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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 585 May 6th, 2001, We first Published in October 1995
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.
Further clarification re Family Affair, and denied boarding -
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Family Affair ticket holders are not given seats till the
last minute, so it would not happen very often that a person
would be sitting in a seat if the plane is oversold.
But, it the event that it does happen, we have to
remember that Family Affair is still a privilege extended to
AC Employees/retirees and their families. If deplaned, the Family
Affair ticket holder is entitled to the same Denied Boarding
philosophy than as a paying passenger.
Manager, Family Affair
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Are you Jamaica-bound? If so, bring alternate tickets.
High passenger loads on flights to/from Jamaica create a strong
possibility of
denied boardings for employees, dependants, and travel partners.
Help lighten the load for Airport colleagues by making alternate travel
arrangements
before you leave home. Travel partners travelling without the
employee/retiree are particularly
vulnerable to denied boardings when loads are heavy.
To avoid disappointment, ensure your travel partners are fully aware of
the travel
partner program advise of the dress code and remind them they can only
travel on
an Air Canada or Air Canada Regional Inc.
Empty personal oxygen cylinders can travel as checked baggage.
Provided they're empty, personal oxygen cylinders can be accepted as checked
baggage they can't be accepted as carry-on baggage.
Industry Travel sends us this information for those wanting to check
the contents
of their CHIP record -
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Retirees can either call the Employee Call Centre at 1 800 413 1113
or Industry Travel at 1 800 665 2560.
I'll take this opportunity to describe what's in the staff CHIP record:
Employee number
Employee name
Address
Name of all pass-eligible dependents and the date of birth for
children
Travel priorities (personal C2/Y10 on AC and C4/Y10 on CP/REG, parent
C3/Y10 and partner C5/Y10 priority, PJ2/J05 service award priority)
appended with length of service
- Annual allotment of ID80 (1 or 2 or 4 based on length of service)
- Annual allotment of 8 partner tickets for travel on Star Alliance
- Remaining allotment of service anniversary award tickets
Unquote.
Star Alliance news -
Be aware that the flight crews of Lufthansa are involved in an
industrial dispute -
some flights could be cancelled or delayed.
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. We welcome -
Bob Moore
Clair McDonald
Clarice Shtrax
dorothyandbrian
Mike Cwihun
Murray McDonell
Rod MacDonald
Stephen & Yvette Clark. Stephen joined TCA in Vancouver in 1948 in
Sales and
subsequently worked
in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary,
Montreal
Headquarters and Toronto.
Most of my career was spent in
some aspect of training,
either in the Sales
Dept, or in Corporate Headquarters.
email for Stephen &
Yvette is
Arthur de Vries
Bob Palmer
Bryan Bishop
Donald Hems
Stew Thomson
Jack Ayres
John Pedersen
Sheila Joiner nee Reid worked for CPAir 1959/60 and 1962,
and (mother) Lillian Reid widow of employee of 40 years
both can be contacted email
Joanne Murphy nee Wells CAIL retiree
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. Short bio!
Karen MacLeod email
Karen started in Sales admin in YHZ in 1984
and retired from YHZ Airport 01 Apr 2001.
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> . News from the Districts -
> June & Gord Dalziel send us this update -
> June and I joined the YYZ Pionairs, recently, for a Day at the Races.
> We arrived at about 11:30 A. M. and met up with the
> others in the Dinning Room of the Woodbine Race Track
> near the Toronto Airport, for a Day at the Races.
> About 40 Pionairs or spouses where in attendance, and all
> seemed to enjoy the Buffet Table, before and during the
> early part of the 10 Race Card.
> We did not hear of any Big winners, Nor did we hear of any
> Homes being lost, to the Horses.
> In the latter part of the Afternoon, several suggested they would
> make their way to the Lower Levels and the Slot Machines.
> We were told they where about to Try their luck at the Slots........
> Anyway, June and I enjoyed the Day, the Company along
> with the Conversations as well as the Food, etc.....
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>The City of Calgary's gearing up for the 34th annual Pathway & River Clean up.
> It's a chance for you to make a difference. On May 6, from 10:00 am-1:00
> pm, volunteers
> will set out on a massive garbage-collecting event along the river
> valley and adjacent
> pathway system.
>Air Canada and Air Canada Regional Inc. employees and their families are
>invited to
> pitch in at this annual clean up adjacent to Pearce Estate Park. There
> will be tasty
> treats Crowfoot Ford Chuck Wagon is preparing a blast of a BBQ lunch for
> us prizes
> and gifts.
> And who wouldn't want to enter the "Grossest Garbage" award? It's a
> great day to
> come out, get some fresh air, and help beautify the city. To sign up and
> get directions,
> please call Wendy Kennedy, Community Investments at (403) 221-4743.
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> . News from the YYZNEWS issued by Brian Dunn -
>
>The conversion of some of the Canadian Airlines aircraft to new FIN
>numbers has
> started with three of the four 767-300s already done.
> The former CP FIN631/632/634 are now FIN681/682/684 with FIN633 to be
> done shortly.
> This was to avoid confusion with Air Canada's FIN 631/632/633/634.
> The first of the Boeing 737s is now in for conversion as well.
> The whole fleet will be changed from "700" numbers to corresponding
> "500" numbers
> to avoid duplication with AC's DC-9 fleet.
>
> There hasn't been an official announcement yet, but watch for a "new"
> colour
>scheme shortly on a Boeing 767(C-GBZR/FIN645).
> Rumour is that it will be decorative art and applied to a few aircraft
> only.
> Stay tuned for further details.
>
> The following 767-300s are to leave the Air Canada fleet this summer and
> head for Australia. C-GGBJ/FIN651 will become VH-BZN, C-GHLA/FIN656
>will become VH-BZL and C-GHLK fin 657 will become VH-BZM.
> These are all leased aircraft and the leases will be terminated in June
> and July by Air Canada.
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> . Message from Keith Ohman -
>
> In Netletter #584 the address for the contacts for the Prestwick
> close as submitted
> by Ralph Tisdall should be
> <mailto:
> .ca>@mouse.ca.
> George & Bonnie initially sent it out as ".com" which was in error.
> Keith Ohman.
> (We just hope the golf scores are more accurate - eds)
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> . Found on the internet.
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>GROUP WORKS TO RESTORE B-29 TO FORMER GLORY:
> A B-29 Superfortress that sat for years as a bombing target at the China
> Lake Naval
>Weapons Center is now the VIP tenant at Boeing Wichita's Experimental
>Flight Hangar.
> The plane, nicknamed "Doc" because of the Disney nose art it carried
> during its
> heyday, was built in Wichita in late 1944 and delivered to the Army Air
> Corps in 1945.
> In April of this year, Boeing agreed to let the B-29 come home and to
> oversee efforts
> to restore the plane to flying status. More than 700 employees, retired
> plant workers
>and aviation enthusiasts are spending their lunch hours and staying after
>work to
> bring the bird back to glory.
> (So much for the USAF bombing prowess - eds)
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>. Pearl Piers sends us this information -
> Visiting Rome, Italy -
> My husband and I were there in May 2000 and stayed at the Hotel
> Trastevere,
> in Trastevere area of Rome. Walking distance to the Vatican, Forum,
>Coliseum, etc., etc. and 2 mins walk around the corner to square filled with
> restaurants, shops, and morning market.
> Highly recommend this small, old, very clean, and friendly hotel.
> English speaking.
>I phoned for reservations and had no problem with language.. We had 2
>bedrooms
> (don't know why, unless it was when I asked for "double" bed they
> thought I meant
> double rooms).....anyhow we had 2 bedrooms, bath, enough closet space for
> 6 people, stove, fridge, sink and dishes. Price was approx $100 Cad.
> per night.
> Phone 011-39-06-581-4713 FAX 06-58-81016.
> These are the numbers from Nova Scotia.
> Took the Hotel Taxi to the airport when we were leaving.............it
> was approx $100,
> versus about $75 for the cab we picked up at the airport on
> arrival....but well worth the
> extra.................driver is a tour guide, driving beautiful clean
> Mercedes, and full of
> information. He gave us more info, and funny stories about Rome and
> Italy than we
> could ever get from the guide books. This man will also give you tour
> of Rome,
> tour to any part of Italy, for a day or for a week.
> We loved Rome....................I was there many years ago, and still
>find it totally awesome. Hope this info will be of interest to you.
> Happy travelling.....................Pearl Piers
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>. Remember when?
>Air Canada DC9-32 reg CF-TLS fin 718 c/n 47071 was sold to Cebu Pacific in
>1997
>and re-registered as RP-C1509
>Air Canada DC9-32 reg CF-TMO fin 740 c/n 47353 was sold to Cebu Pacific in
>1998
>and re-registered as RP-C1509.
>
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> . Terry's travel tips.
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>
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> . Smilie.
>Omaha Approach: "Southwest 405, expedite your descent though 3,000.
>Traffic at one o'clock and seven miles; a Citabria northeast-bound at 3,500."
>SW 405: "Roger, expediting through 3,000. Is the Citabria doing aerobatics?"
>Omaha Approach: "No, but he will be if you don't expedite below 3,000."
>
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