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Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter Since 1995

Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Since 1995



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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)


Number 516  Sept 1st, 2000,  We first Published in October 1995



Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson   -      Co-pilot  - Terry Baker


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. We welcome
Jim Drinkwalter a retired Air Canada  Customer Sales and Service agent from
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. Like to know.
Alan Rust, Web Administrator, AC Family Network, http://www.acfamily.net
sends this information -
- Following the close of the 60-day sale period of Canadian Regional Airlines,
Air Canada has been advised by Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, the authorized selling
agent, that no qualified bids have been received. Air Canada has thus fulfilled its
obligations in accordance with the undertakings it negotiated with the Competition Bureau
in December 1999 with respect to the divestiture of Canadian Regional Airlines.
Canadian Regional Airlines remains a subsidiary of Canadian Airlines International,
and therefore an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Canada, until it is fully integrated
into Air Canada's regional operations.
Air Canada's regional airlines, AirBC, Air Ontario and Air Nova, and
Canadian Regional Airlines, will continue to operate separately, while offering the same
benefits to all customers of Air Canada subsidiaries during Air Canada regionals'
consolidation, until a common operating certificate is obtained.
Canadian Regionals' crew base, maintenance operations and senior
management positions will remain in Calgary. As such, Calgary will become the
largest base within the new Air Canada regional airline.


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. Re our recent notice about the Avro Arrow exhibit at the West Parry Sound Museum.
Their website is http://www.zeuter.com/~wpschin/


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. Alan MacLeod sends this
Subject: Lockheed 10A UPDATE
Tango Charlie Charlie is in Calgary in the Shell Aero Center hangar.
During the week of Aug. 6 through the 13th, while in Winnipeg, the Lockheed underwent
a one hundred hour routine inspection and had some minor maintenance snags cleared.
On Aug. 14th and 15th, Capts. Ken  Patry and Harvey Reid flew the Lockheed from
Winnipeg to Vancouver. They were accompanied by Cam Lawrence, who is responsible
for the  Air Bus engineering in Winnipeg. Cam also has the responsibility to ensure men
and material being available, from the maintenance side in Winnipeg, to ensure TCC is
always up and running. They flew the aircraft through the rockies via Banff, Kicking Horse
Pass, Golden, then the Rogers Pass over Revelstoke, on to Kelowna  and  Vancouver.


DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT flying was on Aug. 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th. Ken and Harvey
flew the first two days and then Ted Dodds and myself relieved them after they had been
on the go for six days. Richard Lyew, AME from Winnipeg volunteered his days off  and
was on hand for the routine operation. Support from the Line Maintenance Mgr. in
Vancouver, Bob Brown, was also volunteered should we have needed help.
Air BC mechanics also offered their service and facilities had we needed any.
All was routine and none was required, but their offer  much appreciated.


DREAMS flying in Vancouver had a 100% revenue load factor over the four days!
There were people standing by waiting for "no shows", which happened only twice.
They had a very successful year.
Congratulations to Lori Hayes-Fergusson and her DREAMS staff.


On Monday the 21st, Capt. Dodds, Richard Lyew, AME and myself flew TCC to Calgary
via Kelowna, Penticton , Castelgar, Nelson, Cranbrook out through the Crows Nest Pass
and on to Calgary.  Arriving in Calgary we parked the aircraft on gate 14 for a while to let
the employees have a visit, and drop Capt. Dodds off to make a connection back to
Toronto. Calgary staff love to see the aircraft on the gate there and even show it parked
on  the TV monitor in the building. Staff from other airlines also had a look and visited.


Calgary DREAMS flying was on the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th,  Capt. Gerry Norberg
and I flew the aircraft. Geof McCrea was the AME. All went according to plan with the
exception of a slight tire imbalance which developed. The tires are on their second year
now and have undergone quite a few cycles. Normal tire wear developed an out of
balance which  we noticed during take off and landing.   By judicially adding some
small weights Geof had them back in balance and running smoothly. New tires will be
installed when TCC gets back to Winnipeg in Sept. The weather was perfect for the four
days with the exception of a thunderstorm on Sat. afternoon.  A delay was  called,
without any complaints!,  the aircraft put in the hangar and  a " FURAT" was called for
thirty minutes! We waited. Rain hail and lightning took over the airport operations for
about one hour. A further FURAT was called for another 30 minutes.
We then  finished the last trip of the day---one our late.
Delay charged to "WX".


DREAMS' committee had all seats filled for the four days. Good for Lucile Parkinson
and her gang.   Two or three seats were allocated for press and TV  coverage.
On Sunday afternoon, a Canadian Military CL65 pulled up to the ramp at Shell Aero
Center. On board was the Minister of Labor, Claudette Bradshaw. She was very
interested in the DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT program. Unfortunately they left immediately
for Yellowknife or we would have gotten her donation and taken her for a flight too.


TCC is undergoing a wash job and having her belly varsol sprayed and cleaned.
We had millions of bugs in the air around Calgary and each time we landed the
windshield was literally red with the flys/bugs. The leading edges were covered with
the remains and she needs a wash job real bad. Shell are doing that this week to be
ready for the weekend.  The Shell staff there are fantastic. As a matter of fact
everywhere we go they are great and are standing by to donate their fuel and hangar
space. Tip of the hat to Shell Corporation of Canada.


Next DREAMS flying will be in Sept. on the 8th, 9th and 10th. Flying is done from the
City Center airport from the aviation museum.
Contact Tom Hutchison at 780-915-2211 if you wish to donate to the DREAMS TAKE
FLIGHT  program and go for a flight in TCC.
Alan MacLeod
http://www.acfamily.net/tcc
(Check the web site for some pictures and information on TCC - eds)


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. From the eMailNews issued by Duane Frerichs -
WWII airmen recovered in Iceland
The bodies of four World War II airmen from Britain's air force, trapped in an Icelandic
glacier for nearly 60 years, will at last be buried at a cemetery in Reykjavik.
A Royal Air Force search team was working Wednesday to retrieve the bodies for a
funeral at the Fossvogur Commonwealth war cemetery in the capital Reykajvik.
The bodies, revealed last year by melting ice, are those of Flying Officer Arthur Round,
a New Zealander, Flight Sgt. Reginald Hopkins of Southampton, England;
Pilot Officer Henry Talbot of Bedford, England, and Flight Sgt. Keith Garret
of Worksop, England. Pilot Round, who was 26, and navigator Hopkins, 21,
had flown their Fairey Battle bomber to pick up Talbot, 24, and Garret, 22, who had
been receiving treatment on a hospital ship docked at the town of Akureyri.
The plane carrying the four men took off from the Akureyri airfield in fog on the
morning of May 26, 1941, and crashed into a mountainside about 30 miles away.


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. Tom Grant sends this information -
Canadian International Air Show soars on the web
Making the Canadian International Air Show truly
universal this year, torontostartv.com will webcast the spectacle live from
the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on Saturday, September 2, 2000 at 1 pm.
In an effort to globalize its reach, the Canadian International Air Show
and the Canadian National Exhibition are very pleased to partner with Toronto
Star Television. "This adds a wonderful new dimension to our show," says Bob
MacWilliam, President, Canadian International Air Show. "As an international
show, we strive to demonstrate aircraft from around the world. Now our
audience can be truly international as well."
"Torontostartv.com is thrilled to partner with the 2000 Canadian
International Air Show to bring this exciting event, for the first time, to a
virtual audience," says Don Shafer, Vice President and General Manager of
Toronto Star Television.
Utilizing the latest in live video streaming technology, air show
enthusiasts from around the world will be able to enjoy the air show live, in
real-time, over the Internet on the following sites: www.cias.org;
www.theex.com; www.torontostartv.com and www.toronto.com in Windows Media
format in four bandwidths.


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. From the In-box of Chief pilot Vesta -
Vintage Wings - WWI De Havilland DH-4 plane
An antique airplane that once made history is coming back to the Bay Area  in the
hopes of finding a home. The plane is a World War I vintage De Havilland DH-4, a
plane exactly like the ones that flew from Crissy Field at the Presidio of San Francisco
in the days when daring fliers were heroes and the Bay Area was on the cutting edge
of  aviation technology. The first airplane ever to land on a ship took off from San Mateo
County in 1911 and landed on a cruiser in San Francisco Bay.


First Space Tourist Passes Physical
Russian doctors have given Santa Monica businessman Dennis Tito a clean bill of
health for space travel, bringing him closer to becoming the first space tourist. MirCorp,
a private company arranging for Tito to fly to the Mir space station in mid-2001, said in
a statement that Tito will now start training at Russias Star City space facility. Tito has
agreed to pay approximately $20 million to blast off with two Russian cosmonauts and
fly for brief a visit to Mir.


AIR CANADA WILL KEEP ITS SPOTS AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
The British government has given its blessing to the merger of Air
Canada and Canadian Airlines. That means Air Canada will keep its
coveted landing slots at London's Heathrow airport.


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. From our chief pilot - Vesta
If you have been reading 'the NetLetter", and would like to show  your appreciation
would you please  send me a postcard  to the following address.
Vesta Stevenson
401-1035 Southgate St.,
Victoria, B.C.  V8V 2Z1
Canada


Postcards that have something to do with where you live are an especially good choice,
as I like to see all the interesting places that 'the NetLetter" is being read.
Travel postcards (from anywhere and especially 'made in Canada') or unusual postcards are a favorite of mine. I even would like to receive post cards from Victoria. Thanks


I wish to thank the following NetLetter readers for sending me more postcards to add to
my collection.
Lawrence Davis,  Ralph Trites ,  Roy Boyce, Jack Morath, Lois North,  Ed Storrie
Ann Blakeley, Penny Cronin, Mathew  Laubitz and Flora MacKenzie


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. Found on the internet.
Flights get longer as planes get faster
Airlines have increased the scheduled times of their flights to allow for growing delays
and congestion. Airlines have changed the length of flights not only to cope with last-
minute delays but also to improve their punctuality figures.
Many flights, particularly short ones, are taking longer than they did 30 years ago.
Such flights have been getting longer, even though modern aircraft are faster.


Baggage Woes Haunt Sydney Airport.
The fifth breakdown this month in Sydney Airport's baggage system delayed more
than 6,000 international passengers Sunday and renewed doubts about the airport's
Olympic readiness. At least 27 flights were delayed for up to 80 minutes, and airline
workers said at least 200 bags were left behind or wrongly tagged because of the
breakdown in the new system. In May, two baggage handlers narrowly avoided being
hit by falling luggage. Last month, 2,000 pieces of luggage were left behind when the
system crashed for 20 minutes delaying 6,000 passengers.


Vietnam airline bans 'smelly sauce'
Vietnam's national airline has banned the country's famed fish sauce, nuoc mam,
because it is too smelly, according to reports. Nuoc mam may be a key ingredient in
Vietnamese cuisine, but it is getting right up some passengers' noses.
Reports say Vietnam Airlines ordered the crackdown on passengers transporting the
sauce after a bottle broke on one of their planes. The incident apparently caused
furious protests from foreign tourists unaccustomed to the pungent aroma.


DOT Settles Case Against Disabled Passenger on Air Canada
The U.S. Department of Transportations Aviation Enforcement Office reached a
settlement with Air Canada over the carriers failure to transport a passenger due to her disability. Air Canada, according to information received by the department, removed a mobility-impaired passenger who held a valid ticket issued by United Airlines, Air Canada's code-share partner, from a flight from Montreal to Washington on Feb. 15
for reasons related to her disability. The passenger was removed from the flight in
violation of the carriers own policies because a flight attendant unaware of the nature
of the passengers disabilities, mistakenly believed that she required an attendant to
travel.


Angry Passengers Hijack Plane
Angry passengers hijacked a Cyprus Airways plane at Athens airport in a bid to stop
the Paphos-bound flight being diverted, an airline spokesman said. The passengers
surrounded the plane on the tarmac to stop it taking off and clashed with police and
Greek airport officials, delaying the scheduled midnight flight until 5 a.m.
The Paphos-bound passengers became angry when they were told a technical problem,
which had already delayed the flight two hours meant the plane would cancel a
scheduled stop at Paphos and fly only to Larnaca, its final destination.
Cyprus Airways told the passengers it would arrange bus transport to Paphos, a resort
two hours drive from Larnaca. Airline spokesman Tassos Angelis said an irate group
from the 240 passengers surrounded the plane blocked the entrance, insulted the Greek
engineer and clashed with police summoned by civil aviation officials.



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. Mayday from Bill Whitehouse -
Subject: Seattle??
Hi Everyone;  Bill Whitehouse here from YYZ.  Been retired 7 years now and enjoying
every minute.  Nice to keep in touch with the guys that worked with me.
We are going to be going to a wedding in Seattle in a few weeks.
Wondered if anyone knew anything about Seattle.  Good places to stay, reasonable etc.
Anyone that is out there from AC - love to hear from you.  Bill    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


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. Terry's travel tips.
Dargal offers the following -
5 Oct ~ 15 Nights ~ ms Veendam ~ Panama Canal
San Diego  to San Juan  Inside us$ 780 pp dbl   Outside us$880 pp dbl.
7 Oct ~ 16 Nights ~ ms Volendam ~ Panama Canal
San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale Inside us$820 pp dbl    Outside us$920 pp dbl.
9 & 23 Sept. ~ 7 Nights ~ ms Zaandam ~ Eastern Caribbean
Ft. Lauderdale  round trip Inside us$410 pp dbl   Outside us $510 pp dbl
14 & 21 Oct, 4 & 11 Nov ~ 7 Nights ~ ms Westerdam ~ Eastern Caribbean
Ft. Lauderdale round trip  Inside us$310 pp dbl    Outside us$410 pp dbl.
16 & 30 Sept. ~ 7 Nights ~ ms Zaandam ~ Western Caribbean
Ft. Lauderdale round trip Inside us$410 pp dbl   Outside us$510 pp dbl.
29 Oct ~ 7 Nights ~ ms Maasdam ~ Western Caribbean
Ft. Lauderdale round trip Inside us$410 pp dbl   Outside us$510 pp dbl.
4 & 11 Nov ~ 7 Nights ~ ms Ryndam ~ Western Caribbean
Ft. Lauderdale round trip  Inside us$410 pp dbl   Outside us$510 pp dbl.
20 & 27 Oct, 3, 10, 17 & 24 Nov, 1, 8 & 15 Dec ~ 7 Nights ~ ms Veendam ~ Southern Caribbean
San Juan round trip Inside us$360 pp dbl   Outside us$460 pp dbl.
23 Oct & 12 Nov ~ 10 Nights ~ ms Volendam ~ Southern Caribbean - Wayfarer
14 Oct & 23 Nov ~ 10 Nights ~ ms Zaandam ~ Southern Caribbean - Wayfarer
Ft. Lauderdale round trip  Inside us$630 pp dbl   Outside us$730 pp dbl.
2 Nov ~ 10 Nights ~ ms Volendam ~ Southern Caribbean - Seafarer
24 Oct & 13 Nov ~ 10 Nights ~ ms Zaandam ~ Southern Caribbean - Seafarer
Ft. Lauderdale round trip  Inside us$650 pp dbl   Outside us$750 pp dbl
Sept 18th - 11 nights - NCL 'Norwegian Wind'  Vancouver - Honolulu.
from us$64.00 pp dbl.
Sept 27th - 12 nights - 'Carnival Jubilee'  Vancouver - Honolulu
from us$58.00 pp dbl.
Sept 29th - 10 nights - NCL 'Norwegian Wind'  from us$74.00 pp dbl.
Honolulu round trip
Exotic cruises on RCCL's Legend of the seas' , all from us$55.00 pp dbl
Jan 13th - 16 nights - Singapore to Sydney
Feb 26th - 14 nights - Sydney - Singapore.
Mar 14th - 14 nights - Singapore round trip.
Mar 28th - 14 nights - Singapore to Bombay.
Apr 11th - 14 nights - Bombay - Mombasa.
Apr 15th - 14 nights - Mombasa - Athens.
Mar 18th - 15 nights - Norwegian Dream - Santiago - Miami via Panama Canal
from us$64.00 pp dbl.
All above plus port charges/gov't fees -
Call Dargal at 1-800-690-3223 for more details.


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. Smilie.
Late and oily!
A Scandinavian Airlines flight from London, England to Oslo was held up for six
hours after the cabin staff detected a smell of oil which they feared indicated a
fuel leak. Passengers were led off the plane and a search instituted,  but it
revealed nothing. Eventually, the source of the smell was traced to a passenger
with a new oilskin coat. The captain ordered the offending jacket to be kept in the
cargo hold.


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