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Vesta's Corner
Found on the Internet
Boeing delays 787 first flight at least two months, says first delivery on schedule
Boeing pushed back the 787's first flight from this month to between mid-November and mid-December, citing incomplete work by some suppliers, manufacturing documentation issues, a global fastener shortage and delays in completing flight control system software.
Happy New Year from Grenada, known as the Spice Isle because of all the wonderful spices that grow here. The most famous is Nutmeg (on their flag) This is the small spice you see here - the lacy part is mace and the nutmeg it self is right inside the mace. The large one is cocoa - from which we get chocolate and cocoa. regards Doris Servais
Note: for our new readers, I have been collecting postcards from our travelling NetLetter "family" for many years. If you are away and have a minute, I'd be delighted to get one from you as well. You can obtain my address by sending an email to
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Star Alliance News
BMI will launch service to 14 international destinations on Oct. 28, increase service to two others formerly served by BMED and start flying daily to Cairo on Nov. 4 in what CEO Nigel Turner called "the single largest expansion of the bmi brand in the history of the airline."
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BMI (British Midland Airways) will postpone its planned services to the US from London Heathrow, which it expected to start when the EU-US open skies agreement takes effect, to at least 2009 owing to continuing operational difficulties at LHR that may be exacerbated by the reorganization scheduled to follow the March opening of the new Terminal 5, Chairman Michael Bishop said transfer traffic has declined at LHR as passengers look to avoid the long lines and delays plaguing the airport.|
Where are they now?
A340-300 CF-DRO c/n 048 which was returned to ILFC has now been leased to Aerolineas Argentinas.
A340 CF-TNQ fin 981 c/n 088 returned to ILFC being leased to Iberia in the 4th quarter 2007. A320 C-FMST fin 230 c/n 350 returned to KJ Aviation Services NJ has been bought by Etihad AUE |
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Our 70 Years
1961 - Jan 4th Montreal - Paris non stop introduced.
- Jan 15th DC-8 service introduced on Southern services.
- Feb 1st Vanguard introduced on Montreal-Toronto-Vancouver via Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary and Edmonton.
- Apr 30th Cleveland-LHR via YYZ inaugurated YWG-LHR non stop DC-8 inaugurated.
- Jun 30th Last North Star transcontinental freighter flight and
North Stars subsequently retired. - Trans-Canada Air Lines now ranked as 7th largest airline in the world.
1962 - 1st Feb "Silver Dart" service YUL-YYZ-YVR introduced.
- Constellation aircraft completely retired. - Operations at Midway Airport transferred to O'Hare in Chicago.
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Readers Feedback
From: "Doug Davidson" <
Subject: Bristol freighter (re NetLetter nr 988) Hi folks: There's a Bristol Freighter in Winnipeg at the Western Canada Aviation Museum. That one was bought in 1955 by RCAF, sold to Wardair and ended up with Norcanair of Saskatchewan - its current livery. Best regards, Doug Davidson From: "Don Demeza" <
Subject: More on Bristol Freighter (re NetLetter nr 988) More on Bristol Freighter - during the 50's I always remember an event in the Toronto hangar - G.R. MacGregor was addressing the staff and reviewing accomplishments - a Bristol Freighter was in the hangar - during his talk G.R. waved toward the freighter and commented: "As for this - we're not sure if its parents were married".
Don Demeza - Belleville From: "peter" <
Subject: aircraft models These models were made recently. Peter, 022208.   I don't want to overload you with items from down east, but thought this article would tie in with NL 986 Although TCA had its first official flight into the new YSJ Airport on Jan 8, 1952, the Maritimes own Airline, Maritime Central Airways, had officially opened the airport almost 6 months earlier. Headlines, pictures and excerpts from the local paper tells the story. Saint John Air Terminal officially opens
Two M.C.A. aircraft welcomed today "Under a bright early Autumn sun and with a minimum of formality, Saint John's new multi-million $ terminal came into official use this AM. A silvery DC3 swooped low over the verging forest lands to touch down smoothly on a runway there shortly before 9 AM"
These headlines and poetic quote from the Saint John Telegraph
Journal/Evening Times Globe announced the beginning of Airline Service at the new YSJ Airport on Aug 11th, 1951.
The aircraft piloted from Fredericton by Capt H.S. "Junior" Jones from Apohaqui, F.O. was Don Douglas of Salisbury along with stewardess Dorina Cassie of Rogersville. Also on board was Capt Carl F Burke, V.P. and General Manager of the airline.
Lower picture shows the M.C.A. crew being greeted by dignitaries from the Airport Committee and Mayor Howard of Saint John After 9 years of operating out of the Millidgeville airport, where short runways restricted passenger loads to 4 passengers, Capt Burke was glad to be at the new airport. Dept of Transport were also anxious to have them move although only one runway had been completed and also the move and installation of the Radio Range, that was still in use at Pennfield, would not be completed for a few more months..
Fifteen minutes later, as in the upper picture, another M.C.A. DC3 arrived, piloted by Capt Charles Trainor. It then took off for a destination kept secret for security reasons.
The plane carried a party of 14 men who were to unload ships.
(I guess after 55 years, I can divulge the "secret' destination). They would fly to Goose Bay YYR and then transfer to a MCA Canso, landing on the Bay on the coast of Labrador, where a secret Radar site was being installed . (I did this secret destination trip on MCA in the spring of 1953, landing at N28 a.k.a. Hopedale Lab. to work as a Radio Operator)
Retired AC Capt Alan Macleod recalls when he was growing up in Charlotttetown, Capt Jones (Jonsey) would take him up in the Lockheed on local training flights.
Capt Charlie Trainor, the pilot of the second aircraft, among many honours during his career, was awarded a plaque from Boeing for 20,000 successful landings in a 15 year span.
It would be after the New Year, with the completion of the second runway and an operational Radio Range system, before TCA would move their operation over from Pennfield.
TCA's first Station Manager at YSJ was Bill Hegan and others moving over from Pennfield would include Radio Operators Bill Scott and Myron Ziggerchuk along with Station Attendant Bob Anderson.
 Pictured is a North Star at YSJ with Bill Hegan at foot of steps. |
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TCA/AC Events & People Gallery
"The end of an era" The pictures show the Maintenance and Station Attendants who serviced the last Super Constellation flight 352 from YYZ to YUL in early 1962.  Maintenance l to r in the cockpitBill Sikma Radio Shop, and Mechanics Gerry McDougall and Al Scammell  Station Attendants in front of the aircraft l to rGeorge Finley, Tome Pecione, Leo Calzavare, Harry Dryburgh and Lead Station Attendant Al Stolcers.  A reunion at LHR in 2003.Peter Baldry & Stephanie Webber both worked in Terminal 3 at LHR in the 1960's. They combined their efforts to contact as many co-workers, some who had retired and spread across the globe as far as USA, France, Canada, Ireland and Scotland. At the end of May, some three dozen turned up at the Hillingdon Golf Club . The picture, unfortunately, does not identify those attending.  From "Between Ourselves" June 1944Alf Devenish reported on the formation of the T.C.A.R.A. (forerunner of the ACRA) in Halifax
  Winnipeg, the Operations Headquarters. |
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Canadi>n/CPAir People Gallery
From the "Contact" Magazine Sept 1, 1989 loaned by Bill Wood -
 The fuel tank guys at YYZ on emergency training l - rPete Williams, Dave Kadoski, George Lockett and Gavin Bowman.  and at YYC sitting on a DC-10 fuel cell simulator l - rBarry Pearce, Steve Daechsel of YVR and Don Bunnah |
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Terry's Travel Tips
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