Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

For Air Canada Retirees
(Part of the ACFamily Network)

April 1, 2012 - Issue 1199

A Week To Celebrate Women in Aviation.

Over the years, various events to recognize women's contributions to aviation have been held in March to coincide with Women's History Month, and this year, many events were scheduled for a week in March, in honor of International Women's Day which was held on Thursday March 8th. A group based in Canada had organized Women of Aviation Week Worldwide to encourage pilots to introduce women to aviation. 

On Saturday, March 10th, pilots could participate by taking a woman or girl for her first flight, or by taking part in an airport open house or fly-in event. In Europe on Saturday, March 10th, volunteer pilots flew across the English Channel to celebrate the centennial of the first crossing by a female pilot, Harriet Quimby, in 1912. Many more events were planned around the world and throughout the month.

One of the main fly-in events was scheduled for the Frederick, Md., airport on Saturday, March 10th. Last year, Frederick set the record for giving the most intro flights to women and girls. The free flights were already booked (though there was a waiting list), but there were plenty of events on the field for everyone, including tours of the tower, flight simulators, and lots of booths, speakers, and food. About 100 airports around the world were hosting flights on Saturday. 

Many aviation museums also were hosting special exhibits. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum hosted a "Women in Aviation and Space" family day on March 24 at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., and on March 28, curator Valerie Neal gave a talk about female space shuttle commanders. In New York, the 99s hosted a tribute to aviation's legendary women at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island on Sunday March 11th.

More information on the home page of Harriet Quimby at www.harrietquimby.org  

Reader Submitted Photos -  The photos and information below have been submitted to us by our faithful readers.  

We welcome photos of interest from our readers. Please check your cupboards and shoe boxes, we bet you have some excellent photos lying around! If you do, send them to us and we will consider them for publication in a future NetLetter. We prefer good quality Air Canada/TCA, and Canadian/CPAir, etc. airline related photos, with descriptive text and names (whenever possible) included with the submission.

Ron Rhodes from Waterloo Ont. sends this from a 1964 TCA Europe ad brochure. The picture was accompanied by this short bio for Captain E.E.Jokinen. Does anyone recognize himself? 

"At Winnipeg, where I learned to fly around 1936, the wind across the Prairies always seemed to be blowing the wrong way. With a little Moth biplane going 85 mph into a 50 mph wind-you didn't get very far, very-fast things are different today. A lot of time and experience goes into planning a jet flight - to take advantage of the weather and the aircraft's performance. What used to be the "long haul" across the Atlantic, takes only a few hours now - the aircraft cruises at 550 mph. As a senior captain, I head up a DC-8 crew of nine-two more pilots (one of them a full captain), the navigator, the purser and his cabin crew of four. Put together - the flying time of a crew like this runs into big figures. Since 1 joined TCA in 1939 I've flown at least 5,000,000 miles - the last million-and-a-quarter of them on DC-8 jets.  

When we head out for London or Paris or Zurich - or any place on our routes - the skills and talents of more than 11,000 TCA people ride with us. It's a good feeling to have. You'll feel it, if you visit Britain or Europe with us. Any TCA crew would be pleased to have you aboard!"  

ZED and ID50% E-Ticketing now available for Korean Airlines (KE) and Air New Zealand (NZ). Paperless ZED E-tickets will be available on the Employee Travel Site for ID50% via the Call Centre.
 
Found in the "Horizons" magazine issed September 1975. 

Recently an old factory building outside Edinburgh, Scotland, was demolished. In the office area, workmen found a listing of work rules issued in 1852. 

1. Good lines, cleanliness, and punctuality are the necessities of a good business.  
2. This firm has reduced the hour of work and the clerical staff will now only have to be present between the hours of 7 am and 6 pm.  
3. Daily prayers will be held each morning in the main office.  
4. Clothing must be of a sober nature. The staff will not disport themselves in raiment of bright color.  
5. Overshoes and top coats may not be worn in the office, but neck scarves and head wear may be worn in inclement weather.  
6. A stove is provided for the benefit of their staff. It is recommended that each member bring four pounds of coal on cold days.   
7. No member may leave the room without permission from Mr. Rogers. The calls of nature are permitted and clerical staff may use the garden. (The garden!, not for the calls of nature surely - eds)  
8. No talking is allowed during business hours.  
9. The craving of tobacco, wines or spirit is a human weakness, and as such is forbidden.  
10. The partaking of food is allowed between 11:30 a.m. and noon, but work will not on any account cease.  
11. Members of the staff will provide their own pens.  
12. Mr. Rogers will nominate a senior clerk to be responsible for the clean lines of the office. All boy and junior will report to him 40 minutes before prayers and will remain after closing for similar work.  
13. Management recognizes the generosity of the new Labor Laws, but will expect a great rise in output of work to compensate for these near utopian conditions.