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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 608 July 28th, 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.
Our question was regarding the monitoring of the parent/partner passes.
Industry Travel advises -
The tracking system is in the works and should be ready by
year-end. Employees/retirees must continue to be vigilant not to
overuse the annual allotment.
We will soon be announcing that the 14 partner tickets from October
2000 to January 2002 must be used for the outbound travel by
December 31st and all return to be completed by January 31, 2002.
The subsequent allotment of 10 partner tickets will commence as of
January 1, 2002.
(Remember to keep track of your use of TCA423. Any overuse will attract the
full revenue price for the ticket used - eds)
Our comment to Industry Travel, from a reader, was -
On July 24th, my son called ECC to make arrangements for Family Affair travel
for himself and was referred to 1-888-247-2262. Although he had the reservation
made satisfactorily, because he had all the necessary details. However the
agent informed him that in future the family affair program must be made by
the employee/retiree themselves.
The response -
You are correct in that Family Affair bookings are handled totally by general
call centers since last October/00. Ecc is no longer involved. The eligible
family member can make the booking as long as they have the employee number.
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. Did you know?
You can get member and other retiree/employee e-mail addresses via the
"Members Online" page. This is a password protected "ConList" provided by the
ACFamily Network. You can obtain access by registering for this, and other
offerings such as the ACFClassified Ads and ACFTravelGuide, at www.acfamily.net
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. David Redmile sends this information about the "Quarter Century in Aviation
Club" -
I would like to make all of my fellow AC Family members aware of the
existence of a unique organization called the "Quarter Century in Aviation
Club". Our Club was formed in 1952, as a venue for people from all areas of
aviation to meet as friends to share their experiences without interference
or constraints of competition that have always been prevalent in the aviation
industry.
The Club's archives do not reveal how the founding members settled on
the idea of the "Quarter Century" as the threshold for membership, but it was
a very good concept. The Club, at that time, had to be rather exclusive when
you consider that the Wright Brothers had made their maiden flight only
forty-nine years earlier. The inaugural meeting consisted of twenty two
members, and was held in the Alcazar Hotel in Vancouver. Our present day
Club, which is a non profit organization, still provides its members with the
opportunity to share a social evening with fellow aviation professionals
drawn from all facets of our industry. The current membership is at
approximately three hundred people, consisting of pilots, mechanics, every
level of management, engineers, flight attendants, sales people, cleaners,
groomers, agents, and all the other personnel that it takes to put and keep
an aircraft in the air.
The two things that we all have in common are our love for aviation,
and twenty-five years of participation in the industry.
Our meetings are held at the Austrian Vancouver Club, located at
Number 2 Road and Westminster Highway, and starts at 17:00hrs, with "happy
hour" when there is a no host bar and an opportunity to meet old friends,
colleagues, acquaintances, and a chance to make new friends. Dinner is
served at 18:00hrs, buffet style, and consists of Austrian food, plus roast
beef or chicken, with all the accompaniments. At 19:00hrs, there is a short
business meeting, followed by a guest speaker or presentation on a wide
variety of subjects, but something usually associated with aviation. The
meetings are generally adjourned by 21:00hrs, with a draw for door prizes.
The executive of the Club are drawn from all areas of the Aviation
industry. Any one of them would be more than happy to talk to you if are
interested in joining, or in receiving more in formation about this unique
Club; but, for the sake of simplicity, please contact David Redmile by
telephone at 604-271-0714, or by e-mail at
With thanks, David Redmile
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. We recently welcomed
Mike Macdonald retired Captain for CAIL, lives in Courtenay, BC
Lasha Lum retired Air Canada Sales Spvsr, Van Int'l Arpt
living in Richmond, B.C.
Warwick Beadle Retired_CAI Project Director, NewCo Startup
lives in Richmond, BC
W. Harvey Jones Retired_CAI Manager Quality Assurance, maintenance
resides in Langley, BC
Ian Black Retired_CAI F/O lives in Sherwood Park, AB
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. Taken from the RAPCAN eMailNews issued by Duane Frerichs -
by Ace McCool aka Jack Desmarais -
Many years ago I was serving as F/O to a great guy who had a bad day and
smashed a Viscount on. Whilst taxiing in he spoke on the P.A. He said,
unbeknownst to me, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. The co-pilot
has just done his first -- and his last -- landing."
When we arrived at the ramp he said to me, "Please say goodbye to the
passengers, I'm too embarrassed."
I stood at the door with my hat on, an unnecessary addendum I was later to
discard, and couldn't understand the sly smiles, the best responses, or the
eyeballs rolling up, the worst. After the last passenger had exited a sweet
young stew -- they were stews then -- told me what the captain had said on
the P.A.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Rome Break-A-Way Vacation from $529*
Departures Any Day Thru Oct 31, 2001
ROME BREAK-A-WAY VACATION INCLUDES:
Round-trip space available interline air transportation, 6 days/4 nights
hotel accommodations with private bath, continental breakfast daily, hotel
taxes and service
charges.
Extension To Florence $209*
FLORENCE EXTENSION INCLUDES: All transportation and touring via deluxe
air-conditioned motorcoach, extensive sightseeing with multi-lingual guide in
Florence,
2 days/1 night hotel accommodations in Florence, breakfast daily and 1 lunch,
hotel taxes and service charges.
Extension To Naples/Pompeii/Sorrento/Capri $249*
NAPLES/POMPEII/SORRENTO/CAPRI EXTENSION INCLUDES:
All transportation and touring via deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach,
extensive sightseeing with multi-lingual guide in all cities, boat trip to the
Island
of Capri, with visit to the Blue Grotto (weather permitting), 2 days/1 night
hotel accommodations in Sorrento, breakfast daily, 2 lunches and 1 dinner,
hotel taxes and service charges.
*NOTE: Prices quoted are per person, double occupancy and based on using the
least expensive air transportation. Persons traveling single require a single
supplement. Extra night rates available. Season supplements may apply. Prices
do NOT include U.S. departure taxes. Parents of airline employees may be
subject to supplements.
Contact 1-800-935-9444 for details.
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. Smilies.
Ron Miles sent us these -
Subject: Fwd: Newfoundland Computer Terms
NEWFOUNDLAND COMPUTER TERMS
Byte What the black flies do
Bit What the black flies did
Meg Byte What the BIG black flies do
chip Munchies for TV
Micro Chip What's left in the bag after you eat the chips
Modem What you did to the hay fields
Dot matrix Old Dan Matrix's wife
Lap top Where the kitty sleeps
Software The dumb plastic knives and forks they give you at McDonalds
hardware The real stainless steel cutlery
Mouse What eats the grain in the barn
Main frame What holds the barn up
Enter City talk for - "come on in, eh"
Web What a spider makes
Web site The barn or the attic
Cursor Someone who swears
Search Engine What you do when the car dies
Screen Saver A repair kit for the torn window screen
Home Page A map you keep in your back pocket just in case you get lost
in the
field
Upgrade Steep hill
Server The person at the ABC what brings the food
Mail Server the guy at the ABC what brings the food
MSDOS Some new disease they discovered
Sound Card One of them technological birthday cards that plays music
when you
open it
User The neighbour who keeps borrowing stuff
Browser What they call you when you eye brows grow together
Network When you have to repair your fishing net
Internet Complicated fish net repair method
Netscape When a fish maneuvers out of reach
Online When you get the laundry hung out on the washline
Off line When the clothes pins let go and the laundry falls on the
ground.
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