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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)


Number 657  Jan 29th, 2002. We first published in October 1995.


Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson   -      Co-pilot  - Terry Baker


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. Need to know.
We are advised that the price grid for Family Affaire for 2001 is
effective until Feb 28th
when a new and updated grid will be issued, and some prices will change. Check
web site acfamily.net for the current grid.
Correct phone number for reservations is the Employee Travel Service at
1-800-413-1113.


Now's A Great Time To Travel With Family Affair -
Check Out The Savings. Forget the worries of standby travel.
If you have a touch of the wanderlust between now and Feb. 28,
active and retired Air Canada and Air Canada Regional employees
can enjoy confirmed Family Affair reservations and save an
additional 20 per cent on select transborder flights.
Contact Employee Travel Service 1-800-413-1113 for more details.

. From Employee Communications -
Air Canada News:
Simplifying The Future Of Employee Travel.
The Employee Travel and Recognition team is working on a proposal
to automate and improve the process of standby travel for
employees and retirees. This automation will allow the Company to consider the
reintroduction of limited unaccompanied partner
travel such as non-dependent children and designated partners.
If all the features, and their associated costs and benefits, are approved by
Executive Management, the project will be implemented this year. Some of the
changes will include ticketless travel and
new payment options, such as using credit and debit cards in
addition to payroll deduction. A new billing method will allow
pass holders to view their travel charges on the web. An improved travel
profile will replace the current CHIP, and allow employees
and retirees to verify and update family data, boarding priorities and pass
entitlements online.

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. The following are in our readership, and we thought some of you may wish to
know where they worked  -
Don & Edie Lafreniere retired CAIL Avionics Technical Support Specialist
Charlie Burtch retired CAIL  S.O.C. Manager
R J Bailey retired Air Canada L.S.A.
Gail Cruikshank  retired on Dec31/01 from Air Canada.
worked at Pearson Airport as a CSSA since
April01/68.

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. May Day!
Henry Kroeker  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. sent this appeal -
I am looking for an very old good friend Gerry Falconer who was an Air Canada
operations employee in Winnipeg during the 50's ans was probably transferred to
Montreal. His father Bill also worked for Air Canada.

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. Those North Stars!
Bruce Allcom sends this information -
This statement in a recent netletter, finally got my ire up. "Flying Merchant",
all you could get in them was a load of day old chicks and they could fly
themselves.
I spent 9 years with TCA as an F/O Transat on Northstars and Connies
subsequently Capt. Northstars domestic before becoming Chief Pilot for Flying
Enterprise in Denmark (a subsidiary of Overseas Aviation Gatwick at the time,
the largest 4 engine charter airline in the world)
Just to set the record straight: The Canadian Government did not like CPAir any
more than they liked CPRail for beating them to the punch as a transcontinental
railroad and continued their tunnel vision attitude with Prime Ministerial
statements such as "Give CP the Pacific to loose their shirts on there is no
revenue in that"
When CPair sought a transcontinental route "Freight Only" with Douglas DC
Freighters (12 foot cargo doors and 300000 lb. cargo) there was no such
service. Mr. Nobles illustrious TCA bought 3 Bristol 170 freighters from
Channel Airbridge, designed to carry two morris minor autos 21 miles across the
English Channel, as the governments answer to CPair's Douglas DC6
intercontinental freighters. This quashed any hope free enterprise.
To further my point about NorthStars (DC4 m2/m3) the B.O.A.C. version which I
have on my license as a C-4 had reverse. The era Mr. Noble refers to, Canadian
MOT would not consider reverse as a performance factor and neither did they
consider departure profile only consider V1,V2 stop start distance, although
the Brits had this calculated for several years and used it for certification
of the Argonaut.
The final agony and I suppose emphasizing the arrogance of TCA and the
Northstar was the "Cross-Over" Exhaust system designed and installed on what
was a basically a good aircraft. It destroyed it, looked good -- nice smooth
cowls -- quieter interior, all good stuff except it dramatically reduced the
GTOW and cruise airspeed. The Brits (B.O.A.C.) did a simillar mod but far
morsimilarent.
This came home to me while flying between Copenhagen and Palma de Majorca one
night in an Argonaut (with reverse and slim cowlings) and coincidentally passed
an opposite direction ex TCA Northstar and the Capt. asked me as an former TCA
pilot what was wrong with his airplane?? Discussing Canadian politics on center
frequency was not the answer.
Mr. Noble I suggest you take the feather out of where it is tickling you and
give credit where it belongs. CPAir did one hell of a job pioneering the
Pacific the hard way around the Pacific, and developed routes and trade, Ottawa
and Quebec never dreamed of
I used to be very proud of my background as a TCA pilot and I still am unless I
run into ill informed and sadly uneducated experts spouting off with all the
expertise of a CNN reporter.
Bruce D. Allcorn

and Norm Garwood sends this -
Further to Herb Noble's trivia question, I go back to early June '53 with
TCA (in the Public Relations Dept.) and I can not recall the airline ever
naming any of its aircraft as CPA was wont to do. I do remember that the
subject was indeed suggested and considered more than once but our Crown
Corporate nature was such that there was concern Ottawa would stick its nose
into that aspect of our business (too). We would only upset those
cities/provinces etc. that were not named.
Norm Garwood


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. Reminder -
"Name the Tail Contest" presented by the ACFamily Network
This is a fun contest to test your knowledge of 50 airline aircraft tail
graphics.
You can Win one of these four great Canadian Aviation Books...
- HUMOUR and Aviation Books - ACE McCool
- ALTIMETER RISING: My 50 Years in the Cockpit
- AVIATION MEMOIRS: A Love Affair With Flight
- NATIONAL TREASURE: The History of Trans-Canada Air Lines
(Contest starts at 0100 GMT February 3, 2002 and closes 2359 GMT February
23, 2002)
Visit www.acfamily.net/contest to see more information and contest rules.
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. Suggestion!
We asked Bob MacDonald for a suggestion, and he sends this one -
I do have a suggestion however perhaps you could remind your readers to
register on the Conlist, I have seen the e-mail addresses welcoming new
subscribers, however they are failing to register with the new conlist.
Again thanks for your efforts its people like you that keep our AC
family together. May the flights you plus on always be open
Regards Bob Mac Donald
(You can register on the CONLIST by going to the web site acfamily.net - eds)

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. Found on the internet.
*** Battle joined to save aviation sheds
The Guardian -- The fight is on to save a collection of
scruffy industrial sheds on a Hampshire building site
which, according to campaigners, constitute a history
of aeronautical research unique in the world. The sheds
at Farnborough are stuffed with icons of British aviation
history. The most spectacular is the 24ft wind tunnel
built in 1935 so that an entire small plane could be
dangled from a crane in front of the giant mahogany
blades, in gale force winds which have also been used to
test roofing materials and trees. There are also two
other wind tunnels.

*** BA issues handcuff amnesty for Kinky Staff
Ananova -- British Airways has announced a handcuff
amnesty for staff after 255 pairs of cuffs went missing.
A spokeswoman told Ananova 17 pairs had been used to
restrain unruly passengers, but the other pairs were
missing. She said staff would not be punished in any way
if they return any company handcuffs they may have. A
memo in Cabin Crew News suggested either a large number
of cuffs were used in restraint, or BA employed a lot of
fetishists. The memo in the internal magazine, written by
Simon Packer, head of BA's safety and evacuation systems
said: "Your exotic practices in the bedroom are your own
business, but please stick to the Ann Summers furry
handcuffs. Replacing the ones from the restraint kit is
costing BA a fortune."

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. Edward Tierney stopped by Seniority.co.uk
and suggested that you visit the following URL:
http://www.seniority.co.uk
sent on the offchance that some Netletter readers once domiciled in the UK
might just might enjoy in some future Netletter. Ted Tierney.

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. Terry's travel news.
Quality Rates At The Quality Hotel In Montreal.
Until April 30, Air Canada employees, retirees  and their family can take
advantage of the promotional offer of $55 Cdn per night, to stay
in the warmth and comfort of the Quality Hotel. Automatic upgrades are subject
to space availability. A free shuttle bus will drive
you to and from the four star, full service hotel located minutes from Dorval
International Airport. Take a virtual tour of the hotel at
www.qualityhoteldorval.com. For information on other Harilela owned and
operated
hotels worldwide, visit www.harilela.com. For reservations, call (800) 361-6243
or visit the website.

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. Our chief pilot - Vesta - spotted this -
Flushed with anger, US woman in plane toilet ordeal
OSLO, Jan 21 - An American woman had no need to fasten her seatbelt on a
flight from Scandinavia to the United States after a high-pressure vacuum
flush sealed her to the toilet seat of the transatlantic airliner.
The woman filed a complaint with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) after
her ordeal on a Boeing 767 flight last year. She got sucked in after
pushing the flush button while seated, activating a system to clean the
toilet by vacuum, the airline said on Monday.
"She could not get up by herself and had to sit on the toilet until the
flight had landed so that ground technicians could help her get loose," a
SAS spokeswoman told Reuters. "She was stuck there for quite a long time."


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Recently, Ryanair the Irish low cost airlines had these fares, from London
Stanstead  -
One Way incl. Tax at gbp10.00
Dublin,  Glasgow, Brussels, Frankfurt,  Stockholm,  Västerås, Esbjerg, Malmö,
Derry,
Ancona, Trieste, Pescara,  Gothenburg, Aarhus, Venice
One Way incl. Tax at gbp15.00
Genoa, Hamburg, Brescia,  Shannon, Alghero, Bologna,  Turin,  Nîmes, Knock,
Dinard
One Way incl. Tax at gbp20.00
Pisa , Kerry, Cork, Oslo, Salzburg
One Way incl. Tax at gbp25.00
Biarritz, St.Etienne,Carcassonne
AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM RYANAIR:
50,000 SCOTS GET FREE FLIGHTS TO LONDON IN THE NEW YEAR!
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (Thursday 13 December 2001)
announced its biggest-ever giveaway on its Glasgow Prestwick service to London
Stansted…

…50,000 seats are going FREE from January to March 2002!

Ryanair posted a record year for 2001 of gbp458 million, which exceeds the
Irish government ex-chequer announced surplus of gbp424 million.
Ryanair placed an order for 150 Boeing B737's

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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)

Number 656  Jan 25th,  2002. We first published in October 1995.

Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson   -      Co-pilot  - Terry Baker


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. Must know.
The Deadline For Unaccompanied Partner Travel Is Jan. 31.
Employees must ensure that starting Feb. 1, partners are
accompanied by an active or retired employee, widow/widower or
spouse on all Air Canada, Tango and Air Canada Regional flights.
This responsibility cannot be transferred to parents or dependent children. Any
unaccompanied partners traveling after this date
will be considered as an abuse of the employee’s travel privileges. In
situations where partners have purchased revenue tickets because they are
stranded, the tickets will not be reimbursed. Parents can continue to travel
unaccompanied. For more information on the
Partner Travel Program for 2002, refer to  December/January issue of Horizons;
or at www.achorizons.ca

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. Need to know.
Family Affair information only - check with Employee Travel Service for any
changes.

***Family Affair reservations and ticketing provisions***

Reservations can be made by the employee/retiree or the passenger.
(Note: Employee/retiree MUST supply a signed PM002 authorization form for each
passenger, or boarding will be denied)

Reservations at 1-888-247-2262
Info/resevation outside north america, call local
reservation center
Before calling, have the following info ready:
-Pax name.
-Employee number.
-Flight details whenever possible.

Application
Valid for personal travel only. Use for business
purposes carries the same penalty for the employee/retiree as abuse
of employee free/reduced rate travel privileges.
Valid on Air Canada/Air Canada connectors (Air Ontario, Air Nova, AirBC and Air
Alliance ) and on codeshare services on: Lufthansa codeshare on YYZ-FRA &
YVR-FRA.
Not permitted on any other codeshare service
*** Family Affair travel is not permitted on flights operated
*** by Central Mountain Air, Alberta City Link, Air Creebec,
NorthWest Territorial, Calmair, Air Georgian and Labrador Airways,
Air Alma, Air Labrador, Air Tindi, Kenn Borek Air, Aklak Air,
North Wright Air****

** 2002 program***'
Travel must comence on/after 01Jan02 and inbound travel
must be completed on/before 31Dec02.
Reservations must be made within 14 days from date of outbound departure, and
not later than the day prior to departure.
Entire itinerary must be confirmed before a ticket may be issued
(no open segment).
Waitlist: not permitted.
No authorization to waive any of the reservation/ticketing provisions will be
permitted.

Ticketing.
Tickets must be issued within 3 days after making reservation but no later than
the day before departure.
Tickets must be issued by an Air Canada/Air Canada connector office.
Electronic ticketing (ETKT) is mandatory with normal credit
card acceptance. There will be no free ticket delivery (FTD)
except where there is no ETKT available.
Note: photo ID picture is required when checking in for the flight with ETKT.
City Sales Office (cso) may issue ticket ( cash/cheque/mco/credit card)
until the day before departure.
Airports Ticketing Office may issue ticket until the day before
departure, at the following conditions:
-reservations are made 3 days or less before departure.
-and-
-there is no City Sales Office in the passenger district.
-and-
-passenger respects off peak or employee/retiree ticketing hours.

Prepaids (PTA):
PTA's are permitted subject to regular service charge


Compassionate travel:
In the event of compassionate travel, the Family Affair program
does -NOT- apply.

Min/Max stay.
Minimum stay:
Inbound travel may not commence prior to 00:01h on the first
Saturday -or- on the first Sunday following the day of
departure. (i.e. passenger must spend at least one Friday or one
Saturday night over at the destination.)

Maximum stay
60 days / 30 days to/from Florida, Hawaii, Carribean, Las Vegas
Extension for medical purposes NOT permitted.

Connection vs Stopover
Family Affair bookings follow the same connection guidelines
as all Air Canada published fares. domestic/transborder--4 hours
and international--24hours.

Penalties
Changes:
Permitted within one year from date of issue for a fee of
CA75.00 (CA$75.00 converted to US$, if change made in the USA)
origin/destination/point of turnaround must remain the same.
Any difference in fare will be collected if the fare has changed between the
time of original flight and the new flight.

Cancellations:
Non refundable (including in case of illness).

Surcharges
Family Affair is subject to a CA$5.00 one way fuel
surcharge/CA$10.00 return

Application of unused Family Affair ticket:
Unused Family Affair tickets are valid for one year from date of issue
the value of an unused Family Affair ticket may be used towards the
purchase of a published fare provided that compensation fee
and any other fees are collected.
Please note that an unused published fare ticket cannot be used towards the
purchase of a Family Affair ticket
** an unused Family Affair ticket cannot be used towards the
purchase of another Family Affair ticket when there is a change
in routing **.

Same day stand-by
Domestic Canada: not permitted
Transborder: permitted as per regulations.

Children/Infants/UM**

Children 2 yrs old and over: charge the applicable adult fare
(Family Affair rate)
Infants under 2 yrs of age: free if not occupying a seat.
One infant may travel with each adult 12 years or over.
International travel: infants travelling free of charge need a ticket.

Schedule change
Family Affair tickets are considered as normal revenue tickets in
terms of schedule change. the standard sked change guidelines
apply.

IROP
In an irregular operation situation, Fmily Affair passengers are considered as
normal revenue. Passenger protection is offered.

Denied boarding
Family Affair tickets are considered as normal revenue tickets in
terms of denied boarding. the standard corporate policy
applies on this matter.

Downgrades
Not permitted.
Family Affair ticket holders cannot downgrade to Family Affair sell offs.

Seating - advance seat selection
Not permitted.

AEROPLAN
AEROPLAN mileage -may not- be accumulated on Family Affair tickets.

Lost/stolen ticket
Standard procedures apply

Validation form/identification
Travellers other than Air Canada employees must carry a validation
form certifying that they are eligible family members.
Forms are available from your personnel office, City Sales Office or Airport
Ticket Office.
Fax and photocopies are acceptable in case of emergency only, for
outbound portion. however, the actual form will be required upon inbound.
A validation form may be used for one travel and a new one filled for each
travel.
An unused form validated with the employee/retiree travel card is valid for
one year after the date of issue.
Check-in agents will ask passengers to show company id or Family Affair
validation form and will lift the coupon from that validation form. Failing to
present those will result in denied boarding.
It is mandatory that passengers have the PM002 validation form available for
presentation upon request from an Air Canada agent at any time during their
trip. However, the form is not required for ticket issue.
Infants do require a validation form.

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. Computers!
Air Canada advise that negotiations Continue For Computer Purchase Program.
We realize you’re eager to hear more about the Computer Purchase Program. At
this time, we’re still in discussion with several suppliers to ensure we offer
you the best deal. When the program
is finalized, you should be aware that you will deal directly with the
supplier; payments will not be payroll deducted. When we have more information
on the program, we will communicate the details.

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. May Day!
Margaret Cantwell sends us this message -
Ross Secord is in the  Jubilee Hospital, Wing 4,  in Victoria BC, facing
surgery again for his leg which has given him a lot of trouble over the years.
Mrs. Secord and daughter felt there were many of his Air Canada friends who
would probably like to visit him.
The Royal Jubilee hospital,
1900 Fort Street,
Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8
Phone No. for Patient Info.....(250) 370-8244


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. Information for our USA retirees -
Lori Flowers sent us this message -
Just recently, I had a retiree in Canada give me a copy of her "taxable
benefits & allowances"-Fed: statement detailing pass charges.  To my
amazement, each pass (be it to the retiree or partner or family member)
charge was broken down with the following information:
Process Date, Ticket Date, Ticket Number,Amount, Description, and Travel
Description.  This of course seems to be the way deductions should legally
be noted.

We here in the US have been desperately attempting to have this information
given to us.  Pass deductions as you may or not know, are only identified
by "Ac Transp Emp & Prtnr Transp" with all taxes lumped together.  This
makes it impossible to figure out which taxes belong to whom.  Furthermore,
no ticket numbers or other pertinent info is given.  We are repeatedly told
to keep ticket numbers for id/mistake purposes, but how can we readily
identify errors if this necessary information is not properly given.

PLEASE---can you assist us in rectifying this situation.  In the age of
computer technology, there certainly is no excuse for not being provided
with this info.

This is the answer we have received -

The pay stub for employees in Canada is produced by Peoplesoft. It was
developed
to include all pertinent pass charge information.
In the US, our pay checks and pay stubs are produced by ADP. The program used
by
ADP to produce those checks and stubs does not provide for space to accommodate

all the relevant pass charge information. Because ADP is a third party Company,

unless they change their program to allow for printing of this information,
there is nothing we can do to have this printed on checks/stubs. It is not
expected that ADP will change their program to accommodate our need.
We are currently looking at other options and will advise if and when something

becomes available.
In the meantime, we advise employees/retirees to simply keep track of their
travels and check them off as they are deducted. In cases where charges are in
error, they can simply contact us in People Services and we will verify.

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"Name the Tail Contest" presented by the ACFamily Network
This is a fun contest to test your knowledge of 50 airline aircraft tail
graphics.
You can Win one of these four great Canadian Aviation Books...
- HUMOUR and Aviation Books - ACE McCool
- ALTIMETER RISING: My 50 Years in the Cockpit
- AVIATION MEMOIRS: A Love Affair With Flight
- NATIONAL TREASURE: The History of Trans-Canada Air Lines
(Contest starts at 0100 GMT February 3, 2002 and closes 2359 GMT February
23, 2002)
Visit www.acfamily.net/contest to see more information and contest rules.
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. The DC-9 saga!
Tom Martin sends this information -
In reading NL 654, I was reminded that since an earlier NL where Keith Rhodes
was wondering about a leased DC9 during Expo year I've been racking my brains
(or what's left of them) to try to remember the airline involved. I see that
Fred Spriggs' memory is better than mine to remember Trans Caribbean. As I
recall this was a dry lease with the crew uniforms in black and I do well
remember flying on it. I was in Chicago trying to get back to Montreal and
despite my POS pass, it was late evening and I was in the Maple Leaf lounge -
if that's what it was called then - when two men and a woman were ushered in. I
didn't pay much attention the guys, my eyes were glued to the gal. She was the
rather stunning Black actress from the original Star Trek and we all sat
chatting until boarding the leased DC9. I may not have remembered the leasing
airline, but I sure remembered her. Cheers - Tom Martin

and from Paul Cooper -
The wet leased DC9 in 1967 operated YUL/JFK return was painted Trans Caribbean
colours and either owned or dry leased by them.
Another airline, I believe it was OverSeas National Airlines, dry leased the
aircraft from Trans Caribbean, and Overseas National wet leased the aircraft to
Air Canada.
P. Cooper

and from Ace McCooll -
I believe the all-Y DC-9s wet-leased during Expo 67 belonged to Sterling
Airlines or Airways of the U.S. Not to be confused with the Danish airline
Sterling. The U.S. one no longer exists.
Jack Desmarais

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. Terry's travel tips.
Visiting the U.K. during July? The Farnborough Air Show runs from July 22
thru 28th.

Cruise deals from Interlining Plus -
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
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LAST MINUTE RUN-OF-SHIP INTERLINE SPECIALS
Carnival Triumph -7 nights-Eastern Caribbean
February 2nd- $549us-Best Available
Limited Balcony Space Available
Ports of Call: San Juan, St Thomas/St John, & St Croix
Departs Miami at 4pm
taxes additional $27.34us-total per person $576.34us

Sensation - 7 nights-Western Caribbean
February 3rd - $499us Best Available
Limited Oceanview Space Available
Ports of Call: Grand Cayman, Playa del Carmen/Cozumel & New Orleans
Departs Tampa 4 pm
taxes additional $29.29us-total per person $528.28us

Elation - 7 nights-Mexican Riviera
February 3rd - $549us Best Available
Limited Oceanview Space Available
Ports of Call: Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan & Cabo San Lucas
Departs LA at 4 pm
taxes additional $30.46us-total per person $579.46us

Carnival Victory - 7 nights-Western Caribbean
February 3rd - $549us Best Available
Limited Oceanview Space Available
Ports of Call: Playa del Carmen/Cozumel, Grand Cayman &
Ocho Rios
Departs Miami at 4pm
taxes additional $39.24us-total per person $588.24us
* Because of the limited availability and high demand for this special
offer, please have your booking and credit card information ready
when calling.
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PRINCESS CRUISE LINES
Still very limited space still available on the Star Princess March 13, 3
night Mexico cruise but not for long!
More Princess Coastal Cruises
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Ocean Princess-2 nights-San Francisco to Vancouver
Inside staterooms from $183us
Sail date: May 4
Departs San Francisco at 4pm
total per person $210.10us

Sun Princess-3 nights-San Francisco to Vancouver
Inside staterooms from $263us
Sail date: May 10
Port of Call: Victoria
Departs San Francisco at 5pm
total per person $281.10us

Sea Princess-3 nights-LA to Vancouver
Inside staterooms from $263us
Sail date: May 8
Departs San Pedro at 5pm
total per person $282.67us
* Because of the limited availability and high demand for these special
offers, please have your booking and credit card information ready
when calling.
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CALL NOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE!
1-800-665-3100
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All rates are per person based on double occupancy - taxes are not included,
except when specified. All Interline fares are at the discretion of the
particular supplier and C.I.T. reserves the right to secure and\or
obtain alternatives to the above fares offered where conditions warrant.
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Interlining Plus (BC reg. 2074-2)
Local phone: 604-606-1700 Toll Free: 1-800-665-3100
Fax: 604-606-1720 http://www.interline.ca

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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)

Number 655,  Jan 22nd  2002. We first published in October 1995.

Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson   -      Co-pilot  - Terry Baker


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. Nice to know!
Family Affair sell offs -
FAMILY AFFAIR SELLOFF- TRANSBORDER ** EFFECTIVE 15JAN02
Fare type: Economy class, round-trip
Travel period:
First travel: none
Last travel: 28Feb02
Reservations Within 14 days of departure
MIN/MAX:
Originating SU-TH: 1ST Sat
Originating SA: 1ST Sun
MAX: 60 Days
Exception: FLORIDA/LAS VEGAS/HAWAII: 30 Days
FARE LEVELS:
HOU-YTO/BOS-YOW/BOS-YTO/MSY-YTO/WAS-YTO/EWR-YOW/EWR-YTO/
HPN-YTO/HOU-YOW/LGA-YOW/LGA-YTO/PHL-YTO/ROC-YTO/SYR-YTO/
RIC-YTO/CMH-YTO/ABE-YTO/CLE-YTO/PIT-YTO = $143.00 CAD

ATL-YTO/CHI-YTO/CHO-YOW/DFW-YTO/LAX-YEA/LAX-YYC/LAX-YVR
SFO-YVR/SFO-YYC/PHX-YYC/PHX-YVR/BNA-YTO/HOU-YMQ/IND-YTO/
MKE-YTO/MSP-YTO/STL-YTO = $151.00 CAD

CHI-YVR/BOS-YVR/JFK-YVR = $255.00 CAD

DEN-YTO/SAN-YTO/PHX-YTO = $279.00 CAD

SEA-YTO = $204.00 CAD

BOS-YMQ/WAS-YMQ/EWR-YMQ/LGA-YMQ/PHL-YMQ/BDL-YMQ = $135.00 CAD

GEG-YYC/SEA-YVR/PDX-YVR = $111.00 CAD

Air Canada Vacations Launches New Route — Toronto to Turks & Caicos. Missing that summer feeling? Air Canada Vacations can help you find it again. On Saturday, Jan. 19, Air Canada Vacations added to its growing menu of sun destinations with the launch of non-stop flights from Toronto to the Turks & Caicos Islands
Air Canada Vacations Specials Available — Cuba, Here I Come!
If you want a break from the cold and snow, Air Canada Vacations has holiday packages at great prices. Special rates to Cuba for the month of January are now available for Air Canada employees, family and friends.



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. We recently welcomed these readers - perhaps you would like to know where they worked -
Jeanne Lafleur retired Air Canada Passenger Agent joined TCA 1946 retired 1983
living in Dorval QC
Doug Orvis retired from Canadain Airlines in 1998.
Walter Joly retired Air Canada Flight Crew Scheduling Analyst lives in Hudson QC
Donald Vye General Forman Mtce lives in Florida USA.
Brian Cashin  recently retired from AC Passenger Sales International, LHR, and have
joined the Pionairs.
Dave Parkinson B747 Fleet Manager living in Delta, BC.
Loraine Boileau retired Air Canada Refunds lives in Dugald, MN.
Anne Gulycz  was a CS&S agent at Toronto Airport and with Air Canada
for 28 2/1 years...I have recently retired.
Eric J. Dandy Manager, Property Management lives in Dollard Des Ormeaux, QC

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BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA)
(Jan 10/02)
For information only - check with Employee Travel Service for latest information.

SCOPE 

* CODESHARE * 
Codeshare/affiliated carrier flights are NOT eligible 
under the terms of this agreement unless stated otherwise 
refer to Restriction if applicable to this agreement 

* TAX * 
Any reduced rate ticket is subject to tax as applicable 

RESTRICTION 

ZED travel permitted as follows 
BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) 

BRITISH AIRWAYS CODESHARE: 
GB AIRWAYS (BA) 
BRITISH REGIONAL AIRLINES (TH) 
LOGANAIR (BA) 
CITYFLYER EXPRESS (FD) 
SUN AIR OF SCANDINAVIA (EZ)'
COMMERCIAL AIRWAYS (MN) 

AIRPORT HANDLING: 
All contingent passengers must check-in at British Airways 
staff travel office for departures from LHR-London Heathrow 
domestic - checkin 60mins prior dep 
international - checkin 75mins prior dep 

Advance registration on flights is not required for U.K. 
departures - only BA reservations offices elsewhere are to 
be contacted for registration from points outside the U.K. 

PASS EXCHANGE (CANADA AND ENGLAND) 

TRAVEL PERMITTED AS FOLLOWS: 
Air Canada & British Airways International flights between CANADA and ENGLAND'

ELIGIBILITY: 
Active employee of AC/TIER 2 with 6 months service 
Retired employee 
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 24 years of age
(under 16 must be accompanied) 
Parents of *SINGLE* Active/Retired employee (

TICKETING/PRIORITY ENDORSMENT: 
INDICATE ID00N2 IN THE TICKET ENDORSEMENT BOX 

SPACE AVAILABLE ZED - ZONAL EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT** 

DEFINITION-ZED 
Space available ZONAL EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT - Personal travel 

ELIGIBILITY-ZED 
Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZM FARES: 
Active employee of AC/TIER 2 & 3 WITH 6 MONTHS SERVICE 
Retired employee 
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 24 years of age

Eligible for unlimited ZED - ZH FARES: 
Parents of *SINGLE* Active/Retired employee

CHILDREN: 
Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult 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 tkt for international travel 

RESERVATION-ZED
Contact Employee Travel Service YWG if in north America
Local reservations if outside north America.

Calculate the mileage for each segment flown 
assess the applicable fare based on the zone for each segment 
travelled per Chart-ZED and level per Eligiblity-ZED

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                6101-9000     70     126

Fares are converted to local currency 
Subject to taxes as applicable 

TICKETING-ZED
Contact Employee Travel Service YWG if in north America
Local reservations if outside north America.

VALIDITY
180 Days from date of issue. 

* Contrary to the intent of the ZED program, this carrier * 
* will not accept a flight coupon for other than the city * 
* pair shown (at face value only) or reissue a flight * 
* coupon for another alternate routing/city pair/carrier * 
* It is recommended the ticket(s) be issued to include any * 
* possible routing/city pair which may involve this carrier * 
* and any unused coupon(s) may be submitted to the issuing * 
* carrier for refund once travel is completed * 

ID50 POSITIVE SPACE REDUCED RATE - PERSONAL

RESTRICTION: 
ID50 as space available only on BA shuttle service 
LHR/MAN TO/From EDI/GLA/BFS 

ELIGIBILITY:
Active employee of AC/Tier 2 & 3 with 12 months service 
Retired employee 
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 24 years of age
(under 16 must be accompanied) 
--Note-- 
Dependents must carry photocopy of employee ID as proof of 
relationship/eligibility 

DISCOUNT: 
50% PERSONAL TRAVEL 
First, Business and normal Economy fares 
Children fares permitted 
**NO other discounted fare permitted 

BOOKING:
Contact Employee Travel Service YWG if in north America
Local reservations if outside north America. 

TICKETING:
Contact Employee Travel Service YWG if in north America
Local reservations if outside north America.  - VALID 90 Days from date of issue.

** SPEEDBIRD FARE **'

POSITIVE SPACE TRAVEL - U.S.A. AND LONDON 

APPLICATION: 
- Valid year round 
- Maximum stay - 28 days 

ELIGIBILITY:
Active employee of Air Canada/Tier 2 & 3 with 6 months service
Retired employee 
Spouse - legal
Dependent children under 24 years of age
Parents of *Single* active/retired employee

SERVICE CHARGE: 
- For return travel only - plus applicable taxes 
----------------------------------------------------------- 
TO/FROM LONDON           I EMP/SPOUSE/CHD I PARENT OF SGL EMP 
BOS/BWI/ORD/CLT/DTW         US$ $275                 US$ $325 
IAD/JFK/EWR/PIT/PHL
ATL/DFW/IAH/MIA/MCO          US$ $295                 US$ $345 
LAX/SFO/SEA/SAN/PHX/DEN  US$ $325                 US$ $375 
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TAX: 
(US) U.S. INTNL DEP/ARR TAX (PER DEP/ARR U.S.) 
(XF) U.S. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE (PFC) 
(XY) U.S. IMMIGRATION FEE 
(YC) U.S. FEDERAL CUSTOMS FEE 
(XA) U.S. ANIMAL/PLANT INSPECTION FEE 
(GB) U.K. INTL DEP DUTY TAX 
(UB) U.K. PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE 

RESERVATION: 
CONTACT BRITISH AIRWAYS AT 1-800-AIRWAYS 

TICKETING:'
- PNR must be created by the Employee Travel Service YWG 
- Ticket issued by Air Canada in the USA only - us$ 

VALIDITY: 
Valid 30 days from date of outbound travel - NO extensions 

** CONCORDE SPECIAL OFFER ** 

POSITIVE SPACE TRAVEL - NEW YORK (JFK) AND LONDON (LHR) 

APPLICATION: 
- PROGRAM NOT IN EFFECT - (BA HAS ADVISED THAT THEY WILL NOT 
OFFER THIS PROGRAM AT THIS TIME NOV 8/01 - UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) 
- APPLICABLE JFK-LHR OR LHR-JFK

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"Name the Tail Contest" presented by the ACFamily Network
This is a fun contest to test your knowledge of 50 airline aircraft tail
graphics.
You can Win one of these four great Canadian Aviation Books...
- HUMOUR and Aviation Books - ACE McCool
- ALTIMETER RISING: My 50 Years in the Cockpit
- AVIATION MEMOIRS: A Love Affair With Flight
- NATIONAL TREASURE: The History of Trans-Canada Air Lines
(Contest starts at 0100 GMT February 3, 2002 and closes 2359 GMT February
23, 2002)
Visit www.acfamily.net/contest to see more information and contest rules.
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. May Day!
Subject: Re: Locating an old Friend
From: Henry Kroeker <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Hopefully can offer me some assistance in locating a good old friend of
mine that worked for Air Canada in the 50's in Winnipeg and at some point I
understood he may have been transferred to Montreal. His name is Gerry
Falconer.
Regards
Henry Kroeker

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. News from the districts.
Vancouver area -
Coffee Clubs - All Pionairs are invited to meet at 10:00 AM
White Rock - 1st Tuesday (at 9:30 AM) Earl's Restaurant,
1767- 152nd St, White Rock (Wilse Jessee 604.535.0595)
Tsawwassen - 2nd Tuesday Reo's Restaurant, 1077 56th St.
(Glen Steeves 604.943.0494)
Ladner - 4th Tuesday Ricky's Restaurant, Trenant Park
(Terry Fitzgibbon 604.940.1849)
Richmond - 3rd Tuesday, Club House at 5531 Cornwall Dr.
(Joan Milton 604.276.2062)
Vancouver - 3rd Thursday - Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886
Hudson St., (Ian Beckett 604.435.0544) (see note below)
West & North Vancouver - 2nd Wednesday, Park Royal Hotel
540 Clyde West Vancouver (Barb Pike 604-926-6938 or Pam Botting 604-983-3805)

Gerry Damskov for Ron Goran District Director Okanagan District.
OKANAGAN DISTRICT
Our Fall and Winter Newsletter is now online at: www.acpionairs.ca
Our next Pionair function is on February 14th. 2002 (Valentines Day). Our
Local AGM.
Place : At the Ramada Hotel in Kelowna, B.C. located at 2170 Harvey Ave.
Kelowna across from the Orchard Park Mall.
The Itinerary is: Meet & Greet at 11:30 Luncheon is at 12:30. Our Guest
speaker will be our National President, Fraser O’Shaughnessy.
The cost is $16.00 or $18.00 at the door. Price includes meal, guest speaker
and prizes. Also there will be a 50/50 draw. And a no Host Cash Bar will be
available.
If you are planning to attend: please make your checks payable to:
Air Canada Pionairs , and snail mail to: Tony Bestick 15-680 Valley Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 2J3
Please Do NOT make your checks out to Tony Bestick.
If anyone needs assistance or special needs, call Ron Goran at: 712-9723
Any Pionairs or ex-Airline Visitors are most welcome.

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: "B McCormack" <gram&This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Subject: DC-9
B.McCormack sends this story -

DC-9 Nose gear.
Pete Peterson and I brought a flight into Vancouver and after carrying out
the various checks and procedures, landed with an unsafe (red lights) nose
gear. Maintenance took the aircraft over to the hangar and crew sched
called and asked us to remain in Vancouver until it was repaired and then
fly it back to Winnipeg on the morning flight. Pete was put up in a hotel
and I stayed at my own home, being a commuter at that time.
The problem eventually was determined to be in the nose gear wiring harness
and the trouble shooting and then repairs took two days. Great, I got to
spend two nights at home.
We returned to the field early the second morning and were in the office
flight planning when the dispatcher asked us if we were ready to do the
nose gear taxi check. "Taxi check?" We were told nothing about that! Now we
had to scramble if we hoped to salvage an on schedule departure. "Where is
the aircraft?" "At the hangar, there is a car waiting to take you there"
I hate that kind of an unplanned rush but here we now were on the flight
deck of a cold aeroplane trying to squeeze 45 minutes of chores into the
remaining 30 minutes before departure time. I said to Pete that we would do
a superficial cockpit check, use the checklists for start up, after start
and taxi to ensure we had brakes, hydraulics and so on and then do the
complete check at the ramp later while the passengers were being boarded.
We called dispatch and asked what type of gear check was required. They had
no idea so as we approached runway 08/26's "centre" taxi we asked the tower
for clearance to taxi on to the runway, continue to the 08 button and then
run a high-speed taxi back. They approved the request; we fast taxied and
were now in position and about to power up back to the turn off. I said to
the F/O "let's take advantage of the situation and carry out a rejected
take off procedure just below V1 speed.
We quickly reviewed the procedure, advanced the throttles to T/O power and
the near empty aircraft rapidly accelerated. At about 5 knots below V1 the
nose of the DC-9 suddenly reared up like a bronco out of the chute, I
pushed full forward on the control wheel until I hit the full travel stops
to no avail, shouted "reject, buckets" and applied brakes, hard. The nose
wheel came down to the runway with a heck of a smack (take that) and we
came to a rapid stop. I expected the tower to comment on the thoroughness
of the nose gear check we had done, but they didn't and we didn't.
We taxied clear of the runway, our eyes like saucers, did a quick check for
an explanation of the incident and found our answer. Someone had set the
horizontal stabilizer full nose up and we missed it during our abbreviated
check.. We taxied in to the terminal parking, picked up our passengers
while completing a THOROUGH cockpit check, departed on sched or very close
and logged "nose gear checks OK"(you bet). Bernie

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. For the de Havilland Comet affectionados -
Visiting the U.K. and flying out of Gatwick Airport? The former Dan Air Comet 4B G-APMB serves as a ground trainer for tug and air operators, alongside a de Havilland Trident G-AWZX. The Comet built for B.E.A. in 1959 was sold to Channel Airways in 1970 and then Dan Air in 1972, and last saw service on December 28, 1978 and sold to Gatwick Handling the following month.

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. Terry's travel tips.
Going To Florida And Need A Place To Stay?
The Four Points by Sheraton Lakeside in Kissimmee, Florida has a
deal for you. Employees can enjoy an appreciation rate of $35 US
per room, per night, plus tax and $3.50 US resort service fee.
The offer is valid on a space available basis from Jan. 11 to
Feb. 27. For more information about this offer, or to reserve,
call (800) 848-0801 and ask for the airline appreciation rate.

When visiting London, UK try -
Experience one of London's most enjoyable nights out! This unusual and fascinating evening brings clients back to a Medieval Banquet: Food, music and dance inclusive.
You get:
A four-course traditional English meal
Unlimited wine and beer during the meal
Two hours of themed entertainment dancing until 11:30pm
Program:
Tour starts at 7:30am at the Ivory House, St. Katherine's dock "Tower Hill."

The Banquet: This regal Medieval Banquet takes place by flickering torchlight in the vaulted cellars of Ivory House, just a stone's throw from the Tower Bridge. You could be forgiven for thinking that you've stepped back in time. But you'll know it's no illusion when King Henry's dancing wenches invite you to watch the show! Afterwards, there's music and dancing.
Adult  ca$99.00  child  ca$66.00
Book through a travel agent or the britrail web site before leaving Canada.

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Number 654,  Jan 18th,  2002. We first published in October 1995.

Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson   -      Co-pilot  - Terry Baker


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.  Must know!
Air Canada News:
Air Canada Arrivals Lounge ­ By Invitation Only.
Employees/retirees travelling to London or Vancouver are asked not to
visit the Air Canada Arrivals lounge. Invitations are only
extended to our Executive class passengers. If you are upgraded
to Executive class and offered an invitation, we ask that you decline.

The following statement in the 'Need to know' NetLetter 653 has been
clarified by Employee Travel & Recognition -
--UPGRADE--|
ELIGIBLE FOR * C2/Y10 * IF ACCOMPANIED BY EMPLOYEE/SPOUSE
HOLDING A C1/J10
- PARTNERS - MAXIMUM 2
- PARENTS - UGRADED REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF PARTNERS
NOTE: SPOUSE/CHILDREN MUST HOLD THEIR OWN C1/J10 TICKETS

The travel partner for this month (Jan) only if accompanied will be upgraded
to C2/Y10.
Beyond February 1st all travel partners must be accompanied and would
have the standard priority of C2/Y10.
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. Need to know.

Now's A Great Time To Travel With Family Affair- Check Out
The Savings.
Forget the worries of standby travel. If you have a touch of
the wanderlust between now and Feb. 28, active and retired Air
Canada and Air Canada Regional employees can enjoy confirmed
Family Affair reservations and save an additional 20 per cent
on select transborder flights. Our selloff fares include:
New York (JFK) - Vancouver (YVR) $255. Cdn.; Los Angeles
(LAX) - Vancouver (YVR) $151; Boston (BOS) - Toronto (YYZ)$143;
New-York (LGA) - Toronto (YYZ) $143 and Dallas (DFW) - Toronto
(YYZ) $151

Air Canada News:
New U.S. Security Measures Begin Tomorrow.
Effective January 18, the United States Aviation & Transportation Security Act
and U.S. Customs require that, in advance of the aircraft landing in the United
States, all carriers provide U.S. Customs with basic personal information about
passengers and crew members. These new regulations require that the Advanced
Passenger Information System (APIS) be sent via electronic transmission and
consists of five basic pieces of data; full legal name, gender, date of birth,
nationality and travel document number. A valid passport is the preferred
document. This rule applies to all persons on board the aircraft.

Air Canada To Launch Daily Non-Stop Service To Ireland.
On June 1, we will begin daily service between Toronto and Dublin.
It will be the only daily non-stop service between Canada and the Emerald Isle
during the high-demand summer travel season ­ June through October, using
Boeing 767 aircraft.


****************** 2 0 0 2 B L A C K O U T S  ID80/ID50 *********** 
**** AIR CANADA / TANGO OPERATED FLIGHTS ****
(For information only - for latest info contact Employee Travel Service)
Revised Nov 01/01
NOTE: C Class bookings only permitted within 72 hours of departure 
All blackouts are waived within 72 hours of departure 

RAPIDAIR
NOTE: RAPIDAIR blackouts do not apply to passengers with 
confirmed connections between Air Canada/Tango flights 

YYZ TO YUL MON-FRI 0700, 0800, 1500, 1600
1700, 1800, 1900
YUL TO YYZ MON-FRI 0600, 0630, 0700, 0800
1500, 1600, 1700, 1800
YYZ TO YOW MON-FRI 0800, 1600, 1700, 1800 
YOW TO YYZ MON-FRI 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800

DOMESTIC-TRANSBORDER
Excluding RAPIDAIR
Excluding FLORIDA/HAWAII

ALL ROUTES-Domestic/Transborder
14DEC02 - 08JAN03  

DOMESTIC 

YWG TO YYZ DAILY 1130 - 1300
YYZ TO YWG DAILY 1630 - 1730  
YYZ/YUL TO YFC/YSJ 01MAR02 - 04MAR02
YFC/YSJ TO YYZ/YUL 09MAR02 - 11MAR02  
YYT TO YHZ/YYZ 27MAR02 - 30MAR02
YYZ/YHZ TO YYT 05APR02 - 08APR02  
YUL TO YSL/ZBF 20APR02 - 21APR02
YSL/ZBF TO YUL 29APR02 - 30APR02

SUN  All routes SAT/SUN YEAR ROUND
FLORIDA/HAWAII 
15FEB02 - 06APR02 
14DEC02 - 08JAN03

MEXICO 

ALL ROUTES-MEXICO
14DEC02 - 08JAN03  
PUERTO VALLARTA/CANCUN 15FEB02 - 06APR02

CARIBBEAN

CARIBBEAN
(EXCEPT PUERTO RICO)
15FEB02 - 06APR02
22JUN02 - 13AUG02
14DEC02 - 08JAN03  

PUERTO RICO SAT/SUN YEAR ROUND
15FEB02 - 06APR02 
14DEC02 - 08JAN03  

SOUTH AMERICA 

ALL ROUTES-SOUTH AMERICA
15FEB02 - 12MAR02  
07JUN02 - 13AUG02  
05DEC01 - 13JAN03 

SOUTH PACIFIC 

ALL ROUTES-SOUTH PACIFIC
15FEB02 - 06APR02  
14JUN02 - 13AUG02  
14DEC02 - 25JAN03  

EUROPE 

ALL ROUTES-EUROPE
14JUN02 - 29SEP02  
14DEC02 - 08JAN03  

MIDDLE EAST 


TEL AVIV
22MAR02 - 21APR02 
14JUN02 - 29SEP02  
13DEC02 - 08JAN03  

ASIA

ALL ROUTES-ASIA
14JUN02 - 30SEP02  

HONG KONG(HKG)/TAIPEI(TPE)
31JAN02 - 24FEB02
14DEC02 - 08JAN03  

CHINA
31JAN02 - 24FEB02 
14DEC02 - 08JAN03  

JAPAN
26APR02 - 06MAY02
21DEC02 - 06JAN03  

KOREA
21DEC02 - 06JAN03

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"Name the Tail Contest" presented by the ACFamily Network
This is a fun contest to test your knowledge of 50 airline aircraft tail
graphics.
You can Win one of these four great Canadian Aviation Books...
- HUMOUR and Aviation Books - ACE McCool
- ALTIMETER RISING: My 50 Years in the Cockpit
- AVIATION MEMOIRS: A Love Affair With Flight
- NATIONAL TREASURE: The History of Trans-Canada Air Lines
(Contest starts at 0100 GMT February 3, 2002 and closes 2359 GMT February
23, 2002)
Visit www.acfamily.net/contest to see more information and contest rules.
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Subject: Re: trip pass printer
We received the following query -
G/Day,
Re the info from Employee Travel & Recognition on availability of a trip
pass printer at Montreal HQ 24/7.
I tried this two weeks ago Sunday. Security at HQ knew nothing about it.
I then went to the main security office, and again they knew nothing. As
retirees we must get a visitor pass from security to access the
building. I think the description of the location is a bit vague. Could
we perhaps have a notice posted at the entrance with clear directions.
Thank you for an excellent newsletter.
James Coupethwaite
To which Employee Travel & Recognition responds -
When you enter, you must submit your Retiree ID card to enter, after
entering Headquarter building, it is on your left behind the steel
doors, towards the In-Flight service simulators.
The agents should know, we have given them a memo, but we will sent a
reminder

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. We recently had retiree Ken Bjorge join our readership, here is a short bio
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Spouse Norma also a retiree and an Air Canada Pionair.
Private Pilots License 1948 and Commercial in 1953.
Did not fly commercially only privately.
Joined Pacific Western Airlines in 1953 in an administrative role.
Last title Assistant Vice President.
Ken & Norma live in Delta, BC

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. Remember when!
Herb Noble sends us this trivia question -

Did TCA or AC ever name their aircraft as CPA did
with their famous "Empress of.." if they did, when and what was the name,
this doesn't apply to Air BC or the name "Flying Merchant" carried on the
four North Stars freighters.
Take care,
Herb

January 14, 1949
The first non-stop Trans-Canada flight made by F/O J.Jolicoeur and crew who
flew RCAF DC-4M North Star from Vancouver to Halifax in 8 hrs 32 mins, at
an average speed of 329 mph for 2785 miles.

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Farewell to DC9 - 32

Just read in today's Daily News the last flight of AC DC9 - 32. This was my
favourite aircraft while I worked at Air Canada. I started in Engineering in
1968 assigned to look after the Wheels and Brakes and also the Landing Gear.
>From there I progressed to DC9 Airframe and Flight Controls, then Project
Manager for APUs and Accessories and then Maintenance Superintendent DC9 Fleet,
responsible for entire 42 A/C plus New York Air and other contracts. I was Supt
DC9 for 5 years during the early 80s when DC9 fleet was backbone of AC domestic
service. We all the remember the Cincinnati DC9 accident and the ensuing Public
Hearing which was rather traumatic for those of us closely involved. At that
time our DC9 fleet had flown the equivalent of 14 million passengers to the
Moon and back with only two fatalities up to the Cinncinnati disaster. After
that the entire AC fleet had an interior and exterior change requirement so I
went back to Engineering to head up the Engineering team to redo the A/C
interiors and exterior paint scheme. I took early retirement from AC at end of
1990 and went up to First Air in Ottawa to be Senior Director Maintenance. All
in all a very interesting and rewarding career with Air Canada and the
association with the DC9 fleet.
Cheers, Jim Riddoch

. Keith Rhodes sends us this memory -
Subject: DC-9 Retirement
Your article about the impending retirement of the DC-9 Fleet brings back a few

memories. I would be interested to know the fin numbers of the last few.
I flew on the first one , fin 702, and I remember commenting that passengers
should be paid to sit in the last two rows because of the noise.
Concerning other leases, I seem to remember another lease, during Expo 67, of a

114 seat version - whose was that?
The DC-9-32F freighter was a scary plane for loading - particularly when pallet

weights in Kilos in the front position were entered as Pounds in the load plan,

so that the aircraft could not rotate for take-off.
Keith Rhodes, ex Chief, Load Control

Fred Spriggs sends this -
I definitely remember a DC-9 all economy configuration which was leased during
Expo 67. The aircraft I have in mind, if I'm not mistaken , belonged to Trans
Caribbean Airlines or Airways. Does this ring a bell Keith Rhodes? Regards
Fred. Spriggs.

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. From the RAPCAN eMailNews issued by Duane Frerichs -
Flt. 587 unusual maneuvers.
F.E.W. Smith and I were aboard a DC3 test flight at Moncton base, in 1948.
The check pilot conducting the test terrified both of us by what he
called unusual maneuvers.
We were to sit strapped in our seats while he pulled the aircraft up to about
50 degrees and put on full right rudder. Then with the WHEEL FULL RIGHT
he said "recover!."
Both Frank and I recovered properly, but viewed this exercise with some
apprehension and told this worthy gentleman that we thought it was dangerous
in the extreme.
We took our complaints to Eric Jokinen and the exercise was stricken from the
"do list" instantly!
So it is not a brand new thing but I would agree that such practices in
modern aircraft would be suspect. After all the object is
to keep the aircraft right side up at all times. Violent side loads and
reverse vertical loads are to be avoided: i.e. concentrate on staying out of
harms way!!
Captain E.L.Buchanan AC Rtd.,1980

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. From the flight deck by Vesta
*** One-Person Air Scooter Gets Off Ground
AP -- When you've spent millions of dollars and nearly six
years trying to make a personal flying machine, progress is
measured in small increments. So it's perhaps understandable
that the inventor of the SoloTrek is touting his most recent
breakthrough - getting the 325-pound machine a few feet off
the ground for 19 seconds - as a test flight. Reminiscent
of a chunky Buck Rogers jetpack, the 8-foot-tall SoloTrek
Exo-Skeletor Flying Vehicle has a gasoline engine that
drives two large fans. The pilot flies it in a standing
position and controls its movement with two joysticks. The
machine is designed to go 80 mph and fly 150 miles on one
tank of gas. Moshier plans to add a global positioning
system for navigation and a parachute-equipped ejector seat.

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. Star Alliance news -
*********** DOES TICKET INCLUDE A FREE BOTTLE? *************
bmi british midland announced this week that it is naming its new no frills
airline, bmibaby.
Yes, bmibaby.
Starting March 23, bmibaby will fly a dedicated fleet of 737-300s from East
Midlands Airport to key leisure destinations including Barcelona, Nice,
Palma, Malaga, Faro and Alicante. Internet fares on bmibaby will start at
just 25 pounds each way.
What do you call a bmibaby pilot? A babysitter.

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. Terry's travel tips.
. Jack the Ripper Tours in London, England.
An unusual and fascinating escorted evening tour takes you to some of Jack the
Ripper's actual murder sites as well as one of the pubs that Jack may have used
to select his victims, where a typical "Fish and Chips" dinner is served.
Tour includes Jack the Ripper haunts, the East End, Local Pubs, Nineteenth
Century London Floodlit London and a Fish & Chips dinner
You will also hear of life in the squalid East End at the time and learn
much more about
London's murkier past, but more vivid will be the evocative images of the fear
and distress of the occupants in the late 19th century
The Ten Bells Pub: A typical East End pub made infamous since jack used to
select and follow his victims from here.
Floodlit London: During the evening the tour passes through some of the
famous sights of London that look so different at night.
The Albert Pub: Last stop for the evening. The pub is chosen for its
friendliness and a superb choice of food.
Escorted tour ca$42.00 book through a travel Agent or visit web site for
britrail before leaving Canada..

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. Smilie.
Ace McCool sends us this one -

The joke -- true story? -- about the seeing-eye dog in SAC reminded me of this
one.
Two retired airline pilots are walking their dogs in the park of a cold winter
day. One says to the other, "Charlie, it's cold. Let's go have a coffee."
The other pilot says, "They won't let us in with our dogs, Bob."
Bob says, "We'll tell 'em they're our seeing-eye dogs."
Charlie is skeptical but goes along, saying, "OK, you go first."
Bob enters the restaurant with his dog and immediately the maitre d' is at the
front and says, "I'm sorry, sir, but you can't come in here with a dog."
"I'm visually challenged," Bob says, his eyes hidden behind his aviation
sunglasses. "This is my seeing-eye dog.
"Oh, I'm sorry," answers the maitre d'. "Can I help you to a table? And that is
a beautiful German shepherd."
"Thank you," says Bob. "No, I'll pick my own way. I'm used to this."
Charlie, seeing this from outisde, enters the restaurant. He is immediately
blocked by the maitre d'. "I'm sorry, sir, you can't come into this restaurant
with a dog."
"I'm a blind person," says Charlie. "This is my seeing-eye dog."
"That chihuahua is your seeing-eye dog?" asks the maitre d', astounded.
Answers Charlie, "They gave me a chihuahua?"
Cheers,  Ace

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