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Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson
http://www.acfamily.net/between/vesta/
Co-pilot - Terry Baker
http://www.acfamily.net/between/terry/
Mailing of this "NetLetter" is courtesy of Alan Rust
administrator of the "AC Family Network" at:
http://www.acfamily.net
Number 403 Date Sept 7th, 1999 BYN 1st Published in October 1995
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. DID YOU KNOW?
You can read or retrieve back issues of the BYN?
Just visit our web site at:
http://www.acfamily.net/between
and click on the "Archives" button.
This area is only open to "BETWEEN YOURSELVES - NetLetter" subscribers
and you will need the following password to enter -
User Name: byn Password: vesta
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. Need to know.
Air Canada will not resume flights to New Delhi which it had planned to
restore in October.
In NetLetter nr 402 we published the new National Executive. Some of you
have requested the emails -
President - Saville Hambleton
1st VP - Bill Fisher
2nd VP - Kay Napolitano
Treasurer - Norm Stoddart
Secretary - Barbara Hambleton
Bill Fisher handles all matters relating to membership.
The following amendment to the list of other airline discounts chart
shown of chapter 6 page 15 of the 'Travel Guide' -
Remove Australian Airlines Ltd as this company has been taken over
by QUANTAS Airways Ltd.
(Information supplied by Linda Kwoon)
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. We welcome
Gordon White retired Captain lives in Surrey, BC.
email is
Email to
retired Cargo Supervisor lives in Georgetown, On.
Mae Watson (semi- retired from Toronto Cargo, Maintenance, and Sales,
etc...Mae still does part-time work for the company)
E-mail:
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. Where are they now?
Alberto Timpauer has had to change his email, you can now find him at
Ernie Rushton is now at
Frank Takasaki has changed his email to
Rene Lanthier was
to:
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. Help!
David Baker sends this information -
I have an early vintage tugger "Brown Betty" which was residing up at
YUL ACRA Camp Four Winds until about a year ago.
It sure would be a good addition to the TCA/Air Canada promotional fleet.
The tugger is powered by a flat head six [believe it is a Chrysler engine]
and was fully serviceable when parked at the side of the Stores annex.
Seeing as they have a tub cart and a Jeep painted in TCA grey livery
colours and logos, it would be very nice to add a vintage tugger to the
display set.
If you know anyone connected with TCC and the ground support vehicles,
could you pass on the message and my email hopefully before the winter
sets in...
Thanks Dave Baker
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. Found on the internet.
AIRTRAN WINS GOVERNMENT CONTRACT:
Who woulda thunk it? AirTran, formerly ValuJet, has been awarded
$8 million in government contracts.
In its former incarnation as ValuJet, the airline was blasted by the
government for cutting corners and for a string of mistakes that led to
the crash of a DC-9 in the Florida Everglades. How times change.
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. System Darts Tourney -
Any retirees wishing to play on a pioneers team in the AC System Dart
tourney (men or women) to contact Jim Douglas at 604-513-1677
or email
Date Oct 15-17
Venue Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel
Cost $181pp inc 2 nites room 3 meals
Best regards Jim Douglas
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. News from the districts.
Bernie Danis sends this -
Subject: What`s up in the Okanagan
I thought we would give you an update of our coming activities.
1] Every first tuesday of the month at ten a.m. some of us meet to
discuss and solve many worldly problems at the Muffin Break,
1950 Harvey [HWY 97] in Kelowna.
2] Our next function is on September 15, at 11 a.m. which is a wagon
sitdown tour of the Kelowna Land and Orchard co. 3002 Dunster rd. in
Kelowna, followed by a buffet lunch at the Bunkhouse restaurant at
1 p.m. for an all inclusive price of $12.50...
3] Our fifth annual Christmas luncheon is on December 6,1999 at the
Ramada Lodge Inn in Kelowna. I shall give you more details later.
Thank you All the best Bernie
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. Lois North sends this information -
The Maple Wings group are a group of retired and active Flight
Attendant and have several Chapters across the system having one in
Victoria, Vancouver, Kelona, Calgary, Lethbridge, Winnipeg, Toronto and
several others in Ontario, Montreal, Halifax.
The Chapters meet regularly amongst themselves, the Victoria group have
regular monthly get-togethers, and include a couple who are both 80 year
olds now, and have many memories which they share.
And a short biography from Lois North:
I worked with TCA as a passenger agent at Sidney, NS and as a flight
attendant based at Dorval in the 1950's before marrying Capt. Ernie North.
In those days when a woman joined in holy matrimony, she also joined the
ranks of the unemployed. TCA/AC has been my extended family for nearly
45 years. My son Reigh carries on the tradition as a station attendant
at Vancouver. Also, my sister was a flight attendant based in Calgary,
Vancouver and Winnipeg in the '60's and early 70's.
I receive both the Rapcan and Between Yourselves Netletters.
E-mail address for Lois is:
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. Tom Martin sends this -
While we airline people enjoy reading the efforts of Vesta and Terry
telling us what's going on in our world, those of us lucky enough to live
on the west coast might want to pay a visit to another mode of transport
and see the excellent replica of Capt. Cook's ship Endeavour.
Unfortunately its left Victoria but will be spending some time in
Vancouver.
When I visited TCC when it was here (in Victoria), I thought bending over
to get up the aisle was tough on the back, but that was nothing compared
to creeping below decks on the Endeavour where the head room is
4ft. 7 inches.
If you want to have a look at the ship try its web site
www.barkendeavour.com.au
Tom Martin
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. From RAPCAN email newsletter issued by Duane Frerichs -
*** Spanish pilots ignore smoking ban
MADRID, Spain (AP) - In tobacco-happy Spain, Iberia airlines expected
some whining over its new blanket ban on smoking - but not outright
defiance from the people who fly their planes. The Spanish flagship
carrier went smoke-free Wednesday, banning tobacco consumption on all
domestic and international routes. Iberia's pilots, however, vowed to
keep lighting up in the cockpit. "Passengers can choose their
airline. We cannot," said Carmen Thaus, a spokeswoman for the Spanish
Airline Pilots Association. "The cockpit is our workplace."
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. Terry's travel tips.
South America. Prices pp dbl.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 days/4 nights, hotel accommodations with private bath, half day
sightseeing tour, taxes and service charges.
Round trip space available interline air transportation via Delta or
Aerolineas Argentinas.
us$529 at Luxor Regente, us$589 at Mirasol Hotel, us$619 Rio Othon.
Santiago, Chile
7 days/4 nights, hotel accommodations with private bath, buffet
breakfast daily, taxes and service charges.
Round trip space available interline air transportation via
Aerolineas Argentinas.
us$479 at Hotel Galerias or us$599 at Carrera Hotel.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
7 days/4 nights, hotel accommodations with private bath, half day
sightseeing tour, buffet breakfast daily, taxes and service charges.
Round trip space available interline air transportation via
Aerolineas Argentinas.
us$529 at Crillon Hotel or us$609 at Claridge Hotel
Call 1-800-935-9444 for more details.
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. Smilie
from the RAPCAN newsletter produced by Duane Frerichs -
Any More Complaints?
The controller working a busy pattern told the 727 on downwind to make
a 360 (do a complete circle, usually done to provide spacing between
aircraft). The pilot of the 727 complained, "Do you know it costs us
two thousand dollars to make a 360 in this airplane?"
Without missing a beat the controller replied,
"Roger, give me four thousand dollars worth."
*** What the...?!
PSA was following United, taxiing out for departure. PSA called the
tower and said "Tower, this is United 586. We've got a little problem;
go ahead and let PSA go first."
The tower promptly cleared PSA for takeoff before United had a chance to
object to the impersonation.
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. That's it for this time, please we need your input, send
comments and email addresses of any others who may be
interested to:
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