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Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter Since 1995

Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Since 1995

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |\^/| _| 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 93 date October 28th 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . Sorry but we made a mess of Fred Coyles email address which should be This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . News from the Montreal District Pionairs newsletter 'Sentinel' - Montreal District of Pionairs will be holding their Halloween lunch on Oct 31st at the Casa Greque, 1459 St. Martin Blvd, West Laval at 11.30 am. Call Real Henri at (514)697-5405. The Christmas Dinner will be Wednesday Dec 4th held at the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, 1350 Lakeshore Drive, Dorval. at 17.30 for 18.30. Cost CA$22.50 pp, which is the same as last year. Cheques to be to B.Vezina, 12, Cambridge, Kirkland, QC H9H 3R8 by Nov 20th. Dreams Take Flight to Disney World from Dorval took place on Oct 20th utilizing a B767. Several Pionairs were on hand to help out. Definitions for tourists - Old world charm ... No bath. Tropical ... Rainy Majestic setting ... A long way from town. Options galore .. Nothing included. Secluded hideaway ... Impossible to find. Light & Airy ... No air conditioning. Gentle breezes ... Possible gale-force winds. No extra fees ... No extras! ~-=o0o=-~ . Found on the Internet USAir will cancel its code sharing agreement with BA next Spring. Virgin Express and British Airways are bidding for the French carrier Air Liberte. The S.A.S. strike by ground personnel is now settled. Continental has ordered (30) B737-500 and (30) B737-600. Dragonair of Hong Kong has ordered (7) A320 Air Bus. China plans to launch two astronauts into space in 1999 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist state. Malaysian Airlines are rumoured to have ordered (6) B747-600. Vickers Vanguard (Merchantman) registration G-APEP successfully made the last ever flight of this type to return home to Brooklands in Surrey UK on Oct 17th 1996. Recent paint job of a Concorde in a Pepsi scheme for a 10 day promotional tour in Europe was US$300,000.00 A B707 supplied by Boeing is painted on one side for 'Charlies Angels' as Air Force One to simulate JFK and Jackie arriving at Orly airport in Paris France. Cost was US$30,000.00 An American International Airways B747 registration N703CK is painted to replicate VC-25A used as Air Force One for a film plot with Harrison Ford involving the highjack of the President of USA. ~-=o0o=-~ . Interline stuff Be aware that for the Travel Partner Tickets, especially those used for movement out of London Heathrow, an additional departure Tax of UKL10.00 will be added to the cost. ~-=o0o=-~ . Vesta found these smilies for you - ,-------------------, ____ ___ << Sigh!! Fall is here \ / /`'\ \ : The end of another / / __|____|_\ \ baseball season. / ~~~~~~~| `.~~ .'| \_________________/ ( (_ ) _______________ \ __ / <==/ You know what | o_o `-----' | that means. / c(+)o _| |_ \_____________/ \\____ / \_//\ \__| :\ |:::::::: | |\/\/\/\|_| It means that after :\/\/\/_:_:__ the Yankees beat the Braves |___ /~ === \ in the world series, I'm |##(_/ : : : | gonna have to watch the |##|#\_:_:_:_/ Knicks, Jets and Giants. :_: :_: GO YANKEES c--' c-' `-, "If operating systems ran airlines" NT Airlines: (??? What's NT?) Everyone marches out on the runway, says the password in unision & forms the outline of a plane. Then they all sit down & make a whooshing sound like they're flying. UNIX Airlines: Everyone brings one piece of the plane with them when they come to the airport. They all go out on the runway & put the plane together piece by piece, arguing constantly about what kind of plane they are building. ~-=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 . . Vancouver Island . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ...................................................

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