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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 532 Nov 6th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
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. Definitely need to know.
Information from Industry Travel.
The following clarifies the new partner pass mentioned on page 11 in the 'Blue pages'
recently sent to all retirees -
PARTNER PASSES ONLY -
The 8 passes allotment for year 2000 - these can ONLY be used for travel on
Star Alliance. The number usable depends upon the number already requested before
Oct 1st 2000, i.e. if 3 partner passes already requested prior Oct 1st 2000, then
only 5 partner passes remain for use on Star Alliance ONLY for year 2000.
The separate allotment of 14 partner passes for the period Oct 1st, 2000 thru
Jan 2002 are strictly for travel on AC/CP/REG/TIER 3 carriers ONLY.
8 partner passes will be allocated for year 2001 commencing January, and can ONLY
be used for travel on Star Alliance.
A separate allotment of 10 partner passes will be allocated Jan 2002 for travel on
AC/CP/REG/TIER 3 carriers only.
8 partner passes will be allocated for year 2002 commencing January, and can ONLY
be used for travel on Star Alliance.
The partner passes for use on Star Alliance only will appear in the CHIP record.
The partner passes for use on AC/CP/REG/TIER 3 will be trackable through
PeopleSoft/payrolls when the flight coupons are processed for the service charge
deductions.
Retirees receiving a company pension must imprint the new T423 trip pass tickets.
Those retirees not receiving a company pension will request through the
Employee Call Centre.
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. Need to know.
Call Speech Recognition and win.
As an introductory incentive in effect until December 31, active and retired
self-ticketing Air Canada employees who call Speech Recognition at
(888) 834-6660 will automatically be eligible to win one pair of positive space
tickets to any Air Canada destination or one of five telephones, courtesy Nortel
Networks and Periphonics
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. Nice to know!
NetLetter archives at: http://acfamily.org/netletter/archives to issue #531
on October 31/00.
Tom Grant sends this info -
Air Canada Launched Daily Nonstop Service between JFK And Vancouver
on Monday, October 30.
With the introduction of this new service, Air Canada adds JFK
to the roster of New York area airports it serves (the airline also serves
LaGuardia and Newark). Air Canada offers the JFK-Vancouver service aboard
new, state-of-the-art 112-seat Airbus A319 aircraft.
October 28 marked our last Toronto-Austin, TX flight.
After almost five months of operation, disappointing peak summer period
performance, and low advance bookings, Air Canada has cancelled the route.
As a result, aircraft will be redeployed on more profitable routes.
Customers can still enjoy codeshare service with Star Alliance member United Airlines
Self-service Express Check-in kiosks—
you can use your Employee ID/travel card or credit card to check in.
A new application was recently added to the award winning self-service
Express Check-in kiosks that allows active and retired employees to check in
using a credit card. When using a credit card rather than your employee
ID/travel card, you’ll see a prompt to confirm your identification.
Using a credit card is a good alternative if your employee ID/travel card is
damaged or demagnetised.
New trip pass stock—please don’t hoard it. The Industry Travel team has been advised that Personal (T421) and parent/partner (T423) trip pass stock is going like hotcakes!
Please take only the amount of trip passes you need.
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. News from the Montreal District ‘Sentinel’ newsletter.
Christmas Luncheon - Sunday December 3rd
Casa Greque (Olympic Hall)
3855B, Boul. St. Jean,
Dollard des Ormeaux.
Cocktails at 11:00 - lunch at noon.
*** We have a surprise guest speaker ****
Cream of Leek soup - Olympic salad Roast Turkey and all trimmings
Baked Alaska, Coffee, Tea.
House wine at $15.00 per litre or $10.00 half litre (tax & service incl’d)
Space is limited, deadline by November 20th.
Cheques to Ben Vezina, 12 Cambridge, Kirkland, QC H9H 3R8
$25.00 per person made to Air Canada Pionairs.
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. News from Canadian Airline Retirees (C.A.I.R.E.) chapter.
From Quebec chapter 7
Christmas lunch December 12th
11:00 am General meeting followed by lunch at noon.
Le Bifteque (Jaques Cartier room), 6705 Cote de Liesse.
You pay your own way of daily specials and a la carte.
Reaserve early as space limited.
Call Robert Levasseur (450) 687-9877 for details.
To our new colleagues and friends of the Air Canada Pionairs.
We would like to extend an invitation to the Pionairs to participate in our social
activites so we can exchange ideas and enjoy each others company.
At the present it is only a luncheon held on the second Tuesday of each month.
Our next luncheon is on November 14th at noon at the
Casa Greque (bring your own wine), 3885 St. John Blvd, Dollard.
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. From our Chief pilot - Vesta -
I wish to thank the following persons for sending me postcards.
So far I have received 75. Next best thing to being there!
William (Bill) Hays, Leo Styrczula, John H. K. Nener
Bruce c/o Doug Hembroff, June & Gord Dalziel, Franceen Taylor
Maureen Miller, Gunther Switzeny, Lorne Timbers,
Lucien&Marry L Guilliame, Vicki Stephens, Arnold Broese-van-Groenou
Douglas Hicks, JEAN LE POTTIER, Mary Elaine Murdoch
Allen McKenzie, Donna Hepburn, Gordon McMullen, Bill Hume
Maddie Youngman for Ozzie Candy, John Glew, Ross Smyth
Bill Rowe, Tom Lawson, Bob Robbins
Thank you very much
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. From Employee Communications -
Great teamwork turns an emergency landing in Sapporo into an
international success story. During early October, an A340 aircraft—en route
from Toronto to Tokyo—experienced engine problems and made an emergency
landing in Sapporo. What followed was a six-day, international team effort to
replace the engine. It involved: locating a freighter to transport the engine from Vancouver; clearing the Russian-leased crew and aircraft through Customs to
land in Japan; dealing with restricted landing access and working restrictions
at Sapporo Airport—during evening and overnight hours it’s a military base—;
and flying in a crew from Vancouver Line Maintenance.
Kudos to everyone involved in this extraordinary effort.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Michelle Daines sends us this tip -
My daughter and I took the Miami City Bus from Miami Airport to the Miami Beaches
area. It is air conditioned and safe as there are plenty of airport employees and security
guards who get on and off. It was under $ 2.00 U.S. each versus the $ 30.00 to $ 50.00
U.S. charge for taxi, shuttle or limo.
We got a great view of all the different sectors of Miami, some of them poorer than
others. It was a true lesson on local life and we took the bus back as well.
It was just a little hot waiting for the bus because the schedule was not as frequent
as we would have liked, but hey, well worth the small delay.
It took 45 minutes because it stops at local bus stops but not at each stop.
So try it!
Ian Gardner sends us this info on accommodations in Sydney Australia -
Managed to gather a few however but not all with email addresses and rates vary
all over the shop tho' most offer airline discounts. Here goes:
Chelsea Guest House and Periwinkle G.H both at email -
Park Lodge Hotel - email -
Sullivans Hotel - email - sydney@ sullivans.com.au
All Seasons on Crown address at 212 Riley St, Surry Hills
Manhattan park Inn International at Elizabeth Bay
Ibis Chain - two -
one at 70 Murray St. Pyrmont
and the other at 382 Pitt St.
All of these convenient to CBD.
Most classified as 3* but rates vary from lows of A$70S to A$242S and for
twin A$100 to A$250 but remember many seasonal variations particularly over
school holidays i.e Summer break mid-Dec to mid Feb/Easter/ Fall -approx
midSep to mid Oct.
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