Issue dated April 1989.

Canadian Airlines and Japan Air Lines signed a commercial agreement to jointly operate nonstop air service between Toronto and Tokyo effective May 1, 1989.

The agreement covers operation of three weekly joint flights with Canadian DC-10-30ER equipment.

Big DC-10 brake job.

Aircraft mechanics Bill Cooper, Reg Hogg and Mickey McGuire with a DC-10 brake. Each DC-10 has 10 of these brakes.

Other mechanics involved in this major job were Bill Arnold, Wayne Desimone, Way Hutchinson, Andy Law, Ben Nault, Ted Warne and Al Watson.

The Canadian Airlines ski team placed 15th overall in the Todd Brooker Ski Challenge at Ontario's Blue Mountain.

The event raised $103,000 for Ronald McDonald Charities of Canada, plus $20,000 for 'CHAMP' - the War Amputation of Canada Child Amputee Program.

From the left: Scott Weiner, Toronto Res; Helene Desehenes, Montreal Inflight; Mike Casey, Canadian Partner First Officer; host Todd Brooker; team captain Sue Malara, Toronto
Sales; and Richard Carret, Commercial Services North America.

Wardair acquisition gets final approval.

PWA Corporation confirmed that the acquisition of Wardair Inc. has received the necessary regulatory approvals and that the offer to purchase all outstanding Class A and Class B shares will be completed by April 28th, 1989.

An individual copy of the advertising supplement "We're twice the airline you thought we were", was sent to each Canadian employee in advance of appearing in major daily newspapers across Canada.

Nic Roggeman, Director Advertising and Promotion, recently met with the staff of the Vancouver mail distribution center to work on details of the task.

From left, Dave Walker, Senior Mail Clerk with Mail Clerks Barb Welk, Dan Wiebe, Judy Temple and Nic Roggeman.

On December 16, 2019, Danny Bereza posted this photo:

Four ex-Nordair employees at the 2019 Air Canada Pionairs Christmas dinner in Comox, BC.

From left to right are Paul Peron, Mike Stambois, Danny Bereza, and Mike Fox.

Editors' Note: Mike Stambois also previously sent us this picture which appeared in NetLetter #1428.