Subject: Netletter nr 50 - Between Ourselves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |\^/| _| TCA |_ _|\| AIR |/|_ N E T L E T T E R > CANADA < B E T W E E N O U R S E L V E S >_./|\._< for P I O N A I R S | Your crew is: Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson Chief Navigator - Terry Baker tm number 50 date April 25th 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . This is Netletter number 50 - Since Oct 95, Vesta Stevenson and Terry Baker, both Vancouver Island Pionairs have been issuing a newsletter on the Internet for those Pionairs and/or ex Air Canada types who have supplied us with their Internet email addresses. The Newsletter was the brainchild of Vesta, who gave the name 'NETLETTER' and added 'Between Ourselves' - a periodical with which you are probably familiar with from the 50's and 60's. We believe that our NETLETTER, which originates from Vancouver Island, is the FIRST to use this medium to disperse information for Pionairs of Air Canada. The Netletter contains airline related information such as anecdotes or stories supplied by some of the recipients, Internet, BBS's, travel news, cheap, excuse me, inexpensive, accommodations, tours, interline travel, and, in some small way, keep our Air Canada family together and in touch. How many times are we referred to CIC *80 in the 'Horizons' or while listening to the CIC Daily Info 1-800 number - and how are we able to do that? Or even nip into the Industry Travel Office to pick up the latest Interline offerings? Our 'NETLETTER' is NOT sponsored by any Pionair group, nor are we seeking any financial support, only the Internet email addresses of those who would like to receive our 'NETLETTER'. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -=o0o=- . Air Canada's E-Ticket - No fuss, No Hassles and No tickets. Electronic Ticketing (E-Ticket) does away with tickets. Once a reservation has been made and paid for by credit card there is no paper ticket to worry about. Boarding passes are issued on the day of travel, just show the credit card used to purchase the ticket or a photo I.D.. Your seat assignment has already been made. - Nothing to lose or misplace or to fill pockets with. Air Canada presently has E-Tickets at 35 cities in Canada, with Toronto (YYZ) starting soon. =-o0o=- . Found on the Internet Four foreign airlines have stopped flights to Beirut during Israel's bombardment of Lebanon, airport officials said on Friday. They said scheduled flights by British Airways, Swissair, Kuwait Airlines and Alia of Jordan had failed to arrive. According to a Boeing Annual Safety Report, final approach & landing remain the most dangerous phase of a flight with 50% of all commercial jet accidents coming during these two phases which consumes only 4% of the flight time. Flying Colours, a new UK airline will begin service early 1997 with (4) B737-200 jet aircraft. Delta ordered Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines for the (12) B767-300ER jets being delivered early 1997. Virgin Atlantic is planning to form another airline. British Midland Airways will code-share with Air New Zealand on some UK services. United Airlines plans to buy 100 new jets to replace old aircraft in its present fleet during next 3 years. Airbus Industries planning a stretched A340 to compete with Boeings B747-400 stretch. -=o0o=- . Interline travel Airline employees, retirees, parents & companions sharing. Legend of the Seas - May 1st - 11 nights Honolulu to Vancouver outside US$1399 pp dbl. Pacific Coast & Alaska - May 13 - 11 nights Los Angeles to Vancouver from US$649 pp dbl. Song of America - May 5,12,19 - 7 nights Bermuda cruise from New York to New York Inside US$699 pp dbl outside US$799 pp dbl. Exotic Kenya Safari - Oct 10 - 10 days - Land only US$2039 pp dbl. Call 1-800-665-3100 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. How about a riverboat cruise? Escorted by Syl & Kay Napolitano, Vancouver Island Pionairs. From New Orleans November 26th - December 3rd. From US$1033 pp dbl includes airfare. Call 1-800-690-3223 -=o0o=- . From Terry - Tax time in Canada This excuse has already been used - ' Please send me a claim form as I have had a baby. I had one before but it got dirty and I burnt it.'. And two smiles from Vesta - fictitious virus RIGHT TO LIFE VIRUS: Won't allow you to delete a file, regardless of how old it is. If you attempt to erase a file, it requires you to first see a counsellor about possible alternatives. ROSS PEROT VIRUS: Activates every component in your system, just before the whole thing quits. And one from George Brien - from Yarmouth (YQI) - a sample of NS humour- "We have a nine hole course in our town. The other day I shot a 39. It was too dark to start the second hole." -=o0o=- That's it for this time, please we need your input, send comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested to Vesta with a copy to Terry. -!- Landing on an Island in the Pacific. _____(~)_____ ! ! ! This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. <<<>>> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...................................................................... . GREETINGS FROM Still . . Vancouver Island NO . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA Vacancies . ......................................................................
