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There’s A New Livery in Town:
Air Canada Reveals Special Livery in Collaboration with Disney’s “Zootopia 2” November 6, 2025 - Air Canada today revealed a brand-new “Zootopia 2” themed aircraft livery celebrating Walt Disney Animation Studios’ highly anticipated sequel, only in theatres November 26.
This special livery on an Airbus A220 aircraft, Fin 138 will be seen in the skies and at several destinations including Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York LaGuardia, Denver and Boston.
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Issue dated May 1994
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Air Ontario was formed in June of 1987 as the result of the merger of Austin Airways and Air Ontario Ltd (formerly Great Lakes Airlines).
Shown here from left to right: Lead Station Attendant Larry Sigurdson; Captain John Ohara; Air Canada Sales & Service Agent Peter Burt; Lead Station Attendant Jim Carter; First Officer Taylor Sebastian and Purser Paul Bennett.
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A group of Vancouver certificated aircraft technicians and mechanics head back to school for a seven-week course covering the complex systems of the Airbus A320.
Graduates of the two A320 Endorsement courses included left to right:
Back row: Richard Tichbon, Certificated Aircraft Technician (CAT); Jim Ainscow, Mechanic; Richard Botham, CAT; Mechanics Ted Nawrocki, Willie Loosz and Mac Gaffney; Gord Turner, Technical Instructor - Toronto.
Front row: Jésus Vito, Mechanic and CATs Dean Joyce and Fred Gillow. |
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Issue dated June 1994
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Captain Ross Emmans and his crew had the distinction of operating Air Canada's last DC-8 freighter flight across the Atlantic.
They flew from Zurich to Prestwick and then on to Toronto. This was also the airline’s last scheduled flight through Prestwick after about 50 years of operation. Captain Emmans was presented with a Scottish memento, a tartan 'tammy'.
In the photo from left to right: Jim McCall, Cargo Sales Manager; First Officer Colt Archer; Second Officer Juergen Kuehnen; Captain Ross Emmans; Ian Dawson, Cargo Sales and Service Coordinator; Willie Kerr, Commissary Coordinator; Dave Auld, Cargo Sales and Service Coordinator; Colin Kennedy, Cargo Sales and Service Agent and Constable Willie Kennedy. |
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A party was held for Paris Sales Agent Chrystiane Galland (far right) who celebrated 25 years of service with the airline.
Joining in the celebrations were, left to right: Senior Sales Agents Annick Cardon and Lysiane Prudhomme; Passenger Agents Jacqueline Berthier and Christiane Mallet; Annie Broquet, Manager, Personnel Services;
Françoise Frontice, Senior Sales Agent and Claude Morin, Area Manager, Airport Services. |
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Our cartoon by Dave Mathias appeared in the Horizons issued December 1980.
Caption "It's not just us, Mr. Finchley. All airlines are cutting down!".
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 Terry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse.
Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.
A Seoulful first
Air Canada's first transpacific flight winged its way to Seoul, Korea on May 16, 1994 inaugurating the three-times weekly service aboard B747-400 combi aircraft.
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More defunct airlines of Canada
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Founded in 1993, based in Montreal, ceased operations 1998.
Fleet: Airbus A310-300 (4), Boeing 747-100/200 (2)
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Air Club International Boeing 747-128 C-GCPC at Frankfurt
August 11, 1996
Photo by Konstantin von Wedelstaedt
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A Canadian charter and later scheduled airline founded in 1986 based in Montreal and Toronto.
Expanded into scheduled passenger services, becoming Canada's third-largest airline at one point.
Ceased operations on March 22,1993.
Fleet: Boeing 747-100/200 (9), Boeing 757-200 (10), Douglas DC-8-60 (11)
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Nationair Douglas DC-8-63 at EuroAirport
(serving Basel, Switzerland; Mulhouse, France; Freiburg, Germany)
June 1987
Photo by Eduard Marmet
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Enerjet was originally formed in 2006 by a small group of entrepreneurs addressing what they perceived to be a gap in the service provided by Canada's major airlines.
It was initially known as New Air & Tours until October 20, 2008, when New Air & Tours revealed its name and corporate logo to be styled as Enerjet.
On November 16, 2021, the company revealed its new name as Lynx Air. It ceased operations on February 26, 2024. |
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Enerjet Boeing 737-700 at Calgary
August 2009
Photo by 'RAF-YYC'
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An airline based in Schefferville, Canada founded in 1981 and ceased operations in 1999.
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Air Schefferville, De Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter
at Schefferville, Quebec - July 1987
Photo by Christian Hanuise
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