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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 588 , May 25th, 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!
Terry is back from his vacation. Sorry for any inconvenience caused by my mail box being full. The day I discontinued downloading my email, someone sent me a huge attachment, and that blocked anything else coming down the pipeline.
We are back in business now.
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. Nice to know.
Effective July 15th, Montreal Dorval departure fee will be $15.00,
and Montreal Mirabel will charge $10.00.
Air Canada has announced some new routes and increased capacity:-
Ottawa-Orlando Twice weekly (Saturday/Sunday) starting Oct 28
Winnipeg-Orlando Weekly (Sunday) service starting October 28
Toronto-Fort Lauderdale Increases to 9 weekly round trips starting Oct 30
Montréal-Fort Lauderdale Increases to 10 weekly round trips starting Oct 29
Montréal-Orlando Increases to daily service starting October 29
Montréal-Tampa Increases to three weekly round trips starting Oct 30
Vancouver - Miami daily year round starting July 5
Toronto - Jacksonville starting July 16
Toronto-Cancun Six times weekly service starting Oct 28,
increasing to daily service on Nov 29
Toronto-Puerto Vallarta Weekly service starting October 29,
increasing to 4 times weekly on Dec 1
Montréal-Cancun Weekly (Saturday) service starting Dec 1
Toronto-Grand Cayman Weekly service starting October 31,
increasing to twice weekly service on Dec 2
Toronto-San Juan Weekly service starting November 3,
increasing to 3 times weekly on Dec 21
New charter routes operated for Air Canada Vacations
Toronto-Ciego de Avila, Cuba Continuation of weekly service launched
on May 6
Montréal-Varadero, Cuba Continuation of weekly service launched
on May 6, increasing to twice weekly on Dec 3
Toronto-Varadero, Cuba Continuation of weekly service launched on May
5, increasing to three weekly flights on
December 4
Montréal-Ciego de Avila, Cuba Weekly service starting November 2,
increasing to twice weekly service Dec 1
Increased capacity compared to winter 2000/2001
Toronto-Nassau Increases to 3 weekly round trips starting Nov 1
Toronto-Antigua Increases to two weekly round trips starting Dec 2
Toronto-Barbados Increases to nine weekly round trips starting Dec 2,
in addition to up grade of daily flight to A330 service
from B767 starting October 28
With the busy summer travel season approaching, please be diligent about
reminding travel partners about the rules for using non revenue passes.
Our airport colleagues are seeing an increasing number of travel partners who
are unfamiliar with the rules and procedures for non-revenue standby travel
dress code and conduct are of particular concern.
It is your responsibility to ensure your guests and partners are properly briefed.
Unaccompanied C5 partner travel will be increasingly difficult, especially on
weekends as we approach the summer season.
We strongly advise employees to send their partners on midweek flights when
loads are lighter than the weekends.
Travel advisory leaving Hawaii is always tough especially for travel partners.
Flights departing the Aloha State are leaving full of revenue customers.
According to Rod Sim, Manager, Customer Service, Hawaii, as recently as
last week, 94 travel partners were left behind, several waiting days before a seat
became available.
Many travel partners are unaware that they travel only when space is available
on Air Canada flights.
Do your travel partners a favour check the flight loads to and from Hawaii, and,
if they don't look promising, ask them if their travel plans can be changed to a
later time when loads are more favourable.
It's your responsibility to ensure partners are properly briefed on partner
travel rules.
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Star Alliance News:
Lufthansa strike talks collapse.
According to CNN News, negotiations between Lufthansa and its pilots union
broke down earlier today. An arbitrator is now being called on to settle the dispute.
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. Dreams Take Flight.
Edmonton chapter on May 9th, 114 special needs children from Northern
Alberta will realize a dream come true when they land in L.A. and meet
Mickey Mouse and all his friends. This is the eighth annual Air Canada
Dreams Take Flight from Edmonton to Disneyland.
It's a day of magic that will be remembered by everyone involved.
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. Company news.
With the recent granting of the amended Air Operator Certificate (AOC)
the management/operational control is now fully the responsibility of Air Canada.
As a result, overnight on June 2-3, the Canadian carrier code will be
converted under the single Air Canada carrier code within Air Canada's
Operational Systems.
Effective June 3, all Canadian flights will be operated by Air Canada.
During the weekend of June 1-3, a data transfer of 600,000 PNRs from
Canadian Airlines to Air Canada-designated 3000 series flight numbers
will take place.
To help your colleagues during this busy conversion weekend, employees,
retirees and travel partners are strongly encouraged to postpone travel.
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