Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Found in 'Regional News' magazine

Issue dated August 1983

'The ship' departs.

When 'the ship' flew out of Montego Bay (MBJ) for the last time, the crew cooperated by giving a farewell fly-past for onlookers. It was a nostalgic time for some staffers who had also witnessed the departure of the last Vanguard.

The DC-8-63 was dubbed 'the ship' by other airline staff in MBJ because of its freight capacity and, boy, MBJ really loaded it on!

Most of the cargo uplifted at the station consists of perishables and produce of sunny Jamaica and most times the station is also proud of its passenger load factors.

Marking the occasion are, from the bottom of the stairs: John Buchanan, Manager, MBJ; Jerome Miles, ACSS; cabin crew members Hilary Eastveld-Beresh, Penny Stuart, Margaret Redfern, Lynn Straker, Helga Noll, Linda Smith and In-Charge Al Klein; S/O Steve Steele; F/O Andy Robertson and Captain Reg Russell.

Campaign for funds kicks off in New York.

A kickoff meeting for the 'Employee Campaign for Funds' directors in the U.S. was held in New York. They were determined to top the 75.6 per cent participation achieved in 1982 when they ranked 12th among all branches and regions, up from 13th the previous year 1981.

Standing, from the left, are: Bob Sedlak, CS&SM, Chicago; Peter Pemberton, Campaign Coordinator, U.S.; Ron Moudy, Airport Manager, Houston; Brenda Bielanski, Secretary, Cleveland; Judy Stephens, CSA, Dallas-Fort Worth; Dee Cameron, CSA, Boston; Larry Edwards, Load Agent, Los Angeles and Jeff Hearns, CSA-Cargo, San Francisco.

Seated, from the left, are: Harry Cooper, CSA-Res., New York; Pat Labrie, Honorary Chairman and V.P., U.S. & Southern Region and Nancee Trentadue, Senior Secretary, Personnel, New York.

Unable to attend were Bob Munro, R&SOM, Miami and Bonnie Moody, CSA, Tampa Bay.

All looked forward to a successful 1983 campaign.

From 'Horizons' magazine

Issue dated June 1993 

Continental contract keeps Air Canada's maintenance crews busy.

Four Winnipeg Maintenance crews were hard at work on Continental Airlines' maintenance contract. The work carried out seven days a week, 21 hours a day at Air Canada's Maintenance facility - includes aircraft modifications and inspections as well as a complete cabin make-over and modernization.

At the same time, Dorval's Maintenance and Engineering team overhauled and modified a Continental (Air Micronesia) B-727. These Maintenance contracts represented more than 900 person-years of work over a five year period.

Winnipeg Crew 

Dorval morning crew

Dorval afternoon crew