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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 718, Sept 1st, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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. Need to know.
Air Canada's Plans For September 11. Recently, we have had several
employee queries regarding Air Canada's plans for Sept.11. Due to a
reduction in passenger bookings during the week of Sept. 11, we have
reduced our scheduled flights by three to five per cent on North-Eastern
seaboard, high frequency routes, that is New York, Washington, and Boston.
We ask departments to recognize this day in a manner that is appropriate
for their station and operation. For instance, our Tampa Call Centre is
planning a moment of silence for approximately three minutes at 10:00 a.m.
on Sept. 11th. Many U.S. airports have their own commemorative events planned.
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Information only, contact 1-800-413-1113 for complete details -
Korean Air (KE)
Codeshare
Codeshare/affiliated carrier flights are NOT eligible
under the terms of this agreement unless stated.
Tax
Any reduced rate ticket is subject to tax as applicable
Space Available ZED - Zonal Employee Discount
Eligibility - ZED
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZM fares:
Active employee of AC/Tier 2 & 3 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal & o/s common-law partner
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZH fares:
Parents of active/retired employee
Children:
* under 16 years must be accompanied by a person
at least 16 years of age and also on ZED
* 2-11 years pay 67% of the applicable ZED fare
* infants - free of charge if not occupying a seat
- require a separate ticket for international travel
Reservations and ticketing - ZED
contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
Chart- ZED fares in us$
mileage (zm) (zh)
zone 1 1-450 19 25
zone 2 451-750 25 36
zone 3 751-1600 30 44
zone 4 1601-3200 43 68
zone 5 3201-4080 50 89
zone 6 4081-5000 59 105
zone 7 5001-6100 63 113
zone 8 6101-7100 70 126
zone 9 7101-9000 85 150
Fares are converted to local currency
Subject to taxes as applicable
Validity 180 days from date of issue.
Reservation entitlement standby
ID50 positive space reduced rate - personal
Eligibility:
Active employee of AC/Tier 2 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 21 years of age
Discount:
50% personal
first, business and normal economy fares only
children fares permitted
**no other discounted fare permitted
Minimum fare:
Domestic - $25.00us$ ow / $50.00us$ rt
International - $50.00us$ ow / $100.00us$ rt
Ticketing:
- contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
- Valid 90 days from date of issue.
** Morning Calm Fare **
Retirees are not eligible for this fare.
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. Remember when!
Congratulations to Air Canada who celebrate the 65th anniversary of the
first flight as
Trans-Canada Air Lines on September 1st, 1937.
Fred Meredith sent us this information -
First mail & passenger flight:
Vancouver - Seattle
Sept. 1st, 1937 at 5.00 pm
Pilots - E.P.Wells & F.M.McGregor
Aircraft - Lockheed 10A CF-AZY
Passengers - D.R.MacLaren (Asst to V.P.)
P.W.Baldwin,
(Auditor C.N.)
While we have no advance information regarding any celebration to mark the
65th anniversary, except adding names to an aircraft, this is how it was
done according to the 'HORIZONS' Sept 1st 1977 issue -
A planeload of spirited passengers took
off from Vancouver airport September 1, bound for Seattle's Boeing Field in
a re- enactment of the company's first scheduled flight forty years ago to
the day.
In contrast with the ten-seat Lockheed 10A of that time, the latest version
of the B727 was used, carrying aviation pioneers, members of the Board of
Directors, civic dignitaries, company executives and a large number of
retired and active employees representing years of dedicated service to the
airline from its small beginnings to the giant it is today.
Such veterans as Senior Flight Dispatcher AI Took and Earl Gerow, General
Foreman, Maintenance, the company's most senior serving employees, rubbed
shoulders with people like TCA's first ever employee Don MacLaren, a World
War I fighter ace, Captain Maurice McGregor, co-pilot on the first
scheduled flight Vancouver-Seattle 40 years ago, and many others who
contributed so much to the airline's development and success.
En route over "The World's Most Scenic, Short Airway ," as the brochures of
40 years ago described it, birthday cakes and champagne were served by the
cabin crew consisting of Purser Marianne Crottal and Flight Attendants Eva
Mossop, Marge Cymbala, Mabel Wilson, Leslie Nelson and Harvey Lomer. They
repre- sented a total of close to 120 years service with TCA/ Air Canada.
On arrival at Boeing Field in front of the main terminal building (the
original one used for the first flight in 1937), the party was met by civic
dignitaries and Boeing executives.
Captain Bob Christie and Keith Sanderson with second officer Andre Lamy,
were the front end crew.
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. Terry's travel tips.
John and Teresa Glew sends this update to the information in NetLetter nr
716 --
Re the Holiday Inn rates.
We have already stayed there @ gbp42.40 per room per nite 7 times in the
past year and have 3 more bookings at the same rate until the end of the
year. Upon checking I notice that we have stayed there on Fridays and
Saturdays and our next 3 bookings are also on Fridays and Saturdays. I have
checked with the hotel and this rate only applies for week-end nites i.e.
Fridays and Saturdays. I was never told that this was a week-end rate, so
never knew it was more than twice as much during the week. Sorry for any
inconvenience.
Airport Departure Taxes
Taxes are everywhere in Latin America, especially if you're a tourist.
Often the toughest is on your way home or when you are departing a
country. Your cash is low, or you are out of local currency. Plan on
some airport departure tax whenever you fly in Latin America - even if
it is a domestic flight. Departure taxes vary from Country to country
but basically plan on $10-$20. Credit cards aren't accepted so keep your
local currency or have the exact amount in US dollars.
These are some deals from Interlining Plus -
BARBADOS-5 STAR ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT
***********************************************
ALMOND BEACH CLUB & VILLAGE-ONLY $85US/NIGHT
Extended until Dec 20
Almond Beach Village:
1 Child (under 16) $50US per night
Almond Beach Club:
Children 16 years and older only at Almond Beach Club
*rates per person, based on double occupancy
*******************************************************
PORT CHARGES ARE INCLUDED IN ALL CRUISE RATES
TAXES ARE ADDITIONAL
*******************************************************
CRUISE FEATURE OF THE WEEK
Christmas Caribbean Cruise
*******************************
Carnival Spirit-8 nights-Miami return
Inside staterooms $549us, Outside $699us, Balcony $799us
Sail date: Dec 18
************************************************
More Carnival Specials
*************************
Carnival Triumph-5 nights-New York return
Run of Ship-$299us
Sail date: Sept 2-Canada/New England
Inspiration-7 nights-New Orleans return
Inside staterooms $399us, Outside $449us
Sail date: Sept 15-Western Caribbean
Sept 22-Run of Ship-$429us
Jubilee-5 nights-Galveston return
Inside staterooms $199us, Outside $229us
Sail date: Sept 7-Western Caribbean
Carnival Triumph-6 nights-Norfolk return
Inside staterooms $449us, Outside $549us
Sail date: Oct 6-Bahamas
Carnival Legend-11 nights-New York return
Inside staterooms $799us, Outside $999us
Sail date: Sept 22-Canada/New England
HOLLAND AMERICA ALASKA CRUISE
***************************************
Veendam-Seward to Vancouver-7 nights
Inside staterooms $449us
Sail date: Sept 1-Very Limited!
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES REPOSITIONING
**********************************************
Norwegian Dream-Boston to Miami-14 nights
Inside staterooms $749us, Outside $799us
Sail date: Oct 25
Norwegian Dream-Miami to Valparaiso-16 nights
Inside staterooms $999us, Outside $1099us
Sail date: Dec 6
Norwegian Majesty-Boston to Miami-15 nights
Inside staterooms $999us, Outside $1099us
Sail date: Oct 27
Norwegian Sky-Miami to San Juan-5 nights
Inside staterooms $199us, Outside $299us
Sail date: Oct 29
ORIENT LINES SOUTH AMERICA CRUISE
*******************************************
Marco Polo-Valparaiso to Buenos Aires-14 nights
Inside staterooms $1010us, Outside $1150us
Sail date: Feb 21, 2003
Ports of Call: Puerto Montt-Chile, Puerto Chacabuco-Chile, Punta
Arenas-Chile, Ushuaia-Argentina, West Point-Falkland Islands, Port
Stanley-Falkland Islands, & Montevideo-Uruguay
*****************************************************
TRAFALGAR WINTER BREAKS
*******************************
Rome Weekend-4 nights-Rome return-$400cnd
Paris Weekend-4 nights-Paris return-$450cnd
London Long Weekend-3 nights-London return $410cnd
London Week-6 nights-London return-$685cnd-also includes theatre tickets
*All these include hotel, transfers, breakfast daily and a city sightseeing
tour
London & Paris-7 nights-London to Paris-$825cnd
Includes London, Windsor, Dover, & Paris
Real Britain-8 nights-London return-$1025cnd
Includes London, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Bath, Chester, Grasmere, Moffat,
Edinburgh, Jedburgh, York, Coventry, & Stratford-upon-Avon.
Real Ireland-7 nights-Dublin return-$800cnd
Includes Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Galway & Sligo
Real France-9 nights-Paris return-$1085cnd
Includes Paris, Lyon, Nice, Carcassonne, Bordeaux & Tours
Spain & French Highlights-8 nights-Barcelona to Paris-$1110cnd
Includes Barcelona, Cannes, Aix-en-Provence, Beaune & Paris
Real Europe-8 nights-Munich return-$985cnd
Includes Munich, Prague, Budapest, Vienna & Salzburg
Best of Helsinki, St Petersburg & Moscow-Helsinki to Moscow
8 nights-$1125cnd-Includes Helsinki, St Petersburg & Moscow
Portugal, Morocco & Spain-Lisbon return-9 nights-$1000cnd
Includes Lisbon, Madrid, Granada, Tangier & Seville
Real Spain-8 nights-Madrid return-$890cnd
Includes Madrid, Granada, Costa del Sol, Seville & Cordoba
Simply Italy-6 nights-Rome return-$749cnd
Includes Rome, Siena, Florence & Venice
*All tours operate November through March
*Rates in Canadian funds, per person, based on double occupancy
*More tours available-call for details 1-800-665-3100
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From: Terry Baker <
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Subject: [The NetLetter] NetLetter nr 718 Sept 01/02 - The NetLetter
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 15:11:07 -0700
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T H E _| TCA |_
_|\| AIR |/|_
N E T L E T T E R > CANADA <
>_./|\._<
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 718, Sept 1st, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
================================================================
. Need to know.
Air Canada's Plans For September 11. Recently, we have had several
employee queries regarding Air Canada's plans for Sept.11. Due to a
reduction in passenger bookings during the week of Sept. 11, we have
reduced our scheduled flights by three to five per cent on North-Eastern
seaboard, high frequency routes, that is New York, Washington, and Boston.
We ask departments to recognize this day in a manner that is appropriate
for their station and operation. For instance, our Tampa Call Centre is
planning a moment of silence for approximately three minutes at 10:00 a.m.
on Sept. 11th. Many U.S. airports have their own commemorative events planned.
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. Nice to know!
Information only, contact 1-800-413-1113 for complete details -
Korean Air (KE)
Codeshare
Codeshare/affiliated carrier flights are NOT eligible
under the terms of this agreement unless stated.
Tax
Any reduced rate ticket is subject to tax as applicable
Space Available ZED - Zonal Employee Discount
Eligibility - ZED
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZM fares:
Active employee of AC/Tier 2 & 3 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal & o/s common-law partner
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZH fares:
Parents of active/retired employee
Children:
* under 16 years must be accompanied by a person
at least 16 years of age and also on ZED
* 2-11 years pay 67% of the applicable ZED fare
* infants - free of charge if not occupying a seat
- require a separate ticket for international travel
Reservations and ticketing - ZED
contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
Chart- ZED fares in us$
mileage (zm) (zh)
zone 1 1-450 19 25
zone 2 451-750 25 36
zone 3 751-1600 30 44
zone 4 1601-3200 43 68
zone 5 3201-4080 50 89
zone 6 4081-5000 59 105
zone 7 5001-6100 63 113
zone 8 6101-7100 70 126
zone 9 7101-9000 85 150
Fares are converted to local currency
Subject to taxes as applicable
Validity 180 days from date of issue.
Reservation entitlement standby
ID50 positive space reduced rate - personal
Eligibility:
Active employee of AC/Tier 2 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 21 years of age
Discount:
50% personal
first, business and normal economy fares only
children fares permitted
**no other discounted fare permitted
Minimum fare:
Domestic - $25.00us$ ow / $50.00us$ rt
International - $50.00us$ ow / $100.00us$ rt
Ticketing:
- contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
- Valid 90 days from date of issue.
** Morning Calm Fare **
Retirees are not eligible for this fare.
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. Remember when!
Congratulations to Air Canada who celebrate the 65th anniversary of the
first flight as
Trans-Canada Air Lines on September 1st, 1937.
Fred Meredith sent us this information -
First mail & passenger flight:
Vancouver - Seattle
Sept. 1st, 1937 at 5.00 pm
Pilots - E.P.Wells & F.M.McGregor
Aircraft - Lockheed 10A CF-AZY
Passengers - D.R.MacLaren (Asst to V.P.)
P.W.Baldwin,
(Auditor C.N.)
While we have no advance information regarding any celebration to mark the
65th anniversary, except adding names to an aircraft, this is how it was
done according to the 'HORIZONS' Sept 1st 1977 issue -
A planeload of spirited passengers took
off from Vancouver airport September 1, bound for Seattle's Boeing Field in
a re- enactment of the company's first scheduled flight forty years ago to
the day.
In contrast with the ten-seat Lockheed 10A of that time, the latest version
of the B727 was used, carrying aviation pioneers, members of the Board of
Directors, civic dignitaries, company executives and a large number of
retired and active employees representing years of dedicated service to the
airline from its small beginnings to the giant it is today.
Such veterans as Senior Flight Dispatcher AI Took and Earl Gerow, General
Foreman, Maintenance, the company's most senior serving employees, rubbed
shoulders with people like TCA's first ever employee Don MacLaren, a World
War I fighter ace, Captain Maurice McGregor, co-pilot on the first
scheduled flight Vancouver-Seattle 40 years ago, and many others who
contributed so much to the airline's development and success.
En route over "The World's Most Scenic, Short Airway ," as the brochures of
40 years ago described it, birthday cakes and champagne were served by the
cabin crew consisting of Purser Marianne Crottal and Flight Attendants Eva
Mossop, Marge Cymbala, Mabel Wilson, Leslie Nelson and Harvey Lomer. They
repre- sented a total of close to 120 years service with TCA/ Air Canada.
On arrival at Boeing Field in front of the main terminal building (the
original one used for the first flight in 1937), the party was met by civic
dignitaries and Boeing executives.
Captain Bob Christie and Keith Sanderson with second officer Andre Lamy,
were the front end crew.
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. Terry's travel tips.
John and Teresa Glew sends this update to the information in NetLetter nr
716 --
Re the Holiday Inn rates.
We have already stayed there @ gbp42.40 per room per nite 7 times in the
past year and have 3 more bookings at the same rate until the end of the
year. Upon checking I notice that we have stayed there on Fridays and
Saturdays and our next 3 bookings are also on Fridays and Saturdays. I have
checked with the hotel and this rate only applies for week-end nites i.e.
Fridays and Saturdays. I was never told that this was a week-end rate, so
never knew it was more than twice as much during the week. Sorry for any
inconvenience.
Airport Departure Taxes
Taxes are everywhere in Latin America, especially if you're a tourist.
Often the toughest is on your way home or when you are departing a
country. Your cash is low, or you are out of local currency. Plan on
some airport departure tax whenever you fly in Latin America - even if
it is a domestic flight. Departure taxes vary from Country to country
but basically plan on $10-$20. Credit cards aren't accepted so keep your
local currency or have the exact amount in US dollars.
These are some deals from Interlining Plus -
BARBADOS-5 STAR ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT
***********************************************
ALMOND BEACH CLUB & VILLAGE-ONLY $85US/NIGHT
Extended until Dec 20
Almond Beach Village:
1 Child (under 16) $50US per night
Almond Beach Club:
Children 16 years and older only at Almond Beach Club
*rates per person, based on double occupancy
*******************************************************
PORT CHARGES ARE INCLUDED IN ALL CRUISE RATES
TAXES ARE ADDITIONAL
*******************************************************
CRUISE FEATURE OF THE WEEK
Christmas Caribbean Cruise
*******************************
Carnival Spirit-8 nights-Miami return
Inside staterooms $549us, Outside $699us, Balcony $799us
Sail date: Dec 18
************************************************
More Carnival Specials
*************************
Carnival Triumph-5 nights-New York return
Run of Ship-$299us
Sail date: Sept 2-Canada/New England
Inspiration-7 nights-New Orleans return
Inside staterooms $399us, Outside $449us
Sail date: Sept 15-Western Caribbean
Sept 22-Run of Ship-$429us
Jubilee-5 nights-Galveston return
Inside staterooms $199us, Outside $229us
Sail date: Sept 7-Western Caribbean
Carnival Triumph-6 nights-Norfolk return
Inside staterooms $449us, Outside $549us
Sail date: Oct 6-Bahamas
Carnival Legend-11 nights-New York return
Inside staterooms $799us, Outside $999us
Sail date: Sept 22-Canada/New England
HOLLAND AMERICA ALASKA CRUISE
***************************************
Veendam-Seward to Vancouver-7 nights
Inside staterooms $449us
Sail date: Sept 1-Very Limited!
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES REPOSITIONING
**********************************************
Norwegian Dream-Boston to Miami-14 nights
Inside staterooms $749us, Outside $799us
Sail date: Oct 25
Norwegian Dream-Miami to Valparaiso-16 nights
Inside staterooms $999us, Outside $1099us
Sail date: Dec 6
Norwegian Majesty-Boston to Miami-15 nights
Inside staterooms $999us, Outside $1099us
Sail date: Oct 27
Norwegian Sky-Miami to San Juan-5 nights
Inside staterooms $199us, Outside $299us
Sail date: Oct 29
ORIENT LINES SOUTH AMERICA CRUISE
*******************************************
Marco Polo-Valparaiso to Buenos Aires-14 nights
Inside staterooms $1010us, Outside $1150us
Sail date: Feb 21, 2003
Ports of Call: Puerto Montt-Chile, Puerto Chacabuco-Chile, Punta
Arenas-Chile, Ushuaia-Argentina, West Point-Falkland Islands, Port
Stanley-Falkland Islands, & Montevideo-Uruguay
*****************************************************
TRAFALGAR WINTER BREAKS
*******************************
Rome Weekend-4 nights-Rome return-$400cnd
Paris Weekend-4 nights-Paris return-$450cnd
London Long Weekend-3 nights-London return $410cnd
London Week-6 nights-London return-$685cnd-also includes theatre tickets
*All these include hotel, transfers, breakfast daily and a city sightseeing
tour
London & Paris-7 nights-London to Paris-$825cnd
Includes London, Windsor, Dover, & Paris
Real Britain-8 nights-London return-$1025cnd
Includes London, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Bath, Chester, Grasmere, Moffat,
Edinburgh, Jedburgh, York, Coventry, & Stratford-upon-Avon.
Real Ireland-7 nights-Dublin return-$800cnd
Includes Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Galway & Sligo
Real France-9 nights-Paris return-$1085cnd
Includes Paris, Lyon, Nice, Carcassonne, Bordeaux & Tours
Spain & French Highlights-8 nights-Barcelona to Paris-$1110cnd
Includes Barcelona, Cannes, Aix-en-Provence, Beaune & Paris
Real Europe-8 nights-Munich return-$985cnd
Includes Munich, Prague, Budapest, Vienna & Salzburg
Best of Helsinki, St Petersburg & Moscow-Helsinki to Moscow
8 nights-$1125cnd-Includes Helsinki, St Petersburg & Moscow
Portugal, Morocco & Spain-Lisbon return-9 nights-$1000cnd
Includes Lisbon, Madrid, Granada, Tangier & Seville
Real Spain-8 nights-Madrid return-$890cnd
Includes Madrid, Granada, Costa del Sol, Seville & Cordoba
Simply Italy-6 nights-Rome return-$749cnd
Includes Rome, Siena, Florence & Venice
*All tours operate November through March
*Rates in Canadian funds, per person, based on double occupancy
*More tours available-call for details 1-800-665-3100
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N E T L E T T E R > CANADA <
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 717 Aug 28th, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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. Need to know.
Family Affair Rules And Policies Available On The Employee Travel
Website. Employee Travel Services received many questions concerning the
Family Affair policy and eligibility. To help answer these questions, the
Employee Travel Website at travel.aircanada.ca now provides easy access to
valuable Family Affair travel information. Click on the Family Affair
Guideline button from the main-page of the website. It’s here that you will
be able to confirm who’s eligible, when to reserve travel and who to call.
While new automated changes to Employee Travel are expected in 2003, we
hope, for the time being, that you will find this information useful.
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. Nice to know.
Information only, contact 1-800-413-1113 for complete details -
Philippine Airlines (PR)
Codeshare
Codeshare/affiliated carrier flights are 'NOT' eligible
under the terms of this agreement unless stated.
TAX
Any reduced rate ticket is subject to tax as applicable
Space Available ZED - Zonal Employee Discount
Eligibility - ZED
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZM fares:
Active employee of AC/Tier 2 & 3 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal & o/s common-law partner
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZH fares:
Parents of active/retired employee
Children:
* under 16 years must be accompanied by a person
at least 16 years of age and also on ZED
* 2-11 years pay 67% of the applicable ZED fare
* infants - free of charge if not occupying a seat
- require a separate ticket for international travel
reservations and ticketing -ZED
Contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
Chart-ZED fares in us$
mileage (ZM) (ZH)
zone 1 1-450 19 25
zone 2 451-750 25 36
zone 3 751-1600 30 44
zone 4 1601-3200 43 68
zone 5 3201-4080 50 89
zone 6 4081-5000 59 105
zone 7 5001-6100 63 113
zone 8 6101-7100 70 126
zone 9 7101-9000 85 150
Fares are converted to local currency
Subject to taxes as applicable
Validity 180 days from date of issue.
Reservation entitlement Standby
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. Air Canada news -
Air Canada Transborder Flights At Toronto Airport Experiencing OTP
Challenges. Air Canada has experienced significant delays recently with
many of our transborder flights departing from Toronto airport. Many of
these challenges are attributed to passenger congestion at U.S.
Immigration. Air Canada and local Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) officials in Toronto are working together on an hourly basis to
resolve the issue with national federal authorities, including the INS, to
seek long-term solutions to the problem. Toronto Airport staff and
In-Flight Service crews flying in and out of Toronto are asked to please
advise our customers of the reasons for the ongoing delays. We are working
together to have the matter resolved as quickly as possible.
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. Remember when!
>From the December 1948 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce.
During the reading of 'Between Ourselves' edition for December 1948
looking for
info for the NetLetter and came across this item from Gander. We sent the
article off to
Ian McGowan thinking it may bring back a memory -
Quote:
Ian McGown, single, ex-RCAF officer
and navigator, boasts of eight years seniority with TCA and six years
duty with the RCAF. He, is now twenty-five years old !
His photographic mind and accurate sense,
Restrains all captains from calling us dense.
Of stature fair and slender all round,
But firmly knit is this man McGown.
Unquote
Ian responded -
I must confess I am the person referred to in the literary gem retrieved
from the archives of "Between Ourselves". It certainly rekindles old
memories of times long ago. The author of this contribution to the
magazine was Frank Angelopolous. I know Vesta will remember him from her days
working at Dorval Airport.
There is a little story behind this epistle. Following my discharge from
the RCAF I resumed my civil aviation career with Trans-Canada Air Lines and
was subsequently sent to Gander, Newfoundland as a member of the newly opened
Flight Dispatch Office established to assist our Trans-Atlantic operations.
Frank was the senior Flight Dispatcher and designated the "Flight
Dispatcher in Charge". At that time, Company Seniority dictated who had
first choice
for holiday periods. While I was the newest member of the staff, my Company
Seniority well exceeded all the others including Frank. This status
annoyed him greatly and he was always giving me a hard time about it and he
composed this near poem and somehow it appeared in Between Ourselves. Not long
after, the Union "The Canadian Air Lines Dispatchers Association" (CALDA) had
the rules changed so that Flight Dispatch seniority governed the selection of
holidays, no doubt championed by Frank. So my elated status was short lived.
Unfortunately, my good friend Frank passed away in 1963 after a long battle
with lung cancer. He was a colorful character well known for his ability
to expound at great length on almost any subject. If you mention his name to
any of the old timers who knew him, they will have fond memories of the
tall Greek from Biggar, Saskatchewan.
Regards,
Ian
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.. Vesta found this follow-up -
MODEL PLANE FALLS SHORT OF TRANSATLANTIC TRIP
American engineers tried to set a record by launching their
remote-controlled model airplane from Cape Spear, Newfoundland. The
plane took off, but the team lost contact with it on Wednesday.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Check out these fabulous last minute deals for all-inclusive Club Med!
What's included? Well for starters there's your air, accommodations, three
meals a day with wine, beer and soft drinks at lunch and dinner. But that's
not all: a wide array of sports, complete with modern equipment and all
levels of instruction, loads of organized activities, dancing, and evening
entertainment before and after dinner!
*SPECIAL LAST MINUTE DEALS INCLUDING AIR*
Availability is limited so call Dargal today!
1-800-690-3223, extension 318
LA CARAVELLE, Guadeloupe ~ Village for Families
This enchanting village is set alongside the most beautiful beach of
Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, between palm trees and crystal clear waters.
Ideal for watersports and sheer relaxation.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Montreal ~ August 31
CANCUN, Mexico ~ Village for Adults
Watersports, Mayan art and a lively nightlife make Cancun a dynamic
destination of fun! Visit this fantastic Village for Adults in Mexico.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Montreal ~ September 1
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic ~ Village for Families
Set on a beautiful beach, ideal for watersports, the Village of Punta Cana
is a great choice for families.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Montreal ~ September 1
TURKOISE, Turks & Caicos ~ Village for Adults
Turkoise is a paradise for sports lovers with scuba diving, tennis and
trapeze. Enjoy the social atmosphere and the lively nightlife at this
Village for Adults.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Toronto ~ September 2
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Rates are quoted in Canadian dollars per person (based on double
occupancy). USD rates are approximate based on exchange rate at time of
printing and may vary. Rates are subject to availability, eligibility and
are subject to change without notice. Departure taxes and/or other
additional costs levied by the air carrier or authorities are extra. Rates
do not include membership fee.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223 (North America)
International: (Country Code)-800-2832-7425
Fax: (250) 861-3283
Contact information -
Air Canada Reservations - World-wide (excluding Canada/USA)
EUROPE
Amsterdam 20-346-9539
Copenhagen 33-114-555
Frankfurt 69-27-115-111
Glasgow 08705-247-226
London,UK 08705-247-226
Manchester 08705-247-226
Milan 800-91-90-91
Munich 69-27-115-111
Paris 0825-880-881
Rome 06-655-7117
Te1-Aviv 03-511-8686
Zurich 0848 800 424
ASIA/SOUTH PACIFIC
Beijing 10-6468-2001
Hong Kong 852-2867-8111
Nagoya. 0120-048-048
Osaka 0120-048-048
Seoul 2-779-5654
Shanghai 21-6375-8899
Sydney 1-300-655-767
Taipei 2-25075500
Tokyo 03-5405-8800
LATIN AMERICA
Buenos Aires 11-4327-3640
Mexico 5-208-1883
Sao Paulo 11-259-9066
CARIBBEAN
Antigua 268-462-1147
Bahamas 888-247-2262
Barbados 246-428-5077
Bermuda 888-247-2262
Guadeloupe 590-21-1277
Haiti 509-246-0441/2
Jamaica -Kingston 876-924-8211/3
Jamaica- Montego Bay 876-952-5160/1
Martinique 596-55-33-33
St. Lucia 758-452-2550
Trinidad 868-669-4065
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. Smilie.
Place Your Bets! Reader Lee Gaillard recalls this 1960 incident aboard a
Trans International New York to Paris charter flight. The airplane was a
long-in-the-tooth DC-6B crammed with 106 passengers. Somewhere between
Gander and London he awoke, glanced out the window, and realized that the
blades of the right inboard engine were absolutely still. "When did we lose
Number Three?" he asked the passing flight attendant. "Oh, about fifteen
minutes ago!" she cheerfully replied. Then she leaned closer and whispered,
"But that's not the one I thought would go." Pointing to the left inboard
she said, "My bet was on that one." They made an unscheduled visit to
Reykjavik, Iceland, for an engine-change.
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 717 Aug 28th, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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. Need to know.
Family Affair Rules And Policies Available On The Employee Travel
Website. Employee Travel Services received many questions concerning the
Family Affair policy and eligibility. To help answer these questions, the
Employee Travel Website at travel.aircanada.ca now provides easy access to
valuable Family Affair travel information. Click on the Family Affair
Guideline button from the main-page of the website. It’s here that you will
be able to confirm who’s eligible, when to reserve travel and who to call.
While new automated changes to Employee Travel are expected in 2003, we
hope, for the time being, that you will find this information useful.
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. Nice to know.
Information only, contact 1-800-413-1113 for complete details -
Philippine Airlines (PR)
Codeshare
Codeshare/affiliated carrier flights are 'NOT' eligible
under the terms of this agreement unless stated.
TAX
Any reduced rate ticket is subject to tax as applicable
Space Available ZED - Zonal Employee Discount
Eligibility - ZED
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZM fares:
Active employee of AC/Tier 2 & 3 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal & o/s common-law partner
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZH fares:
Parents of active/retired employee
Children:
* under 16 years must be accompanied by a person
at least 16 years of age and also on ZED
* 2-11 years pay 67% of the applicable ZED fare
* infants - free of charge if not occupying a seat
- require a separate ticket for international travel
reservations and ticketing -ZED
Contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
Chart-ZED fares in us$
mileage (ZM) (ZH)
zone 1 1-450 19 25
zone 2 451-750 25 36
zone 3 751-1600 30 44
zone 4 1601-3200 43 68
zone 5 3201-4080 50 89
zone 6 4081-5000 59 105
zone 7 5001-6100 63 113
zone 8 6101-7100 70 126
zone 9 7101-9000 85 150
Fares are converted to local currency
Subject to taxes as applicable
Validity 180 days from date of issue.
Reservation entitlement Standby
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. Air Canada news -
Air Canada Transborder Flights At Toronto Airport Experiencing OTP
Challenges. Air Canada has experienced significant delays recently with
many of our transborder flights departing from Toronto airport. Many of
these challenges are attributed to passenger congestion at U.S.
Immigration. Air Canada and local Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) officials in Toronto are working together on an hourly basis to
resolve the issue with national federal authorities, including the INS, to
seek long-term solutions to the problem. Toronto Airport staff and
In-Flight Service crews flying in and out of Toronto are asked to please
advise our customers of the reasons for the ongoing delays. We are working
together to have the matter resolved as quickly as possible.
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. Remember when!
>From the December 1948 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce.
During the reading of 'Between Ourselves' edition for December 1948
looking for
info for the NetLetter and came across this item from Gander. We sent the
article off to
Ian McGowan thinking it may bring back a memory -
Quote:
Ian McGown, single, ex-RCAF officer
and navigator, boasts of eight years seniority with TCA and six years
duty with the RCAF. He, is now twenty-five years old !
His photographic mind and accurate sense,
Restrains all captains from calling us dense.
Of stature fair and slender all round,
But firmly knit is this man McGown.
Unquote
Ian responded -
I must confess I am the person referred to in the literary gem retrieved
from the archives of "Between Ourselves". It certainly rekindles old
memories of times long ago. The author of this contribution to the
magazine was Frank Angelopolous. I know Vesta will remember him from her days
working at Dorval Airport.
There is a little story behind this epistle. Following my discharge from
the RCAF I resumed my civil aviation career with Trans-Canada Air Lines and
was subsequently sent to Gander, Newfoundland as a member of the newly opened
Flight Dispatch Office established to assist our Trans-Atlantic operations.
Frank was the senior Flight Dispatcher and designated the "Flight
Dispatcher in Charge". At that time, Company Seniority dictated who had
first choice
for holiday periods. While I was the newest member of the staff, my Company
Seniority well exceeded all the others including Frank. This status
annoyed him greatly and he was always giving me a hard time about it and he
composed this near poem and somehow it appeared in Between Ourselves. Not long
after, the Union "The Canadian Air Lines Dispatchers Association" (CALDA) had
the rules changed so that Flight Dispatch seniority governed the selection of
holidays, no doubt championed by Frank. So my elated status was short lived.
Unfortunately, my good friend Frank passed away in 1963 after a long battle
with lung cancer. He was a colorful character well known for his ability
to expound at great length on almost any subject. If you mention his name to
any of the old timers who knew him, they will have fond memories of the
tall Greek from Biggar, Saskatchewan.
Regards,
Ian
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.. Vesta found this follow-up -
MODEL PLANE FALLS SHORT OF TRANSATLANTIC TRIP
American engineers tried to set a record by launching their
remote-controlled model airplane from Cape Spear, Newfoundland. The
plane took off, but the team lost contact with it on Wednesday.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Check out these fabulous last minute deals for all-inclusive Club Med!
What's included? Well for starters there's your air, accommodations, three
meals a day with wine, beer and soft drinks at lunch and dinner. But that's
not all: a wide array of sports, complete with modern equipment and all
levels of instruction, loads of organized activities, dancing, and evening
entertainment before and after dinner!
*SPECIAL LAST MINUTE DEALS INCLUDING AIR*
Availability is limited so call Dargal today!
1-800-690-3223, extension 318
LA CARAVELLE, Guadeloupe ~ Village for Families
This enchanting village is set alongside the most beautiful beach of
Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, between palm trees and crystal clear waters.
Ideal for watersports and sheer relaxation.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Montreal ~ August 31
CANCUN, Mexico ~ Village for Adults
Watersports, Mayan art and a lively nightlife make Cancun a dynamic
destination of fun! Visit this fantastic Village for Adults in Mexico.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Montreal ~ September 1
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic ~ Village for Families
Set on a beautiful beach, ideal for watersports, the Village of Punta Cana
is a great choice for families.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Montreal ~ September 1
TURKOISE, Turks & Caicos ~ Village for Adults
Turkoise is a paradise for sports lovers with scuba diving, tennis and
trapeze. Enjoy the social atmosphere and the lively nightlife at this
Village for Adults.
1 week including air fare only $899 CAD (approx. $562 USD) per person
Departure from Toronto ~ September 2
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Rates are quoted in Canadian dollars per person (based on double
occupancy). USD rates are approximate based on exchange rate at time of
printing and may vary. Rates are subject to availability, eligibility and
are subject to change without notice. Departure taxes and/or other
additional costs levied by the air carrier or authorities are extra. Rates
do not include membership fee.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223 (North America)
International: (Country Code)-800-2832-7425
Fax: (250) 861-3283
Contact information -
Air Canada Reservations - World-wide (excluding Canada/USA)
EUROPE
Amsterdam 20-346-9539
Copenhagen 33-114-555
Frankfurt 69-27-115-111
Glasgow 08705-247-226
London,UK 08705-247-226
Manchester 08705-247-226
Milan 800-91-90-91
Munich 69-27-115-111
Paris 0825-880-881
Rome 06-655-7117
Te1-Aviv 03-511-8686
Zurich 0848 800 424
ASIA/SOUTH PACIFIC
Beijing 10-6468-2001
Hong Kong 852-2867-8111
Nagoya. 0120-048-048
Osaka 0120-048-048
Seoul 2-779-5654
Shanghai 21-6375-8899
Sydney 1-300-655-767
Taipei 2-25075500
Tokyo 03-5405-8800
LATIN AMERICA
Buenos Aires 11-4327-3640
Mexico 5-208-1883
Sao Paulo 11-259-9066
CARIBBEAN
Antigua 268-462-1147
Bahamas 888-247-2262
Barbados 246-428-5077
Bermuda 888-247-2262
Guadeloupe 590-21-1277
Haiti 509-246-0441/2
Jamaica -Kingston 876-924-8211/3
Jamaica- Montego Bay 876-952-5160/1
Martinique 596-55-33-33
St. Lucia 758-452-2550
Trinidad 868-669-4065
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. Smilie.
Place Your Bets! Reader Lee Gaillard recalls this 1960 incident aboard a
Trans International New York to Paris charter flight. The airplane was a
long-in-the-tooth DC-6B crammed with 106 passengers. Somewhere between
Gander and London he awoke, glanced out the window, and realized that the
blades of the right inboard engine were absolutely still. "When did we lose
Number Three?" he asked the passing flight attendant. "Oh, about fifteen
minutes ago!" she cheerfully replied. Then she leaned closer and whispered,
"But that's not the one I thought would go." Pointing to the left inboard
she said, "My bet was on that one." They made an unscheduled visit to
Reykjavik, Iceland, for an engine-change.
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 716, Aug 25th, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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. Need to know.
International Taxes And Fees Apply To Employee Travel. System changes to
the pass travel charge process were made to capture airport improvement taxes
and fees for several international destinations. They apply to all employee
travel effective Sept.1, 2002, and will be listed on your pay cheque with your
pass service deductions. ZED fares, ID50, ID80 and Family Affair tickets are
issued with the appropriate taxes. Taxes incurred while transiting through an
airport may be refundable. To receive a refund, employees must send their
employee number, name and address, photocopy of the ticket(s), all boarding
passes that show in transit travel, and a copy of the paycheque that indicates
the original tax deduction. For payroll deduction requests, send to Winnipeg
Payrolls at P.O. Box 768, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2N2 or YWG 3849, and for
confirmed space travel, send to P.O. Box 6475, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2V2 or
YWG 3859.
Standby Travel Listing Ability Expands On The Web. Effective immediately, all
active and retired Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz employees can list for
standby travel on Lufthansa, Condor, Austrian Airlines and Scandinavian
Airlines at www.flyzed.com. Using the website, you can check flight schedules,
list or cancel yourself on flights, and review each airline’s travel rules. To
purchase your ZED fare ticket, you still must call Employee Travel Services at
(800) 413-1113. You must list yourself with the preferred airline by using this
new website instead of calling the airlines reservation offices. To access the
website you will require a user ID and password.
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. Bill Wood sends us this info -
Subject: Glacier Gardens Alaska
We visited this wonderful site in Juneau on our Alaska Cruise --check
out the upside down trees they use as planters --apparently the owner
got upset with a tree he bumped into with his Back-hoe so he picked it
up--turned it over -- and pounded the root end into the soft mud so
that about 12 feet of the tree bottom was showing --stood back and
looked at it and decided some soil. moss and a few flowers would look
nice! -- A frustrated landscaper who happens to operate heavy
equipment!!
Check out the site below:
http://www.glaciergardens.com/index.htm
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. We recently had Connie Simpson join our readership and she sends this
thumbnail -
I retired from Air Canada June 2001. I was a Customer Sales and Service Agent
for 34.5 yrs. I worked in Terminal Control at the Calgary Airport for the
last 31 years. I started in Edmonton, moved to Winnipeg and then to Calgary.
My husband's name is Ralph Pezzack
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. News from the Pionair Districts -
From the London, England monthly newsletter -
Calling all Passenger Office Pionairs/Retirees:
There was a good start to this new venture. Six Passenger agents took lunch at
the White Hart Pub in Harlington on 24th July. They were joined by John Baker,
who was not fazed by being the only gentleman there! (One report suggests that
he rather enjoyed his exclusivity). The next lunch meeting will be on
Wednesday, 18 September- same location, same time of 12.00 noon. Thereafter,
the Lunch Club will meet every other month on the third Wednesday. There will
be a reminder in the previous month's newsletter if the typist remembers!
Although we say "Passenger Office Pionairs", we would like to emphasize that
naturally all AC Retirees will be most welcome. It will be extremely informal
so please just turn up!
One of our fellow Pionairs, Ursula Yorke, has a B & B situated in a quiet,
beautiful "English Country
location" near Sunningdale Village, ten minutes' walk to Windsor Park. Easy
access to London and Windsor Castle. Completely refurbished, sleeping 1 or 2,
with en-suite shower, dining area, TV, microwave and the price includes stocked
fridge for breakfasts, as well as pick-up and drop-off to Heathrow Airport.
Prices are GBP52.00 for a single and GBP84.00 for a double. For details from
Ursula on phone/fax 01344-623403.
If contacting from overseas, 011-44-1344-623403.
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. Remember when!
From the December 1948 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce.
BERMUDA SKYTOURS
TCA is now offering Canadian vacationists packaged visits to Bermuda. Known as
"Bermuda Skytours," the Airline provides, for a specified sum, round trip air
transportation, round trip ground transportation between airport and hotel in
Bermuda, hotel accommodation and Bermuda departure tax. Tours can be arranged
to fit stop over requirements of the travellers; a choice is to be had between
eleven hotels and guest houses.
Inclusive Bermuda tours should get good response from winter holiday-makers. A
seven-day tour from Toronto, for example, costs as little as $239.
28 PASSENGER DC-3's
A full load for the DC-3's operating over TCA's Vancouver-Victoria-Seattle
route will soon be 28 passengers instead of 21. It has been decided that the
patronization of this service warrants the addition of seven extra seats which
can be comfortably accommodated by the three DC-3's flying the short coastal
airway, Modification is expected to be completed by spring.
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. Where are they now!
CF-TDM DC-3 c/n 12004
Skytrain built as 42-92227 and delivered to the US Army Air Force on 25 October
I 1943, but allocated to the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Dakota Mk. III FL595
taken from Royal Air Force Lend-Lease procurements. On 22 December, 1943, it
was assigned to No.32 Operational Training Unit at Patricia Bay, Canada. It was
struck off charge on 5 December, 1945, being surplus to requirements, going to
the War Assets Corporation (Canada) Ltd on 1 May, 1946. On 26 January, 1946, it
went to Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TDM, Fleet No.60, later 260. It served TCA
unti11962, when it was sold as N9124R to Remmert Werner, Lambert Field, St.
Louis, Missouri, who for many years was involved in DC-3 conversions and
modifications. No date is availabe for its sale to the Delta Aircraft &
Engineering Co. On 5 July, 1962, it went to Ozark Air Lines being re-registered
N165J .On 4 August, 1966, it was traded to Fairchild-Hiller when Ozark
re-equipped with the FH.227 transport. There are no dates or locations for the
next two owners, who were Anderson Aviation Sales Co. of Phoenix, Arizona, and
B. B. Taylor. In November 1967 the DC-3 went to the United Missionary Aviation
Inc. of Garland, Texas, and in 1968 to Aircraft Mobile Homes Inc. Jack Richards
Aircraft Sales bought the transport in N ovember 1968 and in January 1970 it
went to Kings Flying Service Inc. of Olathe, Kansas. D.J. Enterprises Inc.,
Merrian, Kansas, took over ownership in June 1972, and Way Mac Enterprises of
Griffin, California, in March 1977. No location is given for W. E. Harrison
Jr., who bought it in June 1979. The next owner was D. M. Sherman, West Palm
Beach, California, in September 1979. Titusville Cocoa Flight Center Inc. of
Titusville, Florida, bought the DC-3 in J anuary , 1980, and on 9 August, 1980,
it was delivered back to California to Lucky Seven Airways of Chino. On 10
February, 1981, it was registered to M. R. Todd in Las Vegas, Nevada, but on 21
April, 1985, it was seen back at Chino. No date is available for the sale to
Edinburg Aviation, PO Box 1576, Edinburg, Texas, but in February 1987 it was
sold to America Air Freight and re-registered N337 AF .
Now, in 2002, registered as 123DZ and owned by South Florida Leasing, Florida
since 1995.
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. Terry's travel tips.
This information from Bette Laxon -
Hi we just tried the Holiday Inn Junction 4 at the Heathrow Airport based on
the suggestion of Mr&Mrs Glew in one of your recent e-mails for a booking in
Sept. Sorry to say even with an Air Canada discount the cheapest price we
could get was gbp89.50.
We even rang the hotel to confirm and got the same price which they call an
industry rate.
Bette Laxon
Cruise with direct air from Toronto
(all you have to do is get to Toronto by evening of Sept. 6)
Friday, Sept. 6 - for 7 nights
(7 on ship & one on plane)
(plane departs late on Friday , ship departs on Saturday
and returns on Saturday)
from Palma for 7 nights in Mediterranean
only $950
(plus port & tax & air tax & tips of $235)
Palma (Mallorca), Valletta (Malta), Messina (Sicily),
Naples (Italy), Olbia (Sardinia), Ajaccio (Corsica),
Palma (Mallorca).
INCLUDE:
-RETURN AIR FROM TORONTO (positive space)
-TIPS
-TRANSFERS
-BEST AVAILABLE OUTSIDE CABIN
-etc.
Compare the airline rates from Toronto - alone
ie: it's like the cruise is free
Cruises are on AirTours/MyTravel, and are on a
former Royal Caribbean ship. Mainly
Canadian & British passengers.
Usual terms & conditions apply,
including these are all per person, in USA funds.
(prices are converted from Canadian at 62c, but the
rate of exchange is not guaranteed)
Prices and availability are NOT guaranteed
to last, but guaranteed once you book & pay.
JAMES F. C. ROSE - YOUR Cruise Expert
information: (204) 889-3885
fax: (204) 889-3885reservations: (204) 889-3885 & (800) 414-8091
Interlining Plus has the following deals -
DISNEY CRUISE LINES
Eastern Caribbean
*********************
Disney Magic-Port Canaveral return-7 nights
Inside staterooms $799us, Outside $899us
Children 2 & under-$119us, 3-12-$399us
Sail dates: Aug 31-Dec 14 (some dates are blacked out)
Ports of Call: St Maarten, St Thomas, & Castaway Cay
Bahamas
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Disney Wonder-Port Canaveral return-3 nights
Inside staterooms $379us, Outside $449us-3 nights
Children 2 & under-$99us, 3-12-$199us
4 nights-Inside staterooms $429us, Outside $469us-4 nights
Children 2 & under $99us, 3-12-$249us
Sail dates: Sept 1-Dec 19
Ports of Call: Nassau & Castaway Cay
DISNEY RESORTS
There's plenty of magic throughout Walt Disney Parks and Resorts during
the Walt Disney World® 100 Years of Magic Celebration, that you can explore
We offer 50% Discount at all Walt Disney World on Site resorts
(Disney's Hilton Head Resort and Disney's Vero Beach Resort are not
included). Available only through Dec 30!
ORIENT LINES
Transatlantic
Marco Polo-17 nights-Barcelona to Ft Lauderdale
Inside staterooms $1110us, Outside $1280us
Sail date: Oct 31
Wonders of the Cape
Marco Polo-9 nights-Cape Town to Mombassa
Inside staterooms $599us, Outside $699us
Sail date: Nov 19
Ports of Call: Durban, Richards Bay-South Africa, & Zanzibar-Tanzania
West Africa & The Cape
Marco Polo-22 nights-Barcelona to Cape Town
Inside staterooms $1275us, Outside $1475us
Sail date: Oct 28
Ports of Call: Malaga-Spain, Funchal-Madeira, Santa Cruz-Tenerife,
Porto Grande, Cape Verde, St. Helena, & Walvis Bay- Namibia.
Grand Africa & The Cape
Marco Polo-31 nights-Barcelona to Mombassa
Inside staterooms $1860us, Outside $2170us
Sail date: Oct 28
Ports of Call: Malaga-Spain, Funchal-Madeira, Santa Cruz-Tenerife,
Porto Grande, Cape Verde, St. Helena, & Walvis Bay- Namibia,
Durban, Richards Bay-South Africa, & Zanzibar-Tanzania
Venetian Voyage
Marco Polo-7 nights-Venice to Barcelona
Inside staterooms $599us, Outside $699us
Sail date: Oct 21
Spanish Highlights
Marco Polo-5 nights-Barcelona return
Inside staterooms $399us, Outside $499us
Sail date: Oct 9
Connoisseur's Europe
Marco Polo-7 nights-Dover to Lisbon
Inside stateroom $399us, Outside $499us
Sail date: Sept 2
Jewels of the Mediterranean
Crown Odyssey-5 nights-Nice to Barcelona
Inside/Outside staterooms $299us
Sail dates: Aug 31
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 716, Aug 25th, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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. Need to know.
International Taxes And Fees Apply To Employee Travel. System changes to
the pass travel charge process were made to capture airport improvement taxes
and fees for several international destinations. They apply to all employee
travel effective Sept.1, 2002, and will be listed on your pay cheque with your
pass service deductions. ZED fares, ID50, ID80 and Family Affair tickets are
issued with the appropriate taxes. Taxes incurred while transiting through an
airport may be refundable. To receive a refund, employees must send their
employee number, name and address, photocopy of the ticket(s), all boarding
passes that show in transit travel, and a copy of the paycheque that indicates
the original tax deduction. For payroll deduction requests, send to Winnipeg
Payrolls at P.O. Box 768, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2N2 or YWG 3849, and for
confirmed space travel, send to P.O. Box 6475, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2V2 or
YWG 3859.
Standby Travel Listing Ability Expands On The Web. Effective immediately, all
active and retired Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz employees can list for
standby travel on Lufthansa, Condor, Austrian Airlines and Scandinavian
Airlines at www.flyzed.com. Using the website, you can check flight schedules,
list or cancel yourself on flights, and review each airline’s travel rules. To
purchase your ZED fare ticket, you still must call Employee Travel Services at
(800) 413-1113. You must list yourself with the preferred airline by using this
new website instead of calling the airlines reservation offices. To access the
website you will require a user ID and password.
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. Bill Wood sends us this info -
Subject: Glacier Gardens Alaska
We visited this wonderful site in Juneau on our Alaska Cruise --check
out the upside down trees they use as planters --apparently the owner
got upset with a tree he bumped into with his Back-hoe so he picked it
up--turned it over -- and pounded the root end into the soft mud so
that about 12 feet of the tree bottom was showing --stood back and
looked at it and decided some soil. moss and a few flowers would look
nice! -- A frustrated landscaper who happens to operate heavy
equipment!!
Check out the site below:
http://www.glaciergardens.com/index.htm
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. We recently had Connie Simpson join our readership and she sends this
thumbnail -
I retired from Air Canada June 2001. I was a Customer Sales and Service Agent
for 34.5 yrs. I worked in Terminal Control at the Calgary Airport for the
last 31 years. I started in Edmonton, moved to Winnipeg and then to Calgary.
My husband's name is Ralph Pezzack
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. News from the Pionair Districts -
From the London, England monthly newsletter -
Calling all Passenger Office Pionairs/Retirees:
There was a good start to this new venture. Six Passenger agents took lunch at
the White Hart Pub in Harlington on 24th July. They were joined by John Baker,
who was not fazed by being the only gentleman there! (One report suggests that
he rather enjoyed his exclusivity). The next lunch meeting will be on
Wednesday, 18 September- same location, same time of 12.00 noon. Thereafter,
the Lunch Club will meet every other month on the third Wednesday. There will
be a reminder in the previous month's newsletter if the typist remembers!
Although we say "Passenger Office Pionairs", we would like to emphasize that
naturally all AC Retirees will be most welcome. It will be extremely informal
so please just turn up!
One of our fellow Pionairs, Ursula Yorke, has a B & B situated in a quiet,
beautiful "English Country
location" near Sunningdale Village, ten minutes' walk to Windsor Park. Easy
access to London and Windsor Castle. Completely refurbished, sleeping 1 or 2,
with en-suite shower, dining area, TV, microwave and the price includes stocked
fridge for breakfasts, as well as pick-up and drop-off to Heathrow Airport.
Prices are GBP52.00 for a single and GBP84.00 for a double. For details from
Ursula on phone/fax 01344-623403.
If contacting from overseas, 011-44-1344-623403.
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. Remember when!
From the December 1948 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce.
BERMUDA SKYTOURS
TCA is now offering Canadian vacationists packaged visits to Bermuda. Known as
"Bermuda Skytours," the Airline provides, for a specified sum, round trip air
transportation, round trip ground transportation between airport and hotel in
Bermuda, hotel accommodation and Bermuda departure tax. Tours can be arranged
to fit stop over requirements of the travellers; a choice is to be had between
eleven hotels and guest houses.
Inclusive Bermuda tours should get good response from winter holiday-makers. A
seven-day tour from Toronto, for example, costs as little as $239.
28 PASSENGER DC-3's
A full load for the DC-3's operating over TCA's Vancouver-Victoria-Seattle
route will soon be 28 passengers instead of 21. It has been decided that the
patronization of this service warrants the addition of seven extra seats which
can be comfortably accommodated by the three DC-3's flying the short coastal
airway, Modification is expected to be completed by spring.
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. Where are they now!
CF-TDM DC-3 c/n 12004
Skytrain built as 42-92227 and delivered to the US Army Air Force on 25 October
I 1943, but allocated to the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Dakota Mk. III FL595
taken from Royal Air Force Lend-Lease procurements. On 22 December, 1943, it
was assigned to No.32 Operational Training Unit at Patricia Bay, Canada. It was
struck off charge on 5 December, 1945, being surplus to requirements, going to
the War Assets Corporation (Canada) Ltd on 1 May, 1946. On 26 January, 1946, it
went to Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TDM, Fleet No.60, later 260. It served TCA
unti11962, when it was sold as N9124R to Remmert Werner, Lambert Field, St.
Louis, Missouri, who for many years was involved in DC-3 conversions and
modifications. No date is availabe for its sale to the Delta Aircraft &
Engineering Co. On 5 July, 1962, it went to Ozark Air Lines being re-registered
N165J .On 4 August, 1966, it was traded to Fairchild-Hiller when Ozark
re-equipped with the FH.227 transport. There are no dates or locations for the
next two owners, who were Anderson Aviation Sales Co. of Phoenix, Arizona, and
B. B. Taylor. In November 1967 the DC-3 went to the United Missionary Aviation
Inc. of Garland, Texas, and in 1968 to Aircraft Mobile Homes Inc. Jack Richards
Aircraft Sales bought the transport in N ovember 1968 and in January 1970 it
went to Kings Flying Service Inc. of Olathe, Kansas. D.J. Enterprises Inc.,
Merrian, Kansas, took over ownership in June 1972, and Way Mac Enterprises of
Griffin, California, in March 1977. No location is given for W. E. Harrison
Jr., who bought it in June 1979. The next owner was D. M. Sherman, West Palm
Beach, California, in September 1979. Titusville Cocoa Flight Center Inc. of
Titusville, Florida, bought the DC-3 in J anuary , 1980, and on 9 August, 1980,
it was delivered back to California to Lucky Seven Airways of Chino. On 10
February, 1981, it was registered to M. R. Todd in Las Vegas, Nevada, but on 21
April, 1985, it was seen back at Chino. No date is available for the sale to
Edinburg Aviation, PO Box 1576, Edinburg, Texas, but in February 1987 it was
sold to America Air Freight and re-registered N337 AF .
Now, in 2002, registered as 123DZ and owned by South Florida Leasing, Florida
since 1995.
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. Terry's travel tips.
This information from Bette Laxon -
Hi we just tried the Holiday Inn Junction 4 at the Heathrow Airport based on
the suggestion of Mr&Mrs Glew in one of your recent e-mails for a booking in
Sept. Sorry to say even with an Air Canada discount the cheapest price we
could get was gbp89.50.
We even rang the hotel to confirm and got the same price which they call an
industry rate.
Bette Laxon
Cruise with direct air from Toronto
(all you have to do is get to Toronto by evening of Sept. 6)
Friday, Sept. 6 - for 7 nights
(7 on ship & one on plane)
(plane departs late on Friday , ship departs on Saturday
and returns on Saturday)
from Palma for 7 nights in Mediterranean
only $950
(plus port & tax & air tax & tips of $235)
Palma (Mallorca), Valletta (Malta), Messina (Sicily),
Naples (Italy), Olbia (Sardinia), Ajaccio (Corsica),
Palma (Mallorca).
INCLUDE:
-RETURN AIR FROM TORONTO (positive space)
-TIPS
-TRANSFERS
-BEST AVAILABLE OUTSIDE CABIN
-etc.
Compare the airline rates from Toronto - alone
ie: it's like the cruise is free
Cruises are on AirTours/MyTravel, and are on a
former Royal Caribbean ship. Mainly
Canadian & British passengers.
Usual terms & conditions apply,
including these are all per person, in USA funds.
(prices are converted from Canadian at 62c, but the
rate of exchange is not guaranteed)
Prices and availability are NOT guaranteed
to last, but guaranteed once you book & pay.
JAMES F. C. ROSE - YOUR Cruise Expert
information: (204) 889-3885
fax: (204) 889-3885reservations: (204) 889-3885 & (800) 414-8091
Interlining Plus has the following deals -
DISNEY CRUISE LINES
Eastern Caribbean
*********************
Disney Magic-Port Canaveral return-7 nights
Inside staterooms $799us, Outside $899us
Children 2 & under-$119us, 3-12-$399us
Sail dates: Aug 31-Dec 14 (some dates are blacked out)
Ports of Call: St Maarten, St Thomas, & Castaway Cay
Bahamas
**********
Disney Wonder-Port Canaveral return-3 nights
Inside staterooms $379us, Outside $449us-3 nights
Children 2 & under-$99us, 3-12-$199us
4 nights-Inside staterooms $429us, Outside $469us-4 nights
Children 2 & under $99us, 3-12-$249us
Sail dates: Sept 1-Dec 19
Ports of Call: Nassau & Castaway Cay
DISNEY RESORTS
There's plenty of magic throughout Walt Disney Parks and Resorts during
the Walt Disney World® 100 Years of Magic Celebration, that you can explore
We offer 50% Discount at all Walt Disney World on Site resorts
(Disney's Hilton Head Resort and Disney's Vero Beach Resort are not
included). Available only through Dec 30!
ORIENT LINES
Transatlantic
Marco Polo-17 nights-Barcelona to Ft Lauderdale
Inside staterooms $1110us, Outside $1280us
Sail date: Oct 31
Wonders of the Cape
Marco Polo-9 nights-Cape Town to Mombassa
Inside staterooms $599us, Outside $699us
Sail date: Nov 19
Ports of Call: Durban, Richards Bay-South Africa, & Zanzibar-Tanzania
West Africa & The Cape
Marco Polo-22 nights-Barcelona to Cape Town
Inside staterooms $1275us, Outside $1475us
Sail date: Oct 28
Ports of Call: Malaga-Spain, Funchal-Madeira, Santa Cruz-Tenerife,
Porto Grande, Cape Verde, St. Helena, & Walvis Bay- Namibia.
Grand Africa & The Cape
Marco Polo-31 nights-Barcelona to Mombassa
Inside staterooms $1860us, Outside $2170us
Sail date: Oct 28
Ports of Call: Malaga-Spain, Funchal-Madeira, Santa Cruz-Tenerife,
Porto Grande, Cape Verde, St. Helena, & Walvis Bay- Namibia,
Durban, Richards Bay-South Africa, & Zanzibar-Tanzania
Venetian Voyage
Marco Polo-7 nights-Venice to Barcelona
Inside staterooms $599us, Outside $699us
Sail date: Oct 21
Spanish Highlights
Marco Polo-5 nights-Barcelona return
Inside staterooms $399us, Outside $499us
Sail date: Oct 9
Connoisseur's Europe
Marco Polo-7 nights-Dover to Lisbon
Inside stateroom $399us, Outside $499us
Sail date: Sept 2
Jewels of the Mediterranean
Crown Odyssey-5 nights-Nice to Barcelona
Inside/Outside staterooms $299us
Sail dates: Aug 31
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 715 Aug 22nd, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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. Need to know.
Employee Travel And Recognition Reach New ZED Fare Agreements. Employee
Travel and Recognition has just finished negotiating four new ZED fare
agreements with Philippine Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Korean Air and Asiana
Airlines, offering all active and retired Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz
employees more travel benefits.
Refering to the departure tax info in NetLetter 714, Helen Gordon sends this
info -
Used my SERVICE PASS to HK last December and the departure tax was not prepaid.
The psgr agent there advised me that I would have to change my $$ to $HK and
return to the ticket counter and pay my dep. tax before she could check me in.
Perhaps the tax is included in the personal pass.
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. Nice to know!
Information only, contact 1-800-413-1113 for complete details -
TAP Air Portugal (TP)
Codeshare
Codeshare/affiliated carrier flights are 'NOT' eligible
under the terms of this agreement unless stated.
TAX
Any reduced rate ticket is subject to tax as applicable
Space Available ZED - Zonal Employee Discount
Eligibility - ZED
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZM fares:
Active employee of ac/tier 2 & 3 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal & o/s common-law partner
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZH fares:
Parents of active/retired employee
Children:
* under 16 years must be accompanied by a person
at least 16 years of age and also on ZED
* 2-11 years pay 67% of the applicable ZED fare
* infants - free of charge if not occupying a seat
- require a separate ticket for international travel
reservations and ticketing -ZED
Contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
Chart-ZED fares in us$
mileage (ZM) (ZH)
zone 1 1-450 19 25
zone 2 451-750 25 36
zone 3 751-1600 30 44
zone 4 1601-3200 43 68
zone 5 3201-4080 50 89
zone 6 4081-5000 59 105
zone 7 5001-6100 63 113
zone 8 6101-7100 70 126
zone 9 7101-9000 85 150
Fares are converted to local currency
Subject to taxes as applicable
Validity 180 days from date of
issue.
Reservation entitlement Standby
ID50 positive space reduced rate - Personal
Eligibility:
Active AC employee with 12 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Discount:
50% Personal travel
normal economy excursion fares only
children fares permitted
**no other discounted fare permitted
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. Air Canada news -
Winnipeg Crews Complete Cockpit Door Modification First In North America.
Recently, our Winnipeg-based maintenance staff installed a newly modified and
reinforced cockpit door on an America West A320 aircraft. It is the first
installation of a new security-reinforced door at a maintenance base in North
America, and second only in the world. The new Airbus-manufactured door
features an internal electronic locking device that can only be unlocked from
inside the cockpit. In late August, Technical Services will begin to equip all
our fleet with the reinforced cockpit doors. Transport Canada and the Federal
Aviation Administration have mandated that upgrades to cockpit doors,
considered critical to assuring the safety and security of the global
community, must be complete in all aircraft before April 9, 2003.
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Careers In Aviation...
Jumpseating -- the practice of bumming a ride aboard a human mailing
tube headed
somewhere you need to go -- is one of the time-honored institutions
of the airline
industry.
Some use their privileges to commute, others to move around on
company
business. But, in the right hands, it's really more of an art.
Cubbin tells all in this humorous look at scheduled hitchhiking in
his book
A Jumpseat Named Desire By Kenneth A. Cubbin
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You stand crestfallen as the gate agent informs you that there is already
a
jumpseater listed.
"But ... I coulda been a contender."
It's true that most of us don't have Marlon Brando's thespian abilities
(or
girth), but it goes without saying that each of us exhibits the same
degree of
passion and desperation when it comes to asking for the jumpseat.
Tread Softly And Carry A Big Pen
Every day, in every major and many minor airports around the country,
micro-dramas play out. I have seen normally gruff individuals charm,
beseech,
dramatize, and yes, even plead for mercy when trying to beguile a gate
agent into accommodating his or her request. As Shakespeare wrote in
As You Like It: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women
merely players..."
The whole jumpseating experience is a dynamic process of different
procedures for each airline and a myriad of uncomfortable
interpersonal interactions. Do I wait my turn in line with passengers
seeking seat assignment? Will the gate agent be irritated if I ask for a
form while he or she is seemingly overwhelmed? Perhaps I need to go
down to this airline's flight operations? Shoot! Who do I need to escort
me?
Does this gate agent look -- insert as appropriate -- nice, angry,
disgruntled, disheveled, happy, courteous? Having decided on a
particular approach, we assume our character and step up to the
podium. The power is held by the gate agent -- a fact that does not
escape some of the more uncooperative ones. And the pilot, who is
used to being in control, has to accept that in this situation, the
decision
of whether or not he or she will get the jumpseat will be made by
someone else. Someone who has two million things to do in too little
time and under constant duress. Approach the podium in the wrong
manner; display the wrong attitude, demand too much attention and
you are going to find that it's not such a good idea to be pushy.
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. Remember when!
Ross Smyth sends us this information -
The brief summary of the first ten years of TCA (Air Canada) in Netletter
714 was interesting. For those interested, my book, Aviation Memoirs,
describes the early years up to 1977 with hundreds of names and true
anecdotes. I joined at Malton in 1940 when Toronto's airport at Malton was
linked to the city only with a dirt road. The taxi taking me for a job
interview broke down and I had to thumb it to be hired by station manager
Billly Wells (earlier the pilot on our first Vancouver-Seattle flight). His
office clerk was Bill Bates who later became a Captain. A brief description
of the book is given on the publisher's web site at www.gsph.com.
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From the March 1947 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce
This ditty was sent in by Moncton
WITH THE STEWARDESSES
Stell the Stew
Let me introduce to you
Stella, the new young Stew,
She's got curves, plenty of curls
Ears like shells, and teeth like pearls!
From Winnipeg she has just come,
Rarin' for work (but also some fun).
The next few days were just like school, Practising Stew-duties to the rule
Being introduced to all the joes
Right from commissary to Flight Control's.
After that came blistered, burning feet-
From looking for a decent place to sleep!
Bless Bess, at last -Home, Sweet Home
Where you can celebrate (and moan!!)
Then-JANGLE-JANGLE-in dead of night-
"This is the two hour call for your flight."
Uh-huh. .HEY-hello! Whaddya say?
Oh ya! My flight-what a way to start the day!
Inside the crew cab, air was tense---
To Stell, it was filled with grim suspense!
At what passengers would ask,
And was there time to do her tasks?
The flight plan became much more simple
When First Officer "'A" explained with a dimple!
" ...Fourteen passengers, two babes and three hat bags ...
Whew, it's no wonder women turn to hags.
Coffee tap would get stuck and one babe sick
On its Mom, worse luck! Cockpit door did stick
At serving time; and then,
Fell over the spar, and howled-oh, heck!"
-So reports our poor Stell !
by "PIXIE."
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. Smilie.
Flying to Los Angeles from San Francisco, a passenger noticed that,
although the flight was a particularly smooth one, the "Fasten Seat
Belts" sign stayed illuminated throughout the entire trip. Just before
landing, he asked the flight attendant about it ...
"Well," she explained, "up front there are 17 University of California
girls going to Los Angeles for the weekend.
"In back, there are 25 Coast Guard enlistees. What would you have us
do?"
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 715 Aug 22nd, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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. Need to know.
Employee Travel And Recognition Reach New ZED Fare Agreements. Employee
Travel and Recognition has just finished negotiating four new ZED fare
agreements with Philippine Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Korean Air and Asiana
Airlines, offering all active and retired Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz
employees more travel benefits.
Refering to the departure tax info in NetLetter 714, Helen Gordon sends this
info -
Used my SERVICE PASS to HK last December and the departure tax was not prepaid.
The psgr agent there advised me that I would have to change my $$ to $HK and
return to the ticket counter and pay my dep. tax before she could check me in.
Perhaps the tax is included in the personal pass.
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. Nice to know!
Information only, contact 1-800-413-1113 for complete details -
TAP Air Portugal (TP)
Codeshare
Codeshare/affiliated carrier flights are 'NOT' eligible
under the terms of this agreement unless stated.
TAX
Any reduced rate ticket is subject to tax as applicable
Space Available ZED - Zonal Employee Discount
Eligibility - ZED
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZM fares:
Active employee of ac/tier 2 & 3 with 6 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal & o/s common-law partner
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZH fares:
Parents of active/retired employee
Children:
* under 16 years must be accompanied by a person
at least 16 years of age and also on ZED
* 2-11 years pay 67% of the applicable ZED fare
* infants - free of charge if not occupying a seat
- require a separate ticket for international travel
reservations and ticketing -ZED
Contact 1-800-413-1113 in north America else local reservations office.
Chart-ZED fares in us$
mileage (ZM) (ZH)
zone 1 1-450 19 25
zone 2 451-750 25 36
zone 3 751-1600 30 44
zone 4 1601-3200 43 68
zone 5 3201-4080 50 89
zone 6 4081-5000 59 105
zone 7 5001-6100 63 113
zone 8 6101-7100 70 126
zone 9 7101-9000 85 150
Fares are converted to local currency
Subject to taxes as applicable
Validity 180 days from date of
issue.
Reservation entitlement Standby
ID50 positive space reduced rate - Personal
Eligibility:
Active AC employee with 12 months service
Retired employee
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Discount:
50% Personal travel
normal economy excursion fares only
children fares permitted
**no other discounted fare permitted
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. Air Canada news -
Winnipeg Crews Complete Cockpit Door Modification First In North America.
Recently, our Winnipeg-based maintenance staff installed a newly modified and
reinforced cockpit door on an America West A320 aircraft. It is the first
installation of a new security-reinforced door at a maintenance base in North
America, and second only in the world. The new Airbus-manufactured door
features an internal electronic locking device that can only be unlocked from
inside the cockpit. In late August, Technical Services will begin to equip all
our fleet with the reinforced cockpit doors. Transport Canada and the Federal
Aviation Administration have mandated that upgrades to cockpit doors,
considered critical to assuring the safety and security of the global
community, must be complete in all aircraft before April 9, 2003.
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Careers In Aviation...
Jumpseating -- the practice of bumming a ride aboard a human mailing
tube headed
somewhere you need to go -- is one of the time-honored institutions
of the airline
industry.
Some use their privileges to commute, others to move around on
company
business. But, in the right hands, it's really more of an art.
Cubbin tells all in this humorous look at scheduled hitchhiking in
his book
A Jumpseat Named Desire By Kenneth A. Cubbin
(
You stand crestfallen as the gate agent informs you that there is already
a
jumpseater listed.
"But ... I coulda been a contender."
It's true that most of us don't have Marlon Brando's thespian abilities
(or
girth), but it goes without saying that each of us exhibits the same
degree of
passion and desperation when it comes to asking for the jumpseat.
Tread Softly And Carry A Big Pen
Every day, in every major and many minor airports around the country,
micro-dramas play out. I have seen normally gruff individuals charm,
beseech,
dramatize, and yes, even plead for mercy when trying to beguile a gate
agent into accommodating his or her request. As Shakespeare wrote in
As You Like It: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women
merely players..."
The whole jumpseating experience is a dynamic process of different
procedures for each airline and a myriad of uncomfortable
interpersonal interactions. Do I wait my turn in line with passengers
seeking seat assignment? Will the gate agent be irritated if I ask for a
form while he or she is seemingly overwhelmed? Perhaps I need to go
down to this airline's flight operations? Shoot! Who do I need to escort
me?
Does this gate agent look -- insert as appropriate -- nice, angry,
disgruntled, disheveled, happy, courteous? Having decided on a
particular approach, we assume our character and step up to the
podium. The power is held by the gate agent -- a fact that does not
escape some of the more uncooperative ones. And the pilot, who is
used to being in control, has to accept that in this situation, the
decision
of whether or not he or she will get the jumpseat will be made by
someone else. Someone who has two million things to do in too little
time and under constant duress. Approach the podium in the wrong
manner; display the wrong attitude, demand too much attention and
you are going to find that it's not such a good idea to be pushy.
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. Remember when!
Ross Smyth sends us this information -
The brief summary of the first ten years of TCA (Air Canada) in Netletter
714 was interesting. For those interested, my book, Aviation Memoirs,
describes the early years up to 1977 with hundreds of names and true
anecdotes. I joined at Malton in 1940 when Toronto's airport at Malton was
linked to the city only with a dirt road. The taxi taking me for a job
interview broke down and I had to thumb it to be hired by station manager
Billly Wells (earlier the pilot on our first Vancouver-Seattle flight). His
office clerk was Bill Bates who later became a Captain. A brief description
of the book is given on the publisher's web site at www.gsph.com.
Ross Smyth <
From the March 1947 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce
This ditty was sent in by Moncton
WITH THE STEWARDESSES
Stell the Stew
Let me introduce to you
Stella, the new young Stew,
She's got curves, plenty of curls
Ears like shells, and teeth like pearls!
From Winnipeg she has just come,
Rarin' for work (but also some fun).
The next few days were just like school, Practising Stew-duties to the rule
Being introduced to all the joes
Right from commissary to Flight Control's.
After that came blistered, burning feet-
From looking for a decent place to sleep!
Bless Bess, at last -Home, Sweet Home
Where you can celebrate (and moan!!)
Then-JANGLE-JANGLE-in dead of night-
"This is the two hour call for your flight."
Uh-huh. .HEY-hello! Whaddya say?
Oh ya! My flight-what a way to start the day!
Inside the crew cab, air was tense---
To Stell, it was filled with grim suspense!
At what passengers would ask,
And was there time to do her tasks?
The flight plan became much more simple
When First Officer "'A" explained with a dimple!
" ...Fourteen passengers, two babes and three hat bags ...
Whew, it's no wonder women turn to hags.
Coffee tap would get stuck and one babe sick
On its Mom, worse luck! Cockpit door did stick
At serving time; and then,
Fell over the spar, and howled-oh, heck!"
-So reports our poor Stell !
by "PIXIE."
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. Smilie.
Flying to Los Angeles from San Francisco, a passenger noticed that,
although the flight was a particularly smooth one, the "Fasten Seat
Belts" sign stayed illuminated throughout the entire trip. Just before
landing, he asked the flight attendant about it ...
"Well," she explained, "up front there are 17 University of California
girls going to Los Angeles for the weekend.
"In back, there are 25 Coast Guard enlistees. What would you have us
do?"
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Number 714, Aug 19th, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
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Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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Airport Departure tax -
BANGKOK Passenger Service Charge
International 500 baht per passenger Domestic 50 baht per passenger.
Pay at either the check-in counter or the vendor machines.
SEOUL Kimpo Airport
Passenger Service Charge - Domestic is added to airline tickets.
International departures at
krw9,000 per passenger
payable at airport banks,
major hotels or travel agents.
HONG KONG Airport
hk$50 (approx us$7.00) is added to your airline ticket.
CAMBODIA
International departures -
Phnom Penh us$20.00
Siem Reap us$8.00
Domestic departures from us$4.00 to us$10.00 depending upon the several
internal
airports.
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. Found on the internet.
A HOOT OF AN AIRLINE: Some of us at AVweb can't wait to see the
uniforms. The owner of the famous (infamous) Hooters Restaurant chain
is reportedly interested in buying the belly-up Vanguard Airlines.
Robert Brooks created a company to keep the airline alive while he looks
at the books. The name -- Hooters Air Inc. -- was either a matter of
convenience or the start of a marketing plan unlike any in the airline
industry. Brooks' restaurants are known more for the tight shorts and
t-shirts on its generally young female service staff than their cuisine.
No word yet on whether the dress code will be transferred to the cabin
crew, but we'll be sure to let you know.
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. News from the Vancouver Island & Gulf Island Pionair district -
Director Wally Lamond advises that the Christmas luncheon for mid and up
Island
Pionairs is planned for December 5th at the Tigh-Na-Mara resort in Parksville.
Cost, to be finalized, $21.00 per person incl tax and gratuities.
Deadline is December 1st. There is a maximum of 80.
More information will follow in the next Pionair Newsletter.
From the Eastern Ontario Pionair District -
1000 ISLANDS LUNCH CRUISE – July 18, 2002
On July 18th last, 98 Pionairs, their friends and family members joined
together
for a most enjoyable cruise of the 1000 Islands.
What started out as an outing for the Pionairs living in the Kingston area,
blossomed into a reunion of many old colleagues and acquaintances. As things
turned out, 24 people from the Ottawa area, another 19 from the rest of the
Eastern Ontario District spanning from Alexandria to Belleville joined the 23
Kingston residents. And, thanks to the folks at the ACFamily Netletter (cudos
to Ottawa’s Bob Holmgren for getting out the message), we also enjoyed the
company of Hugh John and Donna MacKay from Atlanta, GA plus 15 people from the
Toronto - Burlington District – most of whom are also RAPCAN members. Last, but
by no means least, we had 15 participants from Montreal – 12 of which were
members of John Longo’s family!
The ship departed Kingston at 12:30 PM and returned at 4:00PM . During the
cruise Billy Bridger provided a running commentary about Kingston and the
Islands; it’s history, features and folklore. His comments were interspersed
with some great songs – both old and new. Whilst all this was going on, we were
served a delightful 3-course lunch. The ship afforded an excellent view of the
passing land and waterscape as she is a “bateau mouche” - a glass-enclosed
catamaran.
The day provided many old friends and colleagues – many of whom hadn’t seen
each other since their working days – an opportunity to renew old acquaintances
and memories. Flight crews retired in the Toronto area met up with their fellow
crew members living in Kingston and Ottawa. Many ex-Montrealers now living in
various Eastern Ontario locales caught up with old friends.
It was a wonderful Air Canada and Canadian Airlines retirees’ reunion with
great scenery, food and entertainment to boot.
Thanks to the many people who helped make the day happen. Ev Smith, Des McGill
and Joe Kelly in Kingston; Jess Rougeau, Bob Holmgren and their committee in
Ottawa; Rocky Rochfort in Alexandria; Pat Hare in Iroquois.
Macgregor (Mac) Smith
Kingston.
and now some from the Okanagan District Pionairs.
Our next Pionair function is on September 10th. 2002 At the Desert
Centre (Osoyoos) for a tour of their facility. Then on to Tinhorn Creek
Winery for Lunch.
Meet and greet is at 10:00am. Registration for the tour is at: 10:30am.
Interpretive walking tour of the facility at 11.00am. On completion of
the tour a short drive to Tinhorn Creek Winery for lunch which will
consist of a buffet of sandwiches served at 12:30pm. A variety of
chicken, ham, tuna & egg, roast beef, egg salad, lettuce, tomatoes,
cheese, pickles, olives, rolls & bread. Also one complimentary serving
of wine will be offered.
There will be assorted desserts, punch, tea & coffee.
Cost of this event is: $ 15.00.
HOW TO GET THERE.
Osoyoos Desert Centre is off Hwy.97 if you are driving southbound turn
right at 146th. Ave. before Osoyoos, but past Oliver.
Tinhorn Creek Winery is at 32830 Tinhorn Creek Road in Oliver.
Attendees are required to bring lawn chairs and a small TV type table
and remember to wear or bring a hat. As both these events are outdoors.
Please, to those planning on attending, that they send their checks as
quickly as possible & payable to( Air Canada Pionairs) and send them to
Tony Bestick (Treasurer) at: 15-680 Valley Road Kelowna, BC. V1V 2J3
(Ph.712-0615)
All Pionairs are invited to attend this event, and if you would like
more info or more precise travel instructions please email me at:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thanks....
Gerry Damskov for
Ron Goran (Director Pionairs Okanagan District)
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. Remember when!
From the March 1947 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce.
This year - 2002 - Air Canada celebrates its 65th year, back in 1947 when TCA
the forerunner of Air Canada reached 10 years, this is what the Between
Ourselves printed -
THE FIRST TEN YEARS - A year by year history of T.C.A.
1937
On April 10, Trans-Canada Air Lines was incorporated by Act of
Parliament. Executive offices were established n Montreal, and Winnipeg was
selected as he location of TCA's Operations headquarters. ---On .July 7, the
first survey flight were the proposed route headed east from Vancouver. On
September 2, the company began its first commercial operation by taking over
the short, 122 mile Vancouver - Seattle route from Canadian Airways.
---Experimental flying and training was begun in Western Canada with five,
ten-passenger Lockheed Electras. By the end of this year, daily training
flights were passing between Lethbridge and Winnipeg, and the first radio
equipment was being installed in the mountains.
1938
When the year began, TCA had all of 71 employees and five
Lockheed Electras. Twelve months later, the Company payroll had increased to
332 and nine Lockheed Fourteens had been added to the fleet. ---Passengers were
being carried between Vancouver and Seattle. Air mail and express shipments
were moving between Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, and between Lethbridge and
Edmonton. ---A repair and overhaul base was established at Winnipeg. Hangars
were completed at Winnipeg and Lethbridge and another begun at Toronto. New
stations equipped with radio facilities were opened.
1939
Calgary was given mail and express service in February. ---Between Montreal,
Toronto and Vancouver regular express and air mail night schedules began in
March. In April, passengers were carried on this route, and between Lethbridge,
Calgary and Edmonton.
In November, Moncton was included in a daylight air mail service. The Electras
were sold and six more Lockheed Fourteens increased the fleet to fifteen.
---Winnipeg hangar and shops were extended. Toronto's hangar was completed,
another went up at Montreal and Moncton began to erect its hangar facilities.
1940
By mid-year, passengers were climbing aboard TCA aircraft at
Moncton, and were travelling between Toronto, London and Windsor. Mail and
express were carried between the latter three cities. Moncton had air mail
service. ---On the transcontinental route, a second daily flight was
inaugurated. Another daily trip was added to the Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal
service. ---The Vice-President's office and Traffic headquarters were moved to
Winnipeg from Montreal. ---Winnipeg shops were extended to provide facilities
for the repair of instruments for military aircraft.
1941
In April, TCA routes extended to Halifax. In May, New York
became a regular port-of-call for aircraft wearing the big red maple leaf.
---The Vancouver- Seattle service was discontinued. ---Hangar construction was
completed at Montreal's new Dorval airport. ---Activity intensified at Toronto
and Winnipeg where further extensions were made to shops and facilities. --.
TCA undertook the maintenance and overhaul of BOAC's aircraft used on the
Atlantic return ferry service. ---The fleet expanded again with the purchase of
six, fourteen- passenger Lockheed Lodestars.
1942
In May, Sydney, N.S. and St. John's Newfoundland were added to TCA's schedules.
---The Company acquired six more Lodestars, swelling the fleet to twenty-four
aircraft. ---The 850 horse- power Hornet engines in the Lockheed 14's were
replaced by bigger, twin-row Wasp engines of 1 ,200 horsepower. ---Passenger
load factors reached a new high. Record loads of mail and express were carried.
-.- TCA was now flying 8,250,000 miles a year. ---At Winnipeg the Company took
over the new engine shop erected by the Department of Munitions and Supply for
overhauling military equipment.
1943
This was the year that TCA first flew the Atlantic. The Company
had matured rapidly. At the request of the Canadian Government, converted
Lancaster aircraft manned by TCA crews and serviced by TCA mechanics, began to
carry mail to the Armed Forces overseas across 2,000 miles of ocean. ---At
home, transcontinental services reached out to include Victoria, joining the
extreme west to the nation's east coast at Halifax.
1944
By mid-summer, TCA was operating three round trips a week be-
tween Montreal and Prestwick, Scotland. --- International air conferences began
discussions on world civil aviation. TCA, now a recognized major airline,
participated as part of the Canadian delegation in the British Commonwealth
Conference at Montreal and the World Conference at Chicago. ---Mainline service
was brought closer to Fredericton and St. John, N.B. by rerouting a Maritime
roundflight through Blissville. A direct service was begun between Halifax and
Sydney. ---Company personnel now totalled 2,790 employees. The fleet consisted
of 14 Lodestars and 12 Lockheed 14's.
1945
The year the war ended. TCA began to expand rapidly. Plans
and preparations were made for additional routes and services. New personnel,
most of them ex-servicemen and women, were brought in to the airline and
trained as pilots, mechanics, passenger agents, salesmen, etc. ---A new fleet
of DC-3 type aircraft made its first appearance. Conversion of the C-47's into
commercial carriers was begun at Canadair in Montreal. Three of these aircraft
entered the fleet before the end of the year. Work was begun on the DC-4M at
Canadair. ---Schedules multiplied on an unprecedented scale. A third daily
transcontinental flight was established. Four daily flights operated between
Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton. A fourth daily was begun between Montreal and
Halifax and a second daily between Halifax and Sydney. An alternate "weather"
route was instituted between Toronto and Winnipeg, through the
United States. ---Moncton became a major maintenance base. Winnipeg acquired
additional hangar space. Experimentation in civilian radar uses was begun at
Winnipeg. ---Trans-Atlantic passenger tickets were sold for the first time, and
air express was launched on this route. Additional specialized tech- nicians
and four more Lancasters were added to the CGT AS. ---TCA employees continued
to take an active part in the world's air councils, as members of IATA and
PICAO .
1946
The biggest year yet, when many of 1945's plans became operative.
This was the year that TCA carried its millionth passenger and flew the
Atlantic for the thousandth time. ---Transcontinental services were increased
to four daily flights and a fourth was added on the New York route. Over the
Atlantic, the Lancasters crossed daily, both east and west, between Montreal,
Prestwick and now, London. Service between Vancouver and Victoria increased to
eight flights daily and a seattle -Victoria service was inaugurated. ---New
operations began between Toronto andc Chicago, Toronto and Cleveland, Fort
William and Duluth.
Passenger priorities ended on domestic services and the Company took over
trans-Atlantic passenger space allotment. ---The fleet now consisted of 27
DC-3's, 14 Lockheed Lodestars and 9 Lockheed 14's. By the year's end, DC-3's
were being used exclusively on all routes betweert Montreal and Lethbridge,
both inter-city and transcontinental. The Lockheeds were put up for sale.
---Plans were in the making for joining Toronto and Winnipeg across the Great
Lakes, operating directly between Winnipeg and Edmonton, via Saskatoon and
inaugurating a Halifax- Boston service, all for 1947. Preparations were made
for regular flights to Bermuda. In its tenth year, TCA was well advanced on the
way to becomirtg one of the world's great air-travel systems.
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. May Day!
Phil & Marlie Kelsey send this information -
Planned reunion in 2003 for past and present Whitehorse based employees
including Flight crews, Maintenance and Line Maintenance.
A reunion is in the planning stages. We are working to get in touch with former
YXY based agents, Flight Crews who frequently RON in YXY, and Line Maintenance
who worked in YXY and on the aircraft into YXY. It is being tentively being
planned for Fall of 2003 in Parksville, BC.
To receive information and find out more please email Marlie (Field) Kelsey at
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call her at 250 537-5261. Please send your email
contact as well as your mailing address and phone number. We presently have 110
names but do not have contacts for everyone.
Dig those pictures out and start thinking about the stories to tell. Pass the
word on to other former agents and flight crew!
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. Following up on the item regarding the model aircraft in NetLetter 713 -
Ian Neil sends this update -
My friends in St. John's - say the folks tried from Cape Spear - two attempts
and each time the plane went into the 'drink'. That was about 2 weeks ago. Just
didn't work.
Ian Neil
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 714, Aug 19th, 2002. We first published in October 1995.
Circulation: 2500+
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
================================================================
. May want to know!
Airport Departure tax -
BANGKOK Passenger Service Charge
International 500 baht per passenger Domestic 50 baht per passenger.
Pay at either the check-in counter or the vendor machines.
SEOUL Kimpo Airport
Passenger Service Charge - Domestic is added to airline tickets.
International departures at
krw9,000 per passenger
payable at airport banks,
major hotels or travel agents.
HONG KONG Airport
hk$50 (approx us$7.00) is added to your airline ticket.
CAMBODIA
International departures -
Phnom Penh us$20.00
Siem Reap us$8.00
Domestic departures from us$4.00 to us$10.00 depending upon the several
internal
airports.
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. Found on the internet.
A HOOT OF AN AIRLINE: Some of us at AVweb can't wait to see the
uniforms. The owner of the famous (infamous) Hooters Restaurant chain
is reportedly interested in buying the belly-up Vanguard Airlines.
Robert Brooks created a company to keep the airline alive while he looks
at the books. The name -- Hooters Air Inc. -- was either a matter of
convenience or the start of a marketing plan unlike any in the airline
industry. Brooks' restaurants are known more for the tight shorts and
t-shirts on its generally young female service staff than their cuisine.
No word yet on whether the dress code will be transferred to the cabin
crew, but we'll be sure to let you know.
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. News from the Vancouver Island & Gulf Island Pionair district -
Director Wally Lamond advises that the Christmas luncheon for mid and up
Island
Pionairs is planned for December 5th at the Tigh-Na-Mara resort in Parksville.
Cost, to be finalized, $21.00 per person incl tax and gratuities.
Deadline is December 1st. There is a maximum of 80.
More information will follow in the next Pionair Newsletter.
From the Eastern Ontario Pionair District -
1000 ISLANDS LUNCH CRUISE – July 18, 2002
On July 18th last, 98 Pionairs, their friends and family members joined
together
for a most enjoyable cruise of the 1000 Islands.
What started out as an outing for the Pionairs living in the Kingston area,
blossomed into a reunion of many old colleagues and acquaintances. As things
turned out, 24 people from the Ottawa area, another 19 from the rest of the
Eastern Ontario District spanning from Alexandria to Belleville joined the 23
Kingston residents. And, thanks to the folks at the ACFamily Netletter (cudos
to Ottawa’s Bob Holmgren for getting out the message), we also enjoyed the
company of Hugh John and Donna MacKay from Atlanta, GA plus 15 people from the
Toronto - Burlington District – most of whom are also RAPCAN members. Last, but
by no means least, we had 15 participants from Montreal – 12 of which were
members of John Longo’s family!
The ship departed Kingston at 12:30 PM and returned at 4:00PM . During the
cruise Billy Bridger provided a running commentary about Kingston and the
Islands; it’s history, features and folklore. His comments were interspersed
with some great songs – both old and new. Whilst all this was going on, we were
served a delightful 3-course lunch. The ship afforded an excellent view of the
passing land and waterscape as she is a “bateau mouche” - a glass-enclosed
catamaran.
The day provided many old friends and colleagues – many of whom hadn’t seen
each other since their working days – an opportunity to renew old acquaintances
and memories. Flight crews retired in the Toronto area met up with their fellow
crew members living in Kingston and Ottawa. Many ex-Montrealers now living in
various Eastern Ontario locales caught up with old friends.
It was a wonderful Air Canada and Canadian Airlines retirees’ reunion with
great scenery, food and entertainment to boot.
Thanks to the many people who helped make the day happen. Ev Smith, Des McGill
and Joe Kelly in Kingston; Jess Rougeau, Bob Holmgren and their committee in
Ottawa; Rocky Rochfort in Alexandria; Pat Hare in Iroquois.
Macgregor (Mac) Smith
Kingston.
and now some from the Okanagan District Pionairs.
Our next Pionair function is on September 10th. 2002 At the Desert
Centre (Osoyoos) for a tour of their facility. Then on to Tinhorn Creek
Winery for Lunch.
Meet and greet is at 10:00am. Registration for the tour is at: 10:30am.
Interpretive walking tour of the facility at 11.00am. On completion of
the tour a short drive to Tinhorn Creek Winery for lunch which will
consist of a buffet of sandwiches served at 12:30pm. A variety of
chicken, ham, tuna & egg, roast beef, egg salad, lettuce, tomatoes,
cheese, pickles, olives, rolls & bread. Also one complimentary serving
of wine will be offered.
There will be assorted desserts, punch, tea & coffee.
Cost of this event is: $ 15.00.
HOW TO GET THERE.
Osoyoos Desert Centre is off Hwy.97 if you are driving southbound turn
right at 146th. Ave. before Osoyoos, but past Oliver.
Tinhorn Creek Winery is at 32830 Tinhorn Creek Road in Oliver.
Attendees are required to bring lawn chairs and a small TV type table
and remember to wear or bring a hat. As both these events are outdoors.
Please, to those planning on attending, that they send their checks as
quickly as possible & payable to( Air Canada Pionairs) and send them to
Tony Bestick (Treasurer) at: 15-680 Valley Road Kelowna, BC. V1V 2J3
(Ph.712-0615)
All Pionairs are invited to attend this event, and if you would like
more info or more precise travel instructions please email me at:
Thanks....
Gerry Damskov for
Ron Goran (Director Pionairs Okanagan District)
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. Remember when!
From the March 1947 issue of Between Ourselves, which had been saved all
these years by Reg Watkins, and sent to us by Jim Pearce.
This year - 2002 - Air Canada celebrates its 65th year, back in 1947 when TCA
the forerunner of Air Canada reached 10 years, this is what the Between
Ourselves printed -
THE FIRST TEN YEARS - A year by year history of T.C.A.
1937
On April 10, Trans-Canada Air Lines was incorporated by Act of
Parliament. Executive offices were established n Montreal, and Winnipeg was
selected as he location of TCA's Operations headquarters. ---On .July 7, the
first survey flight were the proposed route headed east from Vancouver. On
September 2, the company began its first commercial operation by taking over
the short, 122 mile Vancouver - Seattle route from Canadian Airways.
---Experimental flying and training was begun in Western Canada with five,
ten-passenger Lockheed Electras. By the end of this year, daily training
flights were passing between Lethbridge and Winnipeg, and the first radio
equipment was being installed in the mountains.
1938
When the year began, TCA had all of 71 employees and five
Lockheed Electras. Twelve months later, the Company payroll had increased to
332 and nine Lockheed Fourteens had been added to the fleet. ---Passengers were
being carried between Vancouver and Seattle. Air mail and express shipments
were moving between Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, and between Lethbridge and
Edmonton. ---A repair and overhaul base was established at Winnipeg. Hangars
were completed at Winnipeg and Lethbridge and another begun at Toronto. New
stations equipped with radio facilities were opened.
1939
Calgary was given mail and express service in February. ---Between Montreal,
Toronto and Vancouver regular express and air mail night schedules began in
March. In April, passengers were carried on this route, and between Lethbridge,
Calgary and Edmonton.
In November, Moncton was included in a daylight air mail service. The Electras
were sold and six more Lockheed Fourteens increased the fleet to fifteen.
---Winnipeg hangar and shops were extended. Toronto's hangar was completed,
another went up at Montreal and Moncton began to erect its hangar facilities.
1940
By mid-year, passengers were climbing aboard TCA aircraft at
Moncton, and were travelling between Toronto, London and Windsor. Mail and
express were carried between the latter three cities. Moncton had air mail
service. ---On the transcontinental route, a second daily flight was
inaugurated. Another daily trip was added to the Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal
service. ---The Vice-President's office and Traffic headquarters were moved to
Winnipeg from Montreal. ---Winnipeg shops were extended to provide facilities
for the repair of instruments for military aircraft.
1941
In April, TCA routes extended to Halifax. In May, New York
became a regular port-of-call for aircraft wearing the big red maple leaf.
---The Vancouver- Seattle service was discontinued. ---Hangar construction was
completed at Montreal's new Dorval airport. ---Activity intensified at Toronto
and Winnipeg where further extensions were made to shops and facilities. --.
TCA undertook the maintenance and overhaul of BOAC's aircraft used on the
Atlantic return ferry service. ---The fleet expanded again with the purchase of
six, fourteen- passenger Lockheed Lodestars.
1942
In May, Sydney, N.S. and St. John's Newfoundland were added to TCA's schedules.
---The Company acquired six more Lodestars, swelling the fleet to twenty-four
aircraft. ---The 850 horse- power Hornet engines in the Lockheed 14's were
replaced by bigger, twin-row Wasp engines of 1 ,200 horsepower. ---Passenger
load factors reached a new high. Record loads of mail and express were carried.
-.- TCA was now flying 8,250,000 miles a year. ---At Winnipeg the Company took
over the new engine shop erected by the Department of Munitions and Supply for
overhauling military equipment.
1943
This was the year that TCA first flew the Atlantic. The Company
had matured rapidly. At the request of the Canadian Government, converted
Lancaster aircraft manned by TCA crews and serviced by TCA mechanics, began to
carry mail to the Armed Forces overseas across 2,000 miles of ocean. ---At
home, transcontinental services reached out to include Victoria, joining the
extreme west to the nation's east coast at Halifax.
1944
By mid-summer, TCA was operating three round trips a week be-
tween Montreal and Prestwick, Scotland. --- International air conferences began
discussions on world civil aviation. TCA, now a recognized major airline,
participated as part of the Canadian delegation in the British Commonwealth
Conference at Montreal and the World Conference at Chicago. ---Mainline service
was brought closer to Fredericton and St. John, N.B. by rerouting a Maritime
roundflight through Blissville. A direct service was begun between Halifax and
Sydney. ---Company personnel now totalled 2,790 employees. The fleet consisted
of 14 Lodestars and 12 Lockheed 14's.
1945
The year the war ended. TCA began to expand rapidly. Plans
and preparations were made for additional routes and services. New personnel,
most of them ex-servicemen and women, were brought in to the airline and
trained as pilots, mechanics, passenger agents, salesmen, etc. ---A new fleet
of DC-3 type aircraft made its first appearance. Conversion of the C-47's into
commercial carriers was begun at Canadair in Montreal. Three of these aircraft
entered the fleet before the end of the year. Work was begun on the DC-4M at
Canadair. ---Schedules multiplied on an unprecedented scale. A third daily
transcontinental flight was established. Four daily flights operated between
Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton. A fourth daily was begun between Montreal and
Halifax and a second daily between Halifax and Sydney. An alternate "weather"
route was instituted between Toronto and Winnipeg, through the
United States. ---Moncton became a major maintenance base. Winnipeg acquired
additional hangar space. Experimentation in civilian radar uses was begun at
Winnipeg. ---Trans-Atlantic passenger tickets were sold for the first time, and
air express was launched on this route. Additional specialized tech- nicians
and four more Lancasters were added to the CGT AS. ---TCA employees continued
to take an active part in the world's air councils, as members of IATA and
PICAO .
1946
The biggest year yet, when many of 1945's plans became operative.
This was the year that TCA carried its millionth passenger and flew the
Atlantic for the thousandth time. ---Transcontinental services were increased
to four daily flights and a fourth was added on the New York route. Over the
Atlantic, the Lancasters crossed daily, both east and west, between Montreal,
Prestwick and now, London. Service between Vancouver and Victoria increased to
eight flights daily and a seattle -Victoria service was inaugurated. ---New
operations began between Toronto andc Chicago, Toronto and Cleveland, Fort
William and Duluth.
Passenger priorities ended on domestic services and the Company took over
trans-Atlantic passenger space allotment. ---The fleet now consisted of 27
DC-3's, 14 Lockheed Lodestars and 9 Lockheed 14's. By the year's end, DC-3's
were being used exclusively on all routes betweert Montreal and Lethbridge,
both inter-city and transcontinental. The Lockheeds were put up for sale.
---Plans were in the making for joining Toronto and Winnipeg across the Great
Lakes, operating directly between Winnipeg and Edmonton, via Saskatoon and
inaugurating a Halifax- Boston service, all for 1947. Preparations were made
for regular flights to Bermuda. In its tenth year, TCA was well advanced on the
way to becomirtg one of the world's great air-travel systems.
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. May Day!
Phil & Marlie Kelsey send this information -
Planned reunion in 2003 for past and present Whitehorse based employees
including Flight crews, Maintenance and Line Maintenance.
A reunion is in the planning stages. We are working to get in touch with former
YXY based agents, Flight Crews who frequently RON in YXY, and Line Maintenance
who worked in YXY and on the aircraft into YXY. It is being tentively being
planned for Fall of 2003 in Parksville, BC.
To receive information and find out more please email Marlie (Field) Kelsey at
contact as well as your mailing address and phone number. We presently have 110
names but do not have contacts for everyone.
Dig those pictures out and start thinking about the stories to tell. Pass the
word on to other former agents and flight crew!
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. Following up on the item regarding the model aircraft in NetLetter 713 -
Ian Neil sends this update -
My friends in St. John's - say the folks tried from Cape Spear - two attempts
and each time the plane went into the 'drink'. That was about 2 weeks ago. Just
didn't work.
Ian Neil
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