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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 604 July 14th, 2001, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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. Need to know.
From Employee Communications -
Air Canada cancels plans to fly to India this fall.
Due to current economic conditions and outstanding regulatory and operational issues, we have decided against starting up a seasonal service between Vancouver and Delhi this fall.
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. News from the Pionair Districts -
From: Frank Andreas
Subject: FALL MTG U.S.PIONAIRS
TO ALL U.S.PIONAIRS:
THE FALL MTG OF U.S.PIONAIRS WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:
WHERE: CLEVELAND,OHIO,AIRPORT SHERATON.
COST: $65.00 US PER NIGHT.
WHEN: IN FRI OCTOBER 12 2001.
OUT SUN OCTOBER 14 2001.
CALL THE AIRPORT SHERATON AT 1 800 362 2244, REFER TO AC 1026
AND BOOK YOUR RESERVATIONS.
THE MEETING WILL BE IN THE AM OF SAT 13, AND OUR DINNER WILL
BE ON SAT EVENING .PRICE WILL BE LATER, BUT PAINLESS.
DON'T FORGET, CONTINENTAL HAS A LARGE HUB IN CLE, AND ALL
FLIGHTS LEAD THERE.
LET'S HAVE A GOOD SHOWING FOR THIS MEETING, BECAUSE THE
US PIONAIRS IS HERE FOR YOU, AND YOUR ATTENDANCE IS
IMPORTANT.
ANDREAS/TEMP E MAIL
From the Montreal District -
Subject: 6th Annual Pionairs Golf Classic 2001
John Rodger sends this report -
I would like to pass on the winners of the golf
classic at Golf Dorval ,
65 Pionairs , retirees , active AC and guests took part, a write up will follow later.
Awards-
Closest to pin ladies- Nancy Walchuk - YVR
Closest to pin men - Bill Sim - YUL
Both presented by Pam Rosholt Past Director YUL
Closest to pin special - Air Canada Pen Set and chance to win AC tickets
in a draw at a later date ( Guests only ) -
Dave Warmington - Ottawa -
Presented by John Rodger Director Quebec District
Closest to line ladies - Louise Grenier - YUL
Closest to line men - John McKee - YUL -
Both Presented by Herb Guifoyle Past Director YUL
Trophy winners:
Men Low Gross - Andre Gosselin - Eastern ON District -
Presented by Fraser O'Shaughnessy Incoming President Nat'l Committee
Ladies Low Gross - June Moyle - Central ON District -
Presented by Fraser Muir Past Nat'l President
Men Low Net - Roy McCormack - Central ON District -
Presented by Ben Vezina Past Nat'l Treasurer
Ladies Low Net - Ruby Garden - YVR District -
Presented by Roy McCormack Past Nat'l Treasurer
NEW - Low gross ladies or men guest trophy - Donated by the Quebec
District - Dave Warmington - Ottawa -
Presented by Margot L'Esperance Past Vice President Nat'l Committee
NEW- Claude I Taylor Award - Tournament Champion Ladies or Men best
gross score ( Must be Pionair, retiree, active AC or spouse )
Donated by the Quebec District - Andre Gosselin - Eastern ON District -
Presented by Claude Taylor our honored guest at the banquet.
Regards John Rodger.
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. Tom Grant sends us this information -
Yoko Ono, the widow of murdered Beatle John
Lennon, visited the airport named for her late husband Monday and
said he would have been "very proud." "Thank you very, very much for
remembering John and for loving John," Ono said as she introduced
the new logo for Liverpool John Lennon Airport. "John always
reminded of us of the sense of fun in life. I hope the airport will
send a great message to all corners of the world. As John said,
there is no hell below us, above us only skies." The airport's new
logo includes a Lennon self-portrait and the printed line "Above us
only sky," from his song "Imagine."
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. Found on the internet.
Harrison Ford finds missing Boy Scout
Harrison Ford starred in a search-and-rescue
sequel for a missing Boy Scout in a forest just south of Yellowstone
National Park. The actor, a part-time Jackson resident who offers
his flying skills and helicopter for rescue missions, joined a
search for a missing Utah Boy Scout who had wandered off a trail
Monday and spent a cold night alone in the secluded forest, said the
Teton County Sheriff's Office in Wyoming. After two hours of flying,
Ford and another searcher found 13-year-old Cody Clawson, clad in a
T-shirt, shorts and sandals, about 10 miles from a Boy Scout camp at
8:30 a.m. Tuesday. He landed nearby to whisk the soggy, cold, tired
and hungry scout to safety. Clawson survived the rainy night by
taking cover under a rock outcropping.
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. May Day.
Subject: Hotel,Motel in Kelowna,BC
My wife and I are travelling to Kelowna BC, at the end of July. Would
anybody know a reasonable priced Hotel or Motel. Thanks for the help.
Andy Michelberger!
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. From Vesta, on the flight deck -
*** Disassembled spy plane in Ga.
A cargo plane carrying the fuselage and other
salvageable parts of a Navy spy plane arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve
Base on Thursday, more than three months after the surveillance
plane made an emergency landing on China's Hainan island. Lockheed
Martin Corp. has selected a P-3 Orion plane - nearly identical to
the damaged spy plane - as a "donor" for wings and other parts
needed for repairs, a company spokesman said. Lockheed Martin
manufactured the $80 million spy plane and has a repair facility
nearby. The EP-3E, loaded with sophisticated electronic surveillance
equipment, made an emergency landing April 1 on Hainan island after
colliding with a Chinese fighter jet sent to intercept it over the
South China Sea. The collision and China's 11-day detention of the
U.S. crew, caused the worst tensions between Beijing and Washington
since the bombing of China's embassy in Yugoslavia.
HEADLINE: Air France adds 175 jobs By: SHEILA McGOVERN The Gazette
James Cherry warmly welcomed Air France's plans to expand its call centre in
Montreal, but the new president of the city's airport authority gave no hint
of what changes he might have in mind for Dorval and Mirabel.
Cherry, who took over the helm of Aeroports de Montreal in mid-June, said
he's just settling in to his new job and expects "to stay the course" for
the next few months.
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. Star Alliance News -
N. Zealand Official Doubts Air Deal
New Zealand's finance minister said Wednesday
it would be difficult for his country to raise its cap on foreign
ownership to allow Singapore Airlines to up its 25 percent stake
in Air New Zealand. Cullen, who is on an official visit to
Singapore, plans to meet Singapore Airlines chief executive Cheong
Choong Kong later Wednesday to discuss a possible deal. Singapore
Airlines has not specified the size of the stake it is seeking
saying only that it wants to increase it significantly. Air New
Zealand says Singapore Airlines would help the cash-strapped airline.
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Terry's travel tips.
WACA (World Airlines Clubs Association) has this upcoming event -
Iceland Adventure 2001 hosted by the Interline Club of Iceland.
When: Sept 13 thru 17th
Cost: us$560.00 pp dbl, us$100.00 single supplement.
Package includes:
Tickets to/from Iceland (on Icelandair routes)
2 nights at Foss Hotel in Reykjavik
2 nights Hotels at Hofn, Kirkjaubaejarklaustur with 2 dinners
4 breakfasts
Viking Fest dinner (1 beer and 1 snapps included)
Bustour.
(Icelandair operate to/from the following cities:
STO-OSL-CPH-FRA-PAR-AMS-LHR-HAM-GLA-JFK-BWI-BOS-MSP-YHZ)
Booking and details from Th. Jonasson fax 354-505-0583
or from your local Interline Rep or
DEADLINE is August 1st
The Interline Club of Portugal is hosting Grande Festa 2001
Cost: us$295 pp dbl
When: Oct 3rd thru 7th
DEADLINE is August 3rd.
Contact your local Interline rep or email
These and other events are listed on the web site www.waca.org
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. Smilie.
During the heat of the space race in the 1960's, the US National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA), decided it needed a ball point pen to write
with in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules. After considerable research
and development, the Astronaut Pen was developed at a cost of about $1 million.
The pen worked and also enjoyed some modest success as a novelty item back
here on earth.
The Soviet Union, faced with the same problem, used a pencil.
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