys are Back Row from left to right Mark Valla CP,Schafick Mohamed (Mo) AC, Ken Rowe AC, Andie Brodie AC, John Hobbs AC.
Front Row from left to right Tom Yen AC, Bobbie Lennox AC,  John Smith AC,  Wenson Yen AC (not related to Tom Yen), Robbie Ellis AC, and Joe Roberts AC. Hope you can use the photos, keep up the good work, the netletter's great.

Thanks, Be Good, Tom Wright AC Retired Nanaimo B.C.


"Musings from "Between Ourselves"
Issue dated July/August 1960
Due to bad weather, flights were diverted from YYZ to London, Ontario. A total of nine Viscounts, 2 North Stars and a Super Constellation were handled in one day.

Here we have this photo 







Kiwanis Club in Hamilton entertained this group of Stewardesses











Issue dated December 1960
TCA's "United Nations Group" meet in London, England to discuss future plans. Overseas Sales and  Operations managers from all stations in Europe met for a 5 day session during December.

Here we have this photo.











Issue dated January 1961

The smallest hangar workshop on the system is at Heathrow (LHR).







Issue dated February 1961

First aircraft to arrive at the new terminal at YUL was North Star CF-TFF on December 1st 1960 under the command of Capt. Bick Neill, F/O Joe Guyles. Stewaredesses were Betty-Jean Rybka and Valerie Cleworth.

Alan's Honey Bucket

What does a TRILLION dollars look like!
When I worked for Air Canada, I was always amazed at the cost of the aircraft, engines and components we changed. I remember the cargo pallet locks failed a lot on the early A320's and cost about $15,000 to replace until a sturdier lock was found. The new aircraft cost millions of dollars. I think the A320 was about $50 million, a 747-400 costs over 230 million dollars, a B777-300ER, over 257 Million dollars (and that's in US funds). Click here for a reference page.

So with all the talk about "stimulus packages and bailouts" in the billion dollar ranges, how much is a billion and how much (really) is a trillion?

A billion dollars...

A hundred billion dollars...

Eight hundred billion dollars...

One TRILLION dollars...

What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats, so I found a site that shows how you can try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like. Here's what I found...

We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Most everyone has seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go.

A packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decadent fun.

Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it.












While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet...

And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...





Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we've been hearing so much about. What is a trillion dollars? Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros.

You ready for this?

It's pretty surprising.

Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars...

Notice those pallets are double stacked.
...and remember those are $100 bills.

So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about

Note: the small red dot in the left bottom corner is the man in the above images. Click on images to enlarge.

Canadi>n/CPAir/PWA, Wardair, etc. Events & People

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier in-house magazines, should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.


Perusing the "INFO Canadi>n" magazine.
Issue dated November 10th 1988

Four DC-10 aircraft sitting on the ramp at Amsterdam on July 28th, 1988.







Issue dated October 13th 1988
Pay Bar service reinstated in domestic economy effective October 1st includes bar service and headsets on scheduled North American routes.  Bar service in Business and First classes will still be complimentary.

New uniform launch has been rescheduled from October 31st to December 1st.

Issue dated October 20th 1988
First B-767 flight to Europe. On October 9th Aircraft fin nr 634 was pressed into service due to maintenance required on the DC-10. In command was Capt. Dave Geekie, and Capt. Al Eden. Cliff Beck Senior Airport Analyst was also present. Flight attendants were Kim Neufeld, Linda Chisholm, Dave Pacheco, Maureen McGuire, Goodie Hohenwarter, Elvyn Wittensleger, Linda Armstrong and Sherry Magark. The route was YVR-YYC-AMS.

Issue dated December 8th 1988

During the visit by the President of the airline, he met with these employees in Hong Kong.  





Issue dated March 21st 1989
1989 saw the 30th year of service to Italy.

Here we have photos of the Rome and Milan staff.





Issue dated April 10th 1989
Annual report for Pacific Western Airlines and Canadian Airlines International Ltd released.

Issue dated April 13th 1989
The location of the Pegasus reservations system was relocated from Vancouver to Winnipeg on April 8th.

Issue dated April 20th 1989
PWA Corporation given the green light for the acquisition of Wardair. Canadian Airlines and Japan Air Lines sign a commercial agreement to commence non stop service between Toronto and Tokyo effective May 1st.

Issue dated May 4th 1989
852 retirees from across the system attended the second annual Canadian Airlines luncheon.

Issue dated May 11th 1989
Eighty employees and family members attended the first-ever reunion of former employees of Fort St.John, B.C.

Here is a photo of 30 participants from Vancouver. 














First non-stop service between North America and Nagoya, Japan departed YVR on May 4th.

B-767 container cargo service commenced May 1st between LAX and YVR.

Issue dated June 15th 1989
Copenhagen B-767 operations began June 14th from YYZ via AMS.

Here we have this photo of the Copenhagen staff and the Stockholm staff.






















Issue dated June 29th 1989
Ever heard of a city called "No Name"?

Well an article in this issue has these photos as proof. It's in Germany. The bottom photo shows a group of company employees and reps from cargo companies.

Dave Welham sent us this information referring to the "YXY 2008 reunion" held at Parksville BC on September 26th 2008. We had a short write up in NetLetter nr 1037.


I'm finally getting around to sending these three photos off to you, with happy memories of last September. The two welcomers are Brian Walsh and Pat Besier. Among the display-table items are (Orange) a CPAir toque, popular in northern bases, (Yellow) an "OD10" sheet, for weight and balance before computer load plans existed. (Green) an OD10 qualification card, for which an exam had to be sat.

Also there is a patch from a CPA parka, a promotional slogan from the mid-1970's, and clippings from the CPAir News. 

























This from Douglas Ackerman

Dear Administrators,
I have been receiving The NetLetter for a long time and have really enjoyed it. I thought it was time that I donated a little money. Which I have just done via PayPal. At the same time I thought I would submit this interesting photo. Perhaps it has been sent in before by some else. The DC-3 looks large in the photo, but I'm sure that without it's wings it would fit in the cargo bay of the 747. The first highlight of my career with CPAL was the arrival of its first Boeing 747. It was acquired on November 13, 1973 and arrived two weeks later.

Here CF-CRB, which arrived Dec 3rd, is posed with CP's last DC-3, CF-CRX.

Douglas Akerman, Machinist, YVR  March 26, 1972 December 31, 2002







John White sent us this photo
I thought you may find this interesting.

This is a shot from the Movie "Dirty Harry" "Magnum Force" shot at SFO. I don't recall the date the movie was released, but that looks like a 737-200 on the gate. John
(Note: the year was 1973)


We received this email from Ed Hill and refers to the information by Bill Norberg in NetLetter nr 1059 and the Cat III - What Bill Norberg has failed to remember that a kid (17 years old) was also on those test flights (no criticism intended) sitting right behind Ron or Jack up there with Bill by the name of Ed "Teddy" Hill.

I remember as if it were yesterday as I was working as an office boy in Airways Engineering at the time and everytime Ron Baker and Jack went flying Ron would yell to me as he went by my desk "c'mon Teddy were going flying" and off I went. Bill may remember me if this story is printed . I remember one day when the weather at the airport was fogged in and off we went into the not so wild blue. We did some ILS approaches and finally landed braking out at what I can remember around 50 feet... What a thrill to have been unofficially involved in this great moment of Canadian Aviation history. A lot of stories about Capt Ron Baker have been told but not every one really knows what a great human being Trans-Canada Air Lines had in it's fold. I could go on and on, however this 17 year old kid ended up retiring from Air Canada after 43 years service as a 747 capt . Love everything about your Netletter..cheers....Ed Hill

Bill Norberg responded - I regret to say that I cannot remember Ed Hill but I respectfully acknowledge his comments. What he said about Ron Baker was so right. He was a great friend to me and one of the most outstanding people I ever had the occasion to work with in the airline. Also congratulations to Ed Hill on his retirement  as a 747 Captain. That is a privilege limited to very few people. Also thank you for the comments on my item. It is very rare to ever get feedback. Take good care of yourself and be well.

Regards Bill Norberg


Bill Cameron has sent us this:
Greetings;
We often hear a lot about the high profile people in the airline business, but often the ones who really keep things going are just plain invisible. This short biography of one unassuming individual who made a difference. Hope you can publish it, as many former CPAL people knew Camille.

Bill Cameron

Camille Drolet - Air Engineer - Canadian Pacific Air Lines/CPAir In the course of a thirty-eight year career with CPAL it was my privilege to meet many people who had made significant contributions to the creation; the expansion; and the operation of that airline from 1942, to 1986 when it became part of Canadian Air Lines International. I met and interacted to a degree with all the Presidents of the Company from Grant McConachie to Don Carty. As a Radio Operator/Dispatcher/Station Manager I worked with a number of Pilots, Air Engineers, and Administrators, who are now Members of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame - people like McConachie, Capt. Bob Randall, and Rex Terpening, all of whom made great contributions to the life of the airline.

But one of the most memorable people that I ever met during those thirty-eight years - was a small, slightly deformed, Air Engineer - whose name was Camille Drolet. Camille was born into a large Francophone family, in a small Quebec village - probably around 1927. As an adult he was about five feet five inches tall, and with a slight scoliosis (deformation of the spine), he probably never weighed more than 120 lbs all his life.

Sometime in 1944 he was employed as a 'learner' at No. 9 Air Observer School, of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, at Ancienne Lorette Airport, north of Quebec City, QC. The Base at No. 9 A.O.S. was operated during the war by CPAL, and the OIC of Maintenance was Frank Hartley, and the no. 2 Maintenance was Don Hendry, both of whom became significant employees of Canadian Pacific Air Lines, post-war.

At the end of the Second World War, Don Hendry made sure that Camille Drolet was employed by the scheduled Air Line - as an Air Engineer in the Quebec District. It was quite evident over the years that Hendry had a great respect for Camille's abilities, and acted as a real mentor to Camille for his whole career.
(We will continue this story in the next NetLetter - eds)

Terry's Travel Tips

Just a reminder for those golfers wishing to attend this years Pionairs National Golf Tournament in Victoria June 2/3.

To register just visit the Pionairs website at www.pionairs.ca and click onto the golf ball in the right hand corner. You will then be guided through the registration form allowing you to pay by cheque or credit card.

Trevor Baron
Vancouver Island District Director

Smilies

We thought this cartoon, from "Between Ourselves" magazine issued October 1964 may be appropriate in view of the recent resignation of our CEO.
(We are not sure what alternate job was offered - eds)

Air Canada - our first 70 years

1939  March 1st
It takes 15 hours and 45 minutes to fly across Canada in 1939.

That's what CBC reporter Jack Peach will be doing as he hitches
a ride across the country on Canada's first air mail flight. A Trans-Canada Air Lines plane is set to transport about 315 kilograms of mail - or 35,000 letters - from Victoria to Montreal. Peach and the TCA staff get a grand send-off with flowers, a parade and a lineup of people mailing letters. TCA became Canada's only national airline linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in 1937. The government-owned airline was born by an act of Parliament after years of stalling during the strapped Depression-era years. Now the engines are roaring, as heard in this CBC Radio clip.
Broadcast Date: March 1, 1939
http://archives.cbc.ca/economy_business/transport/topics/1125/

1961

• Jan 1st Edmonton was the first city in the TCA system to receive all-turbine service when both DC-8 and Vanguard were inaugurated.
• Jan 16th Inauguration of DC-8 service to Tampa, Florida.
• Apr 1st -   Vanguard service inaugurated to Bermuda from Toronto.

Apr 5th
Vanguard service inaugurated to Trinidad, here are the cabin crew. via Antigua and Barbados.









Here are the ground hostesses at Barbados.

• Apr 7th Vanguard service inaugurated to Jamaica.

1961 - DC-8 Jetliner service inaugurated between Cleveland and London, England.

April

This article by Jim Bruce in "Between Ourselves" magazine.   

TCA/AC People Gallery

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier "Horizons", should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.

Musings from "Between Ourselves" magazine -

Issue dated March 1961 February 16th was the inauguration of the YYZ-Tampa DC-8 service

Here we have this photo.










Issue dated April 1961
The last North Star flight to the Caribbean was made on January 28th. During a refueling stop at Nassau,  Capt's Johnny Paulain and Peter Bartman posed on the stabilizer of North Star CF-TFQ.

Here they are.
















Issue dated May 1961

Here we have this photo of the crew and some Tampa employees on the arrival of the inaugural Vanguard flight.







On May 10th 1941, New York first achieved status as an international air terminal when a Trans-Canada Air Lines Lockheed 1080A "Lodestar" touched down at La Guardia Airport from Toronto. The company's first flight was commanded by Capt. Frank Young, F/O Dan Driscoll with stewardess Georgie Ingram.

Issue dated June 1961
DC-8 Jetliner service inaugurated between Cleveland and London, England.

Here is a photo of the Cleveland Reservations and Airport personnel.







Issue dated July 1961
"The North Star makes its exit from TCA as all-cargo and all economy plane" That was the headline to an article regarding the last of the 21 North Stars which disappeared from scheduled all cargo service on June 30th 1961. Passenger service stopped on April 30th 1961 with flight 7751 Sydney to Montreal, there were no passengers as this was the turn around flight 762 April 29th which operated YUL-YHZ-Sydney.- the last revenue flight of the North Star fleet.

Here we have a photo of the crew.









All cargo North Star flights were discontinued July 1st when Capt. Dan Orr and F/O R.D.Johnson brought CF-TFJ fin nr 210 to YUL from YVR.

The photo shows the signatures of those who serviced the aircraft.

15 North Star aircraft have been sold to Overseas Aviation Limited a U.K. company, and one has been sold to International Airfreighters Limited of Edmonton, Alberta.










A joint meeting of Airport Passenger Office managers from across the system meet in Winnipeg.

Here is a photo of the participants.






Vanguard service was inaugurated during June to New York and Chicago.

Here are the two crews involved.  .

Alan's Space

The Beer Spitfire
Take a close look at the images below. No, those are not drop tanks, they are beer kegs! This clever chap flew what had to be a very close contender for best fighter aircraft of WWII.





His unit was stationed in France shortly after D-Day.  He had some reason to return to England, then returned to France with some unofficial "ordnance" under the wings of his Spitfire.







When he came down from altitude, his "cargo" was chilled to just the right  temperature for a hot June afternoon.









Needless to say, his aircraft received some of the best servicing work from grateful ground crews.

Canadi>n/CPAir/PWA, Wardair, etc. Events & People

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier in-house magazines, should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.


Perusing "INFO Canadi>n" magazine
Issue dated January 19th 1989

P.W.A. Corporation announces intention to acquire Wardair

Issue dated February 9th 1989

About half the company's sales reps met for a course in October 1988 and here are the participants.







Alan Palmer, Capt. B-737 and brother Bob Palmer, F/O B737, crewed a flight to Kamloops, their home town.

Here they are -










Issue dated February 14th 1989

Here is a photo of several Hong Kong staffers.







Issue dated March 9th 1989
Canadian Airlines began serving Chicago's Midway airport from YYZ on March 6th.

Issue dated July 13th, 1989
Under the heading "40 years in the Pacific" is an article laying out the story of setting up the routes across the Pacific. The first proving flight was April 19th 1949 using a North Star CF-TEP on loan from the RCAF.

Here is a photo of the crew. The routing was Vancouver, Anchorage, Shemya, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong.


















Issue dated July 20th 1989

This passenger was a knockout with a group of Sydney based flight attendants.






Issue dated August 31st 1989
Under the heading "Last Ice Patrol" is the story of the last Canadi>n Ice Patrol. The arrival at YUL of the Lockheed Electra CG-NDZ from Inuvik on July 31st, marked the end of the use of propeller driven aircraft by Canadian Airlines International and 17 years of ice patrol operations, mainly through its predecessor airline Nordair. On the same day CG-NAY also ended its service with Canadian and began a new career with Inter-Canadian on ice patrol service based in Iqaluit NWT. Ice patrol operations with the Electra's started November 1972.

Here we have this photo taken at Inuvik (YEV.)

Harvey Jones sends us this information and web site details.

Subject: Restoration of TCA's L-1049C/G Super Constellation CF-TGE
I am sure this will be of interest for your edition. I worked on this a/c as a mechanic on line maintenance and service in 1955 in Vancouver. I retired from Canadian in 1988.

regards Harvey Jones

See: http://www.rbogash.com/connie.html

(Here we have some early information about CF-TGE - eds)

Fred Bowman send us this comment in reference to the article in NetLetter nr 1063 - read with interest the article re  C.Drolet. I had the pleasure of working with Cam back in the heady days of the Britannia and DC8 aircraft. He was for a time, resident mtce eng in Madrid,. A most likeable chap.

F Bowman.

Art Walsh sends us this memory prompted by the article on Camille Drolet in NetLetter nr 1063 - I really enjoyed the article accompanied by the photograph of Camille Drolet. I had the privilege of working with him in Rouyn/Noranda during the early 1950's. Camille used to commute on a daily basis between Val D'or and Rouyn/Noranda. During the layover he was busy refueling and during general maintenance.

As mentioned, he was a rather small man but I think he had the largest car in Rouyn, a 1952 Hudson Wasp. He lent me the car one time but failed to inform me that he had wooden blocks on the peddles. Interesting, to say the least.

Thank you for the article, it sure brings back memories.

Art Walsh
YYB Retired

Gilles Hudicourt sent us this memory about a North Star - I have no military background. I began to fly commercially in the Caribbean in 1986. Sometime around 1987, I landed in the Southernmost Island of the Bahamas, Great Inagua and on the tarmac was a four engined DC-4 looking aircraft with V-12 engines and a red lightning trim on the sides (my logbook indicates my first flight to Great Inagua was on Oct 6th 1986 so this might have been the date I first saw it). I was told it was a drug runner that had made an emergency landing there after one or more of its glycol cooled engines had sprung a leak, overheated and seized. 

I later learned that this aircraft was an ex-Air RCAF North Star, a modified DC-4 with pressurization and Merlin engines. Year later, I went again to Great Inagua, and joyfully noted the aircraft was gone. I enquired about it to the local policeman. He pointed to some scrub on the side of the ramp. Through the brush, I could see a pair of landing gears pointing at the sky. I walked over and saw they were connected to the center wing section of an aircraft which was lying upside down in the dirt.  The rest of the aircraft was no-where to be seen. The North Star had been cut for scrap and that was all that remained of it.
Gilles Hudicourt

Here is the conclusion of the story from NetLetter nr 1063 about Camille Drolet In 1957 Canadian Pacific Air Lines began International Operations from Montreal, Dorval Airport to Santa Maria, Azores - Lisbon, Portugal - and Mexico City - via Toronto.

Camille Drolet became a Line Engineer, flying with the DC6-B aircraft; and later the Bristol 'Britannia'; operating to the various bases overseas. The Britannia was a great airplane in the air, but due to the proliferation of electrical relays in its systems, it was quite often a problem on the ground. On one occasion in 1961 the pilots had difficulty getting the engines started on departure at Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy. Camille came back into the passenger cabin; excused himself to the lady sitting on the aisle in the fourth or fifth row; and jumped up and down - where upon the relay kicked in, and the engines started. When the same problem occurred at Lisbon, the lady passenger spoke to the Flight Attendant and suggested a similar procedure, and the Base Engineer, Angelo Luz, did so, and it worked.

Camille became the permanent Base Air Engineer at Rome around 1963, and remained there after his retirement, ca.,1990. I became the Station Manager at Rome in 1966, remaining there until 1971. Camille and I were the only two Canadians in the Rome staff of 40 or more, and I worked closely with Camille; and was immensely impressed with his abilities for all those five years Camille's knowledge of the systems of the DC-8-43 and DC-8-63 aircraft was prodigious.

He was a born mechanic, and could diagnose and fix problems of electrical, hydraulic, electronics; airframe with incredible skill. I know that the great majority of pilots who flew into Rome during those years would agree that Camille was an outstanding Air Engineer. One of the ingenious devices he made was a simple 'wire coat hangar' hook. By using the coat hangar to hold open all fueling valve switches on the engineer's panel of the DC-8, Camille was able to flow fuel into all the transfer lines between tanks on the aircraft. This resulted in loading - with normal Specific Gravity - much more, perhaps a couple of thousand lbs, than the normal tank capacity. The extra fuel often made the difference between a non-stop flight from Rome to Toronto, and an enroute fuel stop - with extra costs.
Terry Nunn, a CPAL Air Engineer of the same era said "Camille was my best buddy, and one of the best engineers we ever had. He got us out of a lot of problems, and he got along well with all the flight crews". That says it all. Camille remained in Italy after retirement, and passed away there in 1994.

Raul Cifuentes sends us this information about the following book

"Bush pilot with a brief case" by Ronald Keith about Grant McConachie former President of CP. which may interest some of you.

Here we came across this photo of a group in the Info:Cargo issue August 1991 that met in Santiago, Chili - (Is that Raul standing on the left side? - eds)

This photo and the ones below were  sent in by Ken Bjorge - YVR

First T.C.A. air express consignment on October 17th, 1938 at Regina airport (YQR).





Viscount CF-THE fin 623 at Halifax (YHZ) 1960.









Remember those paper tickets?
Here's one a half fare ticket Fredericton - Montreal return 1952.












(Before you ask - the passenger is not related to our co-pilot - eds)

A busy ramp at Halifax (YHZ).










A Short 360 of Time Air at YVR November 1985.

Terry's Travel Tips

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Reacting to the formal decision by the Dutch government to abolish their Air Passenger Tax, ACI Europe - the voice of Europe's airports - warmly welcomed the news.

The air passenger tax originally introduced in the Netherlands as a so-called 'environmental' tax, was a purely economic measure, that had little or no benefit to the environment. Similar taxes remain in place in the UK and Ireland. Olivier Jankovec, Director General ACI Europe, commented  I hope that the governments in the UK and Ireland are taking note."

Ryanair called on the Irish Government to take immediate steps to reverse the current collapse of traffic and tourism at the Irish airports by scrapping the failed €10 tourist tax. The UK which introduced a £10 APD tax continues to suffer substantial traffic and tourism losses at almost all of its international airports. From 30th March, every passenger departing from Dublin Airport will suffer a €10 tourist tax payable to the Government, on top of the €15 departure fee to the Government owned DAA monopoly.

A big Interline Travel Party at Margarita Rocks in Tempe, AZ
(just blocks from US Airways HQ's) on Apr. 24th from 5 to 8pm.

That night enjoy $2.50 wells, domestic bottled beer and house margaritas from 5pm till 8pm. There will be a free Mexican style buffet for your enjoyment, tacos, enchiladas etc.,

Also you can enter to win free trips, meet travel suppliers and attractions and meet your fellow interliners from the Phoenix Area.

Pass the word!!! Margarita Rocks can easily hold over 1,000 people and we have exclusive access to it until 8pm! Let's pack the place! Yes, parents, spouses and retirees (with or without the employee) are all welcomed. You can also bring non-interline friends, they just are not eligible to enter the drawings for the prizes.

So if you know of any interliners, parents or airline retirees who live in the Greater Phoenix area, pass the word to them about this fun event!
Check more information on this party and other deals www.InterlineTravel.com

Sheila Moscoe is on her travels again, and we thought that you might be interested -

Hi everyone Well, as you can see I'm on the road again.This time it's around the world in 30 days!

I found a cruise that I couldn't refuse on the Royal Princess from Hong Kong to Dubai. It's a 22 night segment of their 107 day world cruise. Our stops are Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Andaman Islands (India), Mumbai, and Dubai. No, I'm not working as a Tour Manager for Senior Tours Canada, but am traveling with my friend Shirley.  Needless to say we are quite excited! However, the first hurdle is trying to fly on standby on Air Canada from Toronto to Hong Kong.

This is the Ontario school break so the flights are quite full.  BUT, we managed to get on at our first try. Fortunately, we have the privilege of purchasing Business Class passes and so we lucked in and we are now flying in style on a Boeing 777 nonstop Toronto-Hong Kong (almost 16 hours). We are staying in Hong Kong for 3 nights and will join the ship on Friday, March 20th.

As a frequent cruiser on the Princess line, I get 500 free Internet minutes, which will greatly reduce the cost of buying time. I will send you travel letters so you can follow my trip - just like the 2006 around the world  trip which included a cruise from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia.

Hope you're all well,
Until next time...

Love, Sheila

Smilies

This cartoon from the Nanaimo News Bulletin Apr 4th 2009.








FLIGHTS CANCELLED FOR LUNCH
Air New Zealand says it will have to cancel 25 regional flights so tower staff at five small airports can comply with new labor rules. The rules require lunch breaks to be scheduled, rather than allowing staff to take them as workload permits. The result is the five towers will have to be closed twice a day for up to 45 minutes while staff have their meal break. "We appear to be the victims of an overly rigid dictate to business on how to achieve a healthy and safe workplace, not to mention further constraints to the agility and adaptability we need in these incredibly challenging times," airline spokesman Bruce Parton told reporters.       

(A compromise has since been reached - eds)

Air Canada - our first 70 years

1961 - Aug 1st Inaugural flight into new Sault Ste.Marie airport.

1964 - May 15

The last Super Constellation delivered to new owner. This aircraft fin 405 had a colorful retirement, moving to a field in Quebec, then as a pedestal monument outside the
Constellation hotel in Toronto, then a restaurant at YYZ, finally the subject of efforts to stop its sale to US interests.

Sep 22 Britain's first baggage carousel installed in the new terminal at Prestwick.

1965 New Southern Service between Vancouver and Nassau and Jamaica inaugurated. 

TCA/AC People Gallery

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier "Horizons", should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.

Musings from "Between Ourselves" magazines

Issue dated August/September 1961
The new Sault Ste.Marie airport was opened August 1st, and a TCA Vanguard made its inaugural flight into the new airport.

Here are the flight crew.









Drive-in ticketing has been incorporated into the company's new Edmonton Ticket Office.This is the first in the system, and the first airline office in Canada to feature this unit.

New era begins at Data Processing at YUL with arrival of the IBM 1401 computer.

Here we have these two photos of some of the staff looking over the equipment.




















ReserVec equipment is the latest reservations systems.

Here we have a group of perplexed looking graduates from the first training course and a group from the second training session checking out the console.















Issue dated January 1962
Prestwick terminal receives a facelift.

Here is a photo of the happy employees.










Station Attendant G.MacKeigan was accidentally locked in the compartment and became the first employee to have ridden in the Vanguard belly from Sydney to Halifax.

Here is the stowaway.







We don't often get photos of employees from Goose Bay, but here we have a photo of the employees at the safety-minded station.





Issue dated February 1962
J.Farquhar is the first employee in Europe to retire from TCA.
"Jimmy" was a golfer and "had won the "Hewitt-Maxwell Golf Trophy" so many times that he couldn't be beaten, so he was retired" such were the sentiments of his fellow golfers.

Here we have this photo.

Star Alliance

United Airlines said it will complete its transition to a cashless cabin on its North American flights, except for United Express operations, on April 20. It began accepting credit cards for onboard purchases on March 23

This n That

Canada and Japan announced an expanded air services agreement that will grant Canadian airlines unlimited access to cities outside Tokyo and offers access to Haneda "under certain conditions," Transport Canada said.

During this 100th year of the first flight in Canada, we have some more stamps issued over the years.

Here are 4 bush aircraft  issued October 5th 1982

Fairchild FC-2W1 G-CAIP and de Havilland Beaver.



Noorduyn NorsemanC-GASK and Fokker Super Universal CF-SAM



On September 1st 1987, this stamp of an Air Canada jet was issued.















During 1942-1943 this stamp was issued as a war issue







On September 16th 1946 this  peace issue was made.

Alan's Space

Canada's pioneering air acrobats to meet up again in Comox
When 300 people sit down for a gala dinner Saturday inside an airplane hangar in Comox, B.C., among the most celebrated guests will be nine retired aviators in their 70s and 80s.

The men are some of the finest fighter pilots ever produced by Canada, an aging band of top guns who thrilled air show crowds while flying for the Golden Hawks - the country's first, jet-powered aerobatics team, the forerunner to the Snowbirds - from 1959-1963.

Not once in the 46 years since the Golden Hawks were disbanded have its surviving members ever held a formal reunion. On April 25 the nine pilots, including four of the original team members, plus a dozen former ground crewmen, will gather at the military airbase in Comox to celebrate their history and remember a time when Canada's air force was considered one of the best in the world.

Their reunion is only one part of the Century of Flight dinner - a gala evening whose guests will include former air force commanders, a decorated Second World War pilot and the current Snowbirds team, all gathering to honour the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada.

For the complete story, follow this link.

Quarter Century in Aviation Club

Next Dinner Meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Click here for more info

Canadi>n/CPAir/PWA, Wardair, etc. Events & People

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier in-house magazines, should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.


Perusing the "Info Canadia>n" magaines
Issue dated October 5th, 1989

"Canadia>n North" to begin operation.

The name "Canadi>n North" has been chosen to represent Canadi>n Airlines new Northern Division and will begin serving Canada's northern communities on October 29th. Canadian North and its founding companies (CAI, PWA, Transair, Nordair) have served the North for over 75 years.



Here is the final touch to fin 762 being painted with "Spirit of Resolute Bay". This airline, 100% owned by Aboriginals, is a striving healthy company that provides superior service to all northerners including the over 30,000 shareholders (Inuvialuit and Inuit of Nunavut) that own it and called NorTerra Inc..







Inter-Canadien to fly solo by discontinuing the commercial agreement effective October 29th and will be known as INTAIR.

Effective September 1990 the pilot bases at Halifax and Winnipeg will be closed.

Issue dated October 26th 1989
Introduction announced of "Global Horizons", an exclusive club for travelers 55 and over to be launched November 7th.

Effective October 29th, Canadian at YVR will handle Lufthansa, previously handled by Air Canada.

Issue dated November 30th 1989

Here is a photo of some of the Hong Kong maintenance staff.









Issue dated February 6th 1990
Agreements made for the dale of aircraft. (10) A310-300 have been sold to IACO, (2) A310-300 are going to Blenheim Aviation, and (2) B747-100 to ATASCO. (6) will leave in 1990, (5) in 1991 and (3) in 1992.

Issue dated October 9th 1991

Here we have this photo of Linda Smith, Manager, Merchandising Services who provided information regarding the new timetable which set a new industry standard.








Jim Pearson, Yield Systems Analyst hard at work on the Payload computer.







Kevin Jenkins, President, addressed the major issues at various stations.

Here we have some photos of those who made their comments.

Jeff Seymour, Structure Mechanic, YVR.












Denise Pratt, Passenger Agent, YEG












Clark Beenan, Flight Attendant, Toronto.

A.G.Driver sends us this request maybe in your next issue you can give us some background on the Cleveland - London routing...I guess you are referring to Cleveland Ohio.5th freedom rights ???
a.g.driver.

(The only other information we have is these two photos which appeared in the "Between Ourselves" June 1961 issue which we did not include in NetLetter nr 1064. The routing is via Toronto - eds)













Betty Morgan sent us these comments.
That video (Time to say Goodbye) is so powerfully nostalgic and emotional that I don't know whether to let Jack see it or not. I used to work for Chrysler and he for TCA/AC and it is very difficult for us both to see what is going on now. Incidentally, would you be interested in seeing my website: www.JustRightPages.com.   
It is about my book and maybe some old AC people would enjoy seeing what it is all about. Thanks.  Really have been enjoying the old pics and have Jack's old scrapbook to go through and send you a picture.
Soon....
Betty Morgan


Here we have these photos of Norman Wells taken in the 50's donated by John Anderton

Do they bring back any memories?.





































Alan Lock has sent us this information
re Net Letter #1060 dated March 14

You showed a photograph of a group visiting the L1011 assembly line in California in your #1060 issue. I believe the one "3. Face hidden???" was me. At that time I was Properties and Supply Manager in the U. S. Regional office located in Century City, Los Angeles.  This office was established in 1970 following the massive Corporate re-organization the prior year in which the Company was "broken up" into various regions. 

In 1975 this office was relocated to New York. My responsibilities included negotiating all leases in the U. S., prior to having them approved by the Corporate Law Department; doing the functional design  of offices cargo buildings, airport locations, etc. prior to turning this over to the Architect's office for the architectural and mechanical designs such as electrical, heating/air conditioning systems, back wall treatments, color schemes, etc. so that all Corporate offices - world-wide - reflected the Company's image.

My job also included all purchasing for  U. S. offices - excluding aircraft. But I was asked to assist as required with the Corporate liaisons based at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, Boeing in Seattle and Lockheed.  As a result I made many trips to Lockheed since our L1011's were on the assembly line. Cabins, ovens and other passenger cabin needs were all in the design stage requiring assistance or on-site liaison with the purchasing, etc.

Even though working in the U. S. Region my immediate Supervisor was Kitch Olsen - V. P. Purchasing and Properties in Montreal. The U. S. Regional office was not large. But perhaps some of your readers might wish to reminisce about the folks who moved to L. A. and set up this brand new office. 

The photo re-opened some old (and I thought forgotten) memories.

Harry Akin - Personnel - transferred to Chicago as Station Manager - replaced by Viggo Carstensen - I believe retired
Yours truly - retired assisted by Howard Cassidy - Purchasing;- transferred back to Montreal as requested by Montréal Lorne Timbers who later became Sales Manager, Los Angeles District,.
Mike Scullion - Cargo Sales - ??? Vic Leonard replaced Gordon Gaffikin following the Tampa transfer.  Vic later became District Manager - San Francisco. Jim Gould replaced Vic Leonard as Public Relations Really enjoy reading your net letters - you folks are doing a fantastic job.
Alan B. Lock

We received this email from, Nicolaas Bastmeyer

Many a time your links to websites have given me hours of pleasure jumping all over the net. Especially your link to the 'deer and pussycat' (music It's a Wonderful World) have been admired by me and my friends - I will often send them a copy of the links
you post in the News Letter! Have a very good day and my thanks to you and the staff of The Letter.

Nick.
PS.

I am sending you two pictures taken at a hangar presentation many years ago at CP Air. I worked for Can Pac Air for 34 years, and we were obviously dreaming of  a stellar future so many years ago.




After a number of  changes we are now Air Canada (Pionairs) but we can still all dream can't we?

Terry's Travel Tips

Accent Inn Vancouver Airport special rates.

The Daily recently advised the special rate of ca$49.00 per night until April 30th and then ca$65.00 per night from May 1st until September 30th 2009.
But the phone number the Daily quoted is incorrect and should be 1-800-663-0298

If traveling ZED fare and wonder what the space is, try www.seatcounter.com

You may be lucky.

Just a reminder for those golfers wishing to attend this years
Pionairs National Golf Tournament in Victoria June 2/3.
For registering go to our website www.pionairs.ca and click onto the golf ball in the right hand corner. You will then be guided through the registration form allowing you to pay by cheque or credit card.

Trevor Baron
District Director

Here is the next segment of the "Round the world" trip by Sheila Moscoe we started in NetLetter nr 1064

Hi everyone!
For those of you who haven't been to Hong Kong, let me tell you about what we did there.  After checking in at the hotel on Nathan Road, Kowloon in the Tsim Sha Tsui area we began our foot patrol of the area.  It's a one stop shopping experience that we'll never forget. Every few steps we were accosted by Indian tailors asking us if we wanted a dress made, suit made, clothes made, anything made that day.  So from side to side we walked and stopped into many shops from electronics to shoes to clothing.

Fortunately, our hotel was quite near the Temple Street night market which has many many seafood outdoor restaurants which featured spicy crab and other delicacies... and some nice cold beer, too.  No jet lag yet.

The night market is the same as any day market...purses, shoes, clothing, etc. etc. We were mindful of our money and purse so we came away unscathed, thank goodness. The next day, we did a walking tour with a guidebook, which included traveling on the
MTR (underground rail system) which was easy and efficient to navigate. When we left the station we had to walk east along Prince Edward Road West....could we figure out which direction was east?  Included visiting the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden where people bring their birds in the cages and show them off to other birders. Interesting food stuffs for these birds, including live crickets packaged with leaves in a mesh bag, and other bird stuff!

We walked through the Flower Market, Ladies' Market (picked up a cheap purse), Goldfish Market, Shanghai Street (one of the oldest streets in Hong Kong), Jade Market (couldn't resist a few baubles!), visited the Tin Hau Temple dedicated to the Goddess of Seafarers, Tin Hau.  And in between we had a fabulous Dim Sum lunch... thank goodness all we had to do was point to the food that we wanted.  Deelish! Next day, we did more of a walking tour, and ended up at the Harbourfront promenade walking past the HK Museum of Art, the HK Space Museum, the HK Cultural Centre, and Clock Tower.  We watched the 13 minute evening sound and light show at the waterfront. Laser lights were bouncing off the tall buildings, with floating restaurants in front. 

It was quite a sight to behold.  Spectacular! Afterwards we walked along the Avenue of Stars, like a Walk of Fame with Bruce Lee as the major attraction.  We also had our picture taken professionally which is certainly a nice souvenir to take home.

One evening we met Vanessa for dinner at a famous eatery The Sweet Dynasty. Vanessa is a young lady now, who was a former student many years ago at my brother David's school in Toronto (where he was a principal).  Have always kept in touch with Vanessa and it was so much fun to spend some time with her. She sure knew how to order our meal for us! The next day we checked out of our hotel and went to the Sheraton to spend the last night before boarding the ship.  The Sheraton was redeemed with Aeroplan points and well worth it!  Gorgeous hotel right near the harbour. They had 45 minutes free internet for each guest as many times a day as needed (the Novotel only had 20 minutes per room per day).  
So the morning we checked out of the room, we used the internet in the lobby and typed away to our hearts' content.

However, some unscrupulous @#@##@ stole Shirley's bag (purse included) that was sitting on the chair right beside her.  Of course, we didn't know this has happened until she was finished doing her e-mails.  Panic struck...security came to our rescue. They checked their video surveillance, and sure enough they caught it all on tape. However, they were not privy to show it to us.

They had an officer accompany us to the police station to file a report.  How do you remember everything that was in the bag....besides passport, money, credit/bank cards, Princess Boarding Pass, address book, etc. etc.  Managed to fill it out in time for us to take the MTR over to Hong Kong Island to the Canadian Consulate which was closing at 1330hr Friday afternoon.  We got there with 20 minutes to spare.With forms to fill out, pictures to be taken, they worked on processing her a temporary passport past the closing time for the public.  Phew!  What an ordeal. The gal in the hotel security had taken some still photos from their video and we saw this professional in action.  Incredible. He had tested Shirley a few times by moving her spare chair, and then he made the kill and scooped up her purse and put it in his zip black bag and he went down the escalator and out the door...face in full view. I was told that I was the first target, but my bag was too big for him to grab and I was
looking around all the time.  But, because he was sitting behind us, I didn't get a good look at him.  Even if I did, who knew he would be the perpetrator?

So, we finally got a taxi and made our way to the ship which was docked nearby. We boarded without any problem.  You can imagine how the first few days were on board. Even today when Shirley is looking for something, she remembers that it was in her bag. We set sail in the evening passing the sound and light show once again.
As I said it's farewell to Hong Kong.
Next chapter on the ports of call.

Love, Sheila
(More next time - eds)

Smilies

From "Between Ourselves" magazine issued December 1964.




R.K.Todd, Office Supervisor, Public Relations sent in this

The Sky's The Limit.
"PLUSSING"
Sitting quietly in repose
Waiting for the doors to close.
Load appears to be complete
Lucky that I got a seat.

Pleasant relaxing there,
Not completely unaware
Of the turmoil by the door,
What's he looking at me for.

Hand on shoulder, rigid, cold,
Sorry Sir, we're oversold,
Why does he do this to me,
Sitting inconspicuously?

Walking back the way I came,
Thinking many thoughts profane,
Drowning sorrows at the bar,
Have to take the C.N.R.

Been there - done that!


Here is a cartoon from "Info Canadi>n" issue March 1992 by Fellowes YYC

Air Canada - our first 70 years

1964 - Oct 13th British Royal family returns to London on a DC-8 after their Canadian tour

TCA/AC People Gallery

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier "Horizons", should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.

Musings from "Between Ourselves" magazine
Issue dated July 1964

This photo is of a DC-8 at YUL where B.C. salmon shipment is unloaded.







Earlier this month, DC-8 fin 813 became the "Cabbage Patch" aircraft when it over-ran the runway at LHR. No fatalities.

Here is a photo of the aircraft, housed in the B.O.A.C. hangar being repaired by a group of Douglas mechanics.






A group of employees involved in the repair of Fin 813 formed a bowling team, here they are.
(Yes, that's our own co-pilot, third from left, couldn't resist - eds)








Employees attended a systems analyst training session in Winnipeg.

Here they are.








Issue dated August 1964

First Vanguard flight fin nr 909 CF-TKH into the Lakehead was on July 29th, and the people of the twin cities of Port Arthur and Fort William turned out to view the aircraft. 





Here is the flight crew.















These four Stewardesses have been remustered having worked in the company at other jobs.








Issue dated November 1964

The Queen and her entourage returned to the U.K. after her tour of Canada on October 13th.The segment from YOW to LHR was on an Air Canada DC-8, the first aircraft to be repainted in it's new colours. Fin 807 CF-TJG. After the Canadian Coat of Arms had been applied to the aircraft, Georges Langlois, Storeman P & S, YUL noticed the incorrect crown, a Tudor Crown instead of a Saint Edward Crown, and arrangements were made to correct by reapplying the correct decal..
We have several photos of the Royal event.

The Queen bids farewell.













The Queen's flight crew   
























Queen's service crew of the aircraft.

Star Alliance

BMI, the UK operator is dropping various UK domestic routes. LHR to Durham Tees Valley, Inverness, Leeds Bradford International and Jersey.

This n That

Ryanair the Irish budget carrier is now offering its passengers the opportunity to use their mobile phones while about one of 20 B737-800 which have been converted, mainly operating out of the Dublin base and are able to send/receive voice calls, text messages or surf the internet on GSM enabled phones.
Those who use the system will be charged at non-EU international roaming rates approximately gbp1.50 to 3.00 peer minute, more than 40p per text and between gbp1.00 and 2.00 per email...

Alan's Space

Hi everyone,

I'm presently in Winnipeg for the Pionairs Reunion and AGM. If you're going too and see me there, please say hi and let me know if you have any suggestions for the NetLetter or the Pionairs web site that I will be administering starting on May 1, 2009.

Help wanted! See below!

Air Canada/TCA's Concorde and Boeing SST's
The Canadian Aviation Historical Society (www.cahs.ca)  is preparing an upcoming story about Air Canada/TCA's involvement with the Concorde and Boeing SST's in the 60's and would like your help.

Although Air Canada eventually canceled the orders for these planes, the CAHS are looking for any photos of the mock-ups, presentations, advertising, or promotional materials from the manufacturers (such as aviation magazine advertising) that show these two aircraft in Air Canada colours.

Searching the internet, I found the following photos that are interesting, but I'm sure we can do better than this. I'm sure there must be some of our readers that were involved with this project in about 1964 or 1965.

Please send any info to Bob Baglow, CAHS Editor at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Canadi>n/CPAir/PWA, Wardair, etc. Events & People

Over the past months we have been publishing various photographs from earlier in-house magazines, should any photos prompt a memory in seeing one of them, feel free to send us your comments and thoughts.

Perusing the "Info Canadi>n" magaizne

Issue dated May 31st 1990

Nine hundred and eighty two retirees attended the annual Association of Canadian Airlines International Retired Employees (CAIRE) in Vancouver on May 7th.










Issue dated June 7th 1990

Toronto - Chicago service will be suspended August 1st due to weak market demand. Service first started to Midway Airport in March 1989.

Issue dated July 5th 1990
Format of the Info Canadia>n magazine changed. A new training centre was opened in the Convair Drive building.

Here was have this photo of the first attendees.  











Issue dated July 26th 1990

Here we have a photo of the hospitality crew at the 11th annual Montreal Jazz Festival where Canadian Airlines was a major sponsor.










Issue dated August 2nd 1990
Ontario's sales team get ready for a travel agent promo.

Here they are.















Issue dated August 10th 1990
The proposed sale of Two B-747-400 to American Airlines has been cancelled as American Airlines were unsuccessful in their application for a route Chicago-Tokyo

Issue dated September 5th 1990

Victoria, BC city ticket office moved and these employees seem happy they did.











Issue dated September 26th 1990
Canadian withdraws Amsterdam service effective November 17th.
Canadian has serviced this route for the past 35 years.

Issue dated October 15th 1990
Canadian announces they will discontinue B-737 service to Kelowna, Fort St. John, Sandspit and Smithers when these routes will be served by Canadian Partner Time Air on January 13th 1991  for Kelowna, and April 1991 for the other three destinations.

Issue dated October 17th 1990
Daily service between Montreal (YMX) and Paris (GDG) effective November 1st.

Passengers flying on Canadian Airlines flights YVR-HNL-SYD will be allowed to smoke only on the HNL-SYD route, but on the return routing, smoking will be allowed all the way! The regulation for smoking on international flights are defined in the Non-smoker's Health Act which states smoking is not permitted on flights between Canada and a point outside Canada, if the flight is six hours or less.

Issue dated October 18th 1991

Canadian's London UK staff at the new check-in desk at Victoria Station allowing passengers to check-in prior to taking the train to Gatwick Airport.

Here we have this photo.
















Keith Pope, general manager U.K., Ireland, Scandivia and Finland is joined by l to r Diane Huber (American Airlines share the facility),
Maggie Appleton, Canadian's customer service supervisor, and
Jenny Flaherty, customer service agent.

Former employees of Maritime Central Airways, formed in 1941, got together for a 50 year anniversary at Chartlottown PEI.

Here we have this photo.











A family that works together flies together! That's what this trio did on a recent flight to Frankfurt.










r to l
Capt. Grover Sinclair, daughter Hilary Sinclair flight attendant and
son F/O John Sinclair. Capt. Sinclair retired on October 10th 1991
after 35 years with Canadian.

From Brian Dunn who issues the email YYZNEWS sends us this -
Vesta and all;

Just by coincidence I was reading Netletter 1065 and saw the note
about the former TCA Connie.  The link below has some great shots of it now restored at Rome NY.  (RME)  ---it will be heading west to the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle shortly.
Brian Dunn
http://www.rbogash.com/Connie/connie_done.html

Ken Baker sends us this memory prompted by the photo of the ticket we included in NetLetter nr 1064.

The ticket shown in NetLetter nr 1064 was for myself (J Ken Baker)
This flight was my first flight and was a same day return three weeks
before my 12th birthday. I sold my electric train to get the money to
purchase the ticket. Capt. Jim Burford was the captain and he had been informed that an 11 yr.old, crazy about flying, was on the flight. Shortly after departure I was invited to the cockpit where I remained until landing. I guess you could say it was my first unofficial line flight (DC-3). My first official line flight to establish seniority was 14 yrs later in March 1966 as a second officer DC-8. Capt. Burford gave me a conducted tour of the Maintenance hanger and bought me my lunch in Montreal. I returned the same evening and was sold on flying. I retired in 1991 as a Capt.L1011.
Time sure passes quickly.

Wayne has sent us this photo of the Wardair B-747 inaugural flight to
Leeds Bradford U.K. in the early 80's.






Norman Randall has sent us this story.
During the 1970's I was a Line engineer on the 737 operating in and out of YXY--one flite that I remember was one that was very important to the people of Whitehorse -- When Captain Ron Woods saved  4  locals  in a Cessna 172 from crashing into the
Mountains around Whitehorse.

Nov 7  - 1971 A  Cessna 172 got lost  while sightseeing around the carcross area of the Yukon outside of Whitehorse.This happened when a fast moving snow storm moved in covering the whole region with heavy cloud. In the Cessna were 3  passengers and the Pilot,  the weather was so bad that the only thing that the pilot was able to see was the " big thing mountain " sticking up through the clouds. He was Lost. He contacted the Whitehorse tower and though able to communicate with  the plane air traffic control was unable to help him find the airport. The  pilot was told to continue circling the carcross area using the mountain as a point of reference and told him how to prepare for the Worst. A crash Landing. They circled for some time watching the Fuel gauge going down towards the Empty mark.
It was getting Dark. Meanwhile the CPAir flite from Vancouver to Whitehorse was approaching with Captain Ron Woods listening to the conversation between the pilot and the tower. The CPAir flite landed and off loaded the passengers then Ron Woods and 1st officer Brian McMahon took off with the 737 to look for the Cessna, they found him still circling. Ron asked how fast the Cessna could fly and the answer was about 100 miles per hour while the slowest the 737 could go was 140 MPH. Ron said follow me. When the Cessna could no longer see the 737 lights Ron would circle around and come back. He did this 4 times. When they finally got into an area lined up with the   Whitehorse airport and clear of mountains and hills Ron was able to go down  through the clouds  and told the pilot to follow him down to the airport  through the snow storm.They Landed safely at YXY more than 5 hours after taking off with the Fuel gauges reading Empty.

I thought that this might be of interest to some of the old CPAir people and those that had worked in YXY

Norm  Randall

Terry's Travel Tips

Here is the next segment of the "Round the world" trip by Sheila Moscoe we started in NetLetter nr 1064

Hi everyone!
Well, where does the time go?  After our ordeal in Hong Kong with Shirley having had her purse stolen, we finally got on board this lovely ship. We were a bit surprised to find our stateroom lacking in closet space, but we managed to double up our clothes on the hangers and made the room cozy with our Canadian flag on the door, and another one on our balcony window, and some plastic flowers (which I always bring when traveling) in a vase and managed to put our luggage underneath the beds. We joined this ship on Segment 3 (Hong Kong to Dubai) of its 107 day world cruise voyage. So, needless to say it was a bit daunting to meet our neighbours who have been on board since January. But, they welcomed us to "their floor" and we have settled in now without any problems.

Within days of sailing, I got "bitten" by something (we're still not sure what it was) and was covered with itchy welts on my ears, arms, face, neck - it was ugly. Finally after 5 more days, the welts and blisters subsided and I'm only left with dark scab-like marks.The food's pretty good with lots of choices - have stayed away from the desserts. Having received Platinum Status with Princess, I have 500 free minutes for the Internet; however, it's almost like dialup service. But, who's complaining?  I'm able to use my wireless notebook computer anywhere on the ship, so that's a bonus. Almost every morning I walk one hour on the outdoor track upstairs - starting from around 0600hr. When the sun comes up, it's quite unbearable up there, so the earlier, the better. The guest lecturers are fabulous.  We had one fellow speak on the NASA Space Program, with great slides and stories of the astronauts. The other English gentleman spoke on Her Majesty's Secret Service - with witty ditties! We now have 2 new lecturers - one is talking about Hollywood (his mother was a movie star), and the other fellow has stories of the first navigators of the sea.  Very interesting, indeed (an English expression!). Next week is the start of Passover so Shirley and I are looking forward to attending Seder at Sea. And starting this Sunday will be Holy Week for her. Good timing.

Every night there's entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge - from a magician to a juggler to a comedian to an opera singer.  However, sometimes it's hard to stay awake! We have met some really nice couples, interliners (airline employees), gays, straights, singles, etc. We have received an invitation to attend a cocktail party in a suite. How sweet it is!
Well, that's about all the news from Stateroom 7026.  Time for a Thai-tini on the balcony!
Next letter - ports of call.
Hope you're all well out there.
Love, Sheila
(We will continue in another NetLetter - eds)

Smilies

Here we have an excerpt from an article is an undated copy, possibly 1978,  of CP Air's "Blue Skies" magazine.

Submitted by Frank Healy, Power Plant Shop in YVR and  
a member of Communications Advisory Group.
Airline Passengers - A Hardy Breed!

Consider a typical passenger arriving at the airport. Slightly numbed
by the taxi fare, he moves toward the automatic doors. The doors are cleverly set; if he moves too fast he close behind him and seize him by the ankles. The door is his first real test. Once inside he must cross a minimum of 700 yards of highly polished marble to get to the ticket counter. The chances of his slipping and severely damaging some part of his skeletal frame are very high. By the time he reaches the counter, carrying his bags, his arches and shoulder sockets are making creaking noises and his pulse is racing. At the ticket counter there are seven wickets.
"Passengers with Tickets"
"Passengers Without Tickets"
"Passengers with Reservations but no Tickets"
"Passengers with Tickets but no Reservations"
"Passengers to other Destinations"
"Passengers with 5 Items or Less"
and "Information".
All of the wickets but one are marked "This position closed. Please use next wicket." The open wicket has no attendant, he's gone for coffee. (Most give up at this point). However, our typical passenger perseveres, and having waited the required hour or so, he does get to the counter, where the  attendant takes his ticket, tears the handle off his suitcase and directs him to Gate 27. It should be noted that all gates under 10 have been eliminated, they are too close in, too easy to find.
(We will conclude this in the next NetLetter - eds)