~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * /^\ o/o o\o Christmas Greetings from /* o *\ Vesta and Terry. o/ \U/ \o / o o \ o/!!!!!0!!!!!\o NetLetter ------- 'Between Ourselves' XXX### ###SSS Your crew is: Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson Chief Navigator - Terry Baker tm number 107 date December 9th 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . Hot rumour from Syl Napolitano - The AGM is not in Chicago it is now in MONTREAL at the Raddison or Ramada Hotel downtown 1st of June to the 4th. Syl. (Maybe one of the Directors, or Fraser Muir would like to comment on this? - eds) . Welcome to Bob Lennox who is living out New Brunswick way and can be emailed at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Jack Cooke tells us that the recent TCA Alumini meeting took place in Florida attended by 130 members who had a great time. . Mitch Mitchell sends us the following update - The monthly meeting of the Halifax group was held on Wednesday, 04 Dec. at the Armdale Yacht. About 50 in attendance, which is very good for us. The new slate of officers for the the next two years were voted in. They are Director: Charles Stock, Vice Director: Scott Foyers, Secretary; Pearl Piers. We also had a guest speaker, a Financial Consultant, who gave a very interesting talk on the coming changes to the C.P.P & O.A.P. to the year 2001. Lunch was served at the Armdale Yacht Club following the meeting. Guess that's it for now, all the best for Xmas and the New Year. Regards - Mitch. If any of the other districts would like to send information about their recent AGM's, we would gladly report it in the Netletter - eds. ~-=o0o=-~ . Found on the Internet - Federal Express are to acquire (14) DC10-10 from American Airlines in exchange for hushkits for their fleet of B737's. Kuwait Airways Corporation plan on buying (2) B777-200. Japan Air System took delivery of their 1st B777-200 with P & W PW4084 engines. This is the fourth airline to operate B777 powered by Pratt & Witney engines. Atlantic Coast Airlines an Eastern U.S. carrier has purchased (12) Bae Jetstream 41, a new 24 passenger commuter aircraft. Delta and Continental are talking about a possible merger. Air Canada again denied permission to operate daily flights from Toronto and Vancouver to Hong Kong. Air Canada interested in new routes to Tokyo and Singapore. A protest from a Jewish traveller who was told to leave a British Airways lounge, where he had gone to pray, has prompted British Airways to open the lounge to all levels of passengers not just Premium Club members. British Columbia's Premier Glen Clark and Buzz Hargrove CAW President are asking the federal government to review the present deregulations with a view to splitting up Canada having Air Canada serving the East and Canadi>n serving the West. (We suppose Winnipeg will be served by both! - eds). Vesta located the following tidbit - A company in the States starts placing E-mail "phone" booths in airports and places, ..your friendly computer at your service everywhere. ~-=o0o=-~ . Interline stuff. The most important formality on entering the U.S. is giving proof of citizenship. Typically, U.S. officials have been willing to accept anything from a driver's license, birth certificate or even a Canadian Tire credit card. Increasingly, however, Canadians are being asked to show identification that includes a photo and proves their right to re-enter Canada. Every Canadian should carry a valid Canadian passport for all trips outside Canada. All Inclusive Resorts with All meals, beverages, accommodation, non-motorized watersports and taxes - 3 nights/4 days Jack Tarr Villiage Resorts - from US$249 pp dbl. Superclubs/Breezes - from US$329 pp dbl. Boscobel Beach - from US$495 pp dbl. Almond Beach Resorts - from US$329 pp dbl. South Ocean Golf & Beach Resorts, Nassau, Bahamas. All inclusive with green fees and tennis. 4 days/3 nights from US$329 pp dbl. 7 night Cruises for 1997 season to Alaska - Princess Cruise line vessels Crown, Sun, Dawn, Star Princess from US$799.50 pp dbl. Regal Princess Vancouver round trip from US$824.50 pp dbl. Royal Caribbean vessels Legend of the Sea and Rhapsody of the Seas from US$799 pp dbl. Holland America from US$560 pp dbl. Call 1-800-665-3100 for more details. Visiting Antigua? Best to drive on the left hand side of the road - most others do! Visitors are required to obtain a driving permit from the local police station or the local Inland Revenue dept cost US$20. Official language is English. 110/220 volts available. Banks are Bank of Nova Scotia and Royal Bank of Canada. ~-=o0o=-~ . Smilie from Terry - A joke told repeatedly at aviation industry meetings. Flying by wire puts a man and a dog in the cockpit of an aircraft. The dog is there to bite if the man if he so much as tries to touch the controls; the pilots one remaining job is to feed the dog. Instructions to a student pilot - Pull joystick back - homes get smaller; push the joystick forward - homes get bigger. ~-=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 . ...................................................
