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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 526 Oct 14th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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. We welcome -
E. Evelyn Wise retired Air Canada secretary living in Calgary, AB
email:
L. Roger Friedel retired Air Canada S/O Flt Ops lives in White Rock, BC
email:
Kathryn Baltz. I retired from Air Canada in 1993. My last position with
Air Canada was Director North American Long Haul Marketing. I presently work
for IATA in Montreal. My e-mail address is:
Doris Servais retired Air Canada Customer Sales and Service Agent
living in Toronto, ON email:
Paddy Gladden <
L.Torosis Air Canada retiree <
Lesli J. Mennie I am a retiree from Canadian Airlines.
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. For the Super Constellation nuts -
Remember CF-TGE, last seen as a restaurant outside the Constellation Hotel near
Toronto airport? Well it has turned up, on the other side of the airport, as an Italian
and Mediterranean cuisine diner. Phone (905)671-1656.
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. News from the Air Canada Pionair districts.
From the London England monthly newsletter -
The Director, John Baker, with his wife Ellen, recently toured the Lake District of
England and the Border regions of Scotland. They joined the Prestwick and
Glasgow retirees for lunch.
This group meet each month on the 1st Tuesday at 12:30 in the St. Nicholas Hotel,
Prestwick. Old friends at the lunch were Gordie Aitchison PIK, Jim Sloan (PIK)
Dorothy Delacy (PIK/LHR), but retired back to Scotland, Marion Macdonald (PIK)
Joyce Paul (GLA), June Cleford (widow of Elton and now living in PIK),
Pat (Fraser) Meiklejohn (PIK) and Neil Taylor (PIK) now living in Baton Rouge, bu
on a visit. A regular at the lunches, but absent on the day, is Jay Caldwell (GLA)
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From the Calgary Pionairs -
Subject: YYC buffet
Calgary Halloween Buffet, Oct. 30, 2000 at the Kensington Legion,
1910 Kensington Rd. NW at 11:30 a.m.
$11.00 p.p. Prizes for the best dressed. Payment due Oct. 16th.
Make cheques out to Air Canada Pionairs and mail to:
215 Brookmere Bay SW, Calgary, AB. T2W 2R8.
For more information contact
Bill/Marg. Hume at (403) 238-4646 or <
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. News from the C.A.I.R.E. chapters.
CAIRE Directorate -
Chairman - Bill Cameron (Calgary)
Vice Chairman - Charles Bonneyman (Ontario)
Treasurer - Vern Swerdfeger (Okanagan)
Secretary - Lorna Koivula
Past President - Claire Ashe
Directors:
Mike Evans (Vancouver), Joyce Rose (Winnipeg), Earl Erickson (Edmonton),
Abbe Sones (Okanagan), Steve Paterson (Calgary) and Robert Lavasseur (QC)
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Calgary Chapter 8 -
Calgary Air Canada Pionairs have invited members of the CAIRE to the
Halloween Lunch planned for Oct 30th at the Royal Canadian Legion,
1910 Kensignton Rd. NW at 11:30 cost $11.00 pp.
Forward cheques, made out to AC Pionairs to your Calgary Treasurer,
Margaret Hume. by Oct 16th.
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. From the YYZNEWS issued by brian Dunn -
Air Canada's flight AC001/11Oct made an emergency landing at Sapporo in
northern Japan enroute from Toronto to Tokyo recently. The A340-300 (C-FTNP or
FIN982) experienced some engine trouble as it approached the northern island and
landed at 1349 local time. "The pilot, after seeing the exhaust temperature rise in
one of its engines, decided to make the landing" an official said. He shut down the
bad engine and landed on three.
All 217 passengers were transferred to a domestic flight and flown to Tokyo.
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. From your co-pilot, Terry.
During our recent driving tour around BC with a couple from the UK, we managed
to obtain accommodations at various motels for a cost varying from ca$40.00 to
$65.00 a room. Some of the techniques employed to reduce the first 'offering' by the
motel when we enquire the cost of a room with two beds, is to ask for a senior
discount - the owner usually smiles and tells us it is already reduced! When this
fails, we specify that we really want two rooms, as our wives are still in the car. Yes
we have two rooms adjacent and non smokers. So we try to negotiate a reduction
because we want two rooms - sometimes that works. Alternatively, we ask for a
room with two bedrooms, this works to give a reduction over two separate rooms
and, finally, we try for a cash discount or no tax over using a credit card,
and that worked too! (Several times)
Cost of gas ranged from 68.9c to 79.9c a litre, and we travelled 3,277 kilometers.
Cost for the Columbia Icefield adventure was ca$25.95 each.
At Lake Louise, we took the summer sightseeing gondola. This is a good deal if
taken prior to 10:00 as they throw in an all you can eat breakfast for an extra ca$2.00,
or all you can eat lunch for an extra ca$6.00. Neither meal appears on their adverts.
My ticket for the gondola ride cost $15.00 for a senior or student. My senior ticket
shows 'Sen/Stud' and I don't tell anyone what the 'sen' means!
So our trip was all about good motelling, good food, excellent scenery, wonderful
sunny weather every day and, best of all, good companions.
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. Betty Morgan sends us this message -
Subject: Bill Norberg's memories of Trudeau
Unlike Bill Norberg, I have no recollections of Trudeau to share, but an
incident happened recently with Stockwell Day when he was travelling on Air
Canada. As he was approaching the back of the plane to take his seat, a
couple of people recognized him and shook his hand as he passed. When an
elderly lady called him over, he went to her to shake hands and when he
stuck his hand out, she handed him her cup and saucer.
He graciously took the cup from her and carried it up to the galley.
Apparently, her daughter who was travelling with her was mortified, but he
is such an engaging fellow, he thought he would just tell her that his job
was, unfortunately not with Air Canada, but that he was in the business of
serving the public, just the same. He is a really nice guy.
Betty Morgan" <
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. Found on the internet.
IT'S A SICK, TWISTED WORLD:
A collection of 270 airline barf-bags has been donated to the museum at
San Francisco International Airport by a private collector, the Wall Street Journal
reported last week. But before you go running off to see it, just know that we weren't
quite clear on one thing: whether the theme for the exhibit was "before" or "after."
Highlights from the collection will be displayed later this year, commensurate with
the opening of the new international terminal ... we vote to schedule the exhibit
somewhere between "Out To Lunch" (a collection of lunch boxes) and
"The Romance of Travel."
IF YOU HATED THIS FLIGHT, PLEASE COME BACK SOON:
A lawsuit filed by 168 passengers who were stranded on the tarmac in Milwaukee for
six hours on Christmas Eve 1997 has been settled by United Airlines.
Pax on the ill-fated flight said they were stuck without food or functioning restrooms
for six hours after Flight 1536 from Orange County to Chicago was diverted to Milwaukee
and finally cancelled. Each passenger will get $500 in cash and a $500 voucher good
for another flying extravaganza in the friendly skies.
No word on blackout dates for the afflicted.
Canada-Russia flights possible
Flying commercial flights over the North Pole would cut hours off the circuitous routes
planes now fly between North America and Asia and save airlines hundreds of millions
of dollars each year, according to a new study commissioned by Canada and Russia.
The study found that it would be feasible to fly nonstop between such cities as
Vancouver and Beijing or New York and Bangkok. Flight times could be cut by two
hours or more if airlines use polar routes, said the study by Nav Canada, the country's
privatized air traffic control authority, and the Federal Aviation Authority of Russia.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Visiting Toronto area? The following prices have been advised by Jack Morath on the
LHR Pionairs -
Ramada Hotel Toronto Airport, 2 Holiday Drive, Toronto (416)621-2121
ca$55.00 plus tax
Ramada Inn, 219 Fourth Street, Rainbow Boulevard, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
(716) 282-1734. Winter rates are us$49 - us$79
Visiting London Heathrow? Jack Morath advises that the Heathrow Lodge Hotel,
556, Old Bath Road, in Longford has a price of gbp25.00 to gbp30.00 for a
double room, includes shuttle to the airport. phone: 01753-686970
shuttle service from the airport.
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. Smilie.
Captain Ray Lancaster, USAAF.
[When asked why he was referred to as 'Ace']:
Because during World War Two I was responsible for the destruction of six aircraft,
fortunately three were enemy.
This one from "Bernie Victor McCormack" <Gram&
Subject: Emergencies
An older, weathered pilot was asked what his most frightening moment was
over his many years of flying. He pondered thoughtfully for a few moments and
then said, "while flying overseas one lovely clear day , the incharge came up to
the flight deck, tapped me on the shoulder and said 'Captain, I think I'm pregnant' ".
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