Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Eastern Provincial Airways timetable found on the internet.

Found in the "Info Canadia>n" magazine issued June 1993.

Serving hot meals using Canadian's new half size Canadian Class trays is flight attendant Barbara Vandervelde.  The trays introduced in February 1993 for short and medium sector flights, will help save more than $1.9 million.

Vancouver sting snares swindler.
When Vancouver CTO Supervisor Fred Pattje received official confirmation April 19 (1993) that a $7,243 certified cheque he had received in payment for four tickets was counterfeit, the wheels of justice spun into motion.

With the cooperation of the Vancouver Corporate Security office, Richmond RCMP, TD Bank and Vancouver CTO, the culprit was set up at the Vancouver Airport check in and apprehended.

On April 27, the culprit was arrested for his fiscal fabrication and formerly charged with fraud and passing forged documents against Canadian Airlines. The fraud charges were dropped in lieu of a guilty plea on the passing forged documents charge. The malefactor was found guilty and sentenced to seven days in jail and 18 months probation.

How many sleeps to the Canadian Summer Games?

15 B-737 charters arrived in Kamloops during August 1993 carrying 1,599 athletes partaking in the first week of Canada Summer Games. Another 1,764 athletes were carried for the second week.

Employees at the Kamloops airport have been excitedly counting down the days: from left, Sandra Schmidt, customer service agent, Dave Harms, Cargo agent, Warren Cook, manager and Kim Pich, customer service agent

A close knit group
Taking care of the 121 flight attendants based in Halifax is from front to back, Debbie Bastow, senior administration clerk, Denise Chiasson. onboard service manager (OSM), Patty Jo Berardi, acting-OSM and Maria Judson, senior administration clerk. "We're a small and senior group,'' says Chiasson. "We've been flying together for so long that we've become a very tight knit group.

Pressing to get the job done.

Turning laundry into money are the employees of Laundry Services in Vancouver. Shown are foreman Jamie Aydon, dry cleaners, May Cheuck, Balraz Dhanowa, Lee Elliot, Bettina Grenier, supervisor Richard Hobbis, Debra Lacey, Terry Lawson, mender Audrey Lee, Katerina Malis, foreman Carlos Perez, Hilde Poerschke, Laini Puchalski, Theresa Quon, Alex Rios, Finley Roberts, Carla Schwarz, dry cleaner Leo Soriano, Sue Toor, Cori Tymrick, Shirley Vipond, mender Niki Vlachias and Connie Yu