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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 639 Nov 27th, 2001, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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. Need to know.
From Fraser O'Shaughnessy - President Pionairs sends this information -
: Pension Office Contacts
Hello all, this lists the contacts in the Pension Office and
the employee/retiree #'s that they cover.Note the main FAX number as it
is the easiest way to communicating on incorrect pass charges.
Pensions & Estates Administration - People
P.O. Box 768, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 2N2
Fax Number (204) 941-2498
Pensions & Estates Administration Manager
Bernice Paul
(204) 941-2550
Pension Coordinators Retiree Number
Margaret Orne 000001 - 019999
(204) 941-2553
Carmen Florescu 020000 - 049999
(204) 941-2557
Monique Durupt 050000 - 069999
(204)941-2552
James Morrow 070000 - 099999
(204) 941-2551
Estate Administration
Alexandra Sohor 000001 - 799999
(204) 941-2554
Margaret Orne 080000 - 099999
(204) 941-2553
Banking and Change of Address
Dean Verrier all retirees
(204) 941-2592
US, UK and Foreign Retirees
Larry Pitre all retirees outside of Canada
(204) 941-2555
We received the following question -
Be aware that we can be "bumped" now even if we have made a
reservation with our Service Award Passes.
If we were in Business class we are expected to move back to Economy if
space is available there or we can try for the next flight.
Industry Travel advises -
If a passholder holds a booking in business class and is asked to
be downgraded to accommodate revenue passengers or for any other
reasons, he/she will be protected on another flight IF space in
business class is available or accept the seat in Economy. In the
latter case, the employee/retiree should contact Employee Travel
and he/she will be eligible for a one-way service pass to be used
within one year from that trip.
Airport Improvement Fees -
Here are some AIF's to update 'Your Travel Guide' chapter 5-8
Fort St. John Ticketable effective Jan 1/02 charge c$10.00 at booth and
vending machine effective Mar 1/02.
Cranbrook Not ticketable c$15.00
Toronto ticketable (not for standby's) c$10.00 gst if originating c$7.00
in transit.
London, Ont. ticketable c$10.00
Montreal (YUL) not ticketable c$15.00
Montreal (YMX) not ticketable c$10.00
Fredricton ticketable c$12.00 hst
Gaspe not ticketable c$10.00
Gander ticketable c$12.00 hst
Abbotsford Air Canada currently absorbing c$5.00
Calgary ticketable c$12.00 gst
Sault St. Marie ticketable $10.00
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. Computer virus.
Some of the information we have mentioned recently does not appear to be
the best. Should anyone have any concerns about how to combat the various
computer virus, we suggest that you check the web sites of companies who
specialize in producing software such as Norton or McAfee.
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. Air Canada News -
From Employee Communications.
Air Canada Welcomes The Arrival Of The First A321. Air Canada’s
first A321 will land in Winnipeg today. The aircraft is
identified by Fin 451 registration number C-GITU. It is the
largest and most fuel efficient member of the A320 family with a seating
capacity of 24 Executive Class seats and 142 Economy. The A321 is the first
aircraft to be furnished with our new interior
and North American Executive Class seat. We are also the only
carrier in Canada to fly the A321.
City Sales Offices In Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver And Victoria
To Close. As part of a continued effort to cut costs, adapt to
new market realities and respond to reduced customer demand for "downtown
storefront" service, we will close the Montreal,
Ottawa and Vancouver City Sales Offices (CSOs) by end of day
Nov. 30, and the Victoria office will close its doors in mid-December.All
services previously provided by these CSOs are now available at the Air Canada
Customer Service Counter
at the airports, Call Centres, Aeroplan and through our official website at
www.aircanada.ca
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. Here's another story from Ed Tierney
Subject: Re: Bristol Brittania.
This is an event of 40 odd years ago.
It's Ted here with an incident relating to to the Bristol Brittania airplane
not a pleasant or complimentary episode concerning that aircraft but rather
about a human failing, with no slight intended towards the individual involved.
My own failings come to mind more easily. So with that out of the way all
happened like this.
As everyone knows, the wintry weather conditions in Canada are more than
matched in various parts of the world. But as far as modern airports are
concerned most Canadian airports go through their yearly abberations, sometimes
experiencing fairly dangerous taxiway surface conditions. This in turn means
that airline personnel there are well grounded in methods aimed at lessening
unforseen accidents though accidents will occur.
So with hindsight a wonderful thing this is what befell one unfortunate
Canadian Pacific Airlines pilot what ever his normal domicile. Now I am not in
possession of all the facts but as this was a ground related incident it may
have been the case that this pilot was alone in the cockpit with the aircraft
parked with the intent of carrying out a power related check on the engines.
During such stationary ground based power checks the continual vibrations
sometimes convey the illusion that the airplane is actually rolling on the
move. A dangerous illusion at times. So as the engine run up continued with the
pilot's alertness subdivided between reading gauges plus observance all round
the following events took their course.
Unknownst to him, although with brakes applied or not, the aircraft began to
slide forward at an ever increasing speed.............but directly and squarely
towards a substantial hangar building, its main doors closed. On looking up the
pilot saw the hangar doors "coming straight for him" but too late to avoid a
collision owing to the slippery ice all around. Wisely applied reverse thrust
but to no avail. On collision although partway diminished the impact KOed the
pilot temporarily.
This resulted in the airplane beginning an acceleration backwards with no one
controlling the throttles or the steering. Well you know what happens when you
wheel a bike backwards with your hands off the handlebars......the front wheel
turns away from straight. So you can imagine the havoc that occurred as this
plane ran backwards skidding here and there on impact with various aircraft
parked nearby until the pilot recovered or the aircraft got lodged.
Myself I knew nothing of this until arriving for my shift the next day. And
what a sight! Admittedly only a few but with airplanes and helicopters nearby
with their damaged wingtips and rotors was one thing. But with all these guys
trigged out with eggs and bacon everywhere assessing the damage was a bit out
of the ordinary everyday. Then as I strolled around to the front of the
Brittania saw how remarkably flat and smooth the nose cone appeared......as if
a shearcut slice of solid metal. However it was a lesson to us all, involved as
we were with engine power checks on stationary aircraft for previously our big
dread was taxiing large aircraft on ice with a following wind or while turning
past a hangar at close quarters in windy circumstance.
When towing aircraft to a parking position we always knew to spatter sand on
the areas intended for the tyres before rolling into the required position.
This was old hat long before that incident.. Regards Ted Tierney.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Some more hotel rates offered to employees/retirees of Star Alliance
members -
Montreal Hilton Montreal Bonaventure tel:(514)878-2332
fax:(514)878-3881
Rio De Janeiro Windsor Palace Hotel special rates including breakfast
tel:+55-21
5480098
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. Vesta sends this as a smilie!
Two months ago this week, one Canadian airline story was dominating the
news. The story of a plane that ran out of fuel, but whose pilots
pulled off a miraculous landing on an island runway in the middle of the
Atlantic. The hair-raising first-person stories of the passengers who
experienced all this were broadcast to huge audiences.
And then the story took a strange twist. Questions started being raised
about whether the pilots had actually been responsible themselves,
through a simple mistake, for the emptying of the fuel tanks.
Remember Air Transat? Doesn't that seem like an awful long time ago?
Back then it seemed to be the only airline in trouble. That incident
caused it all sorts of problems and some observers felt it might go
under as a result of all the bad publicity.
Ironic then isn't it, that two months later airlines in trouble are at
the forefront of the news again. Air Canada pleading with the
government for money and laying off thousands and threatening even
more. And now the country's second largest airline, Canada 3000, also
on its knees for Ottawa's help and now on the brink of bankruptcy.
And what of Air Transat? Well, it’s still flying.
Vesta
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