 Terry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse.
Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.
From the Canadian Aviation Historical Association (CAHS), Toronto chapter.
Plaque from the Trethewey Airfield.
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More defunct airlines of Canada
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Air Atlantic was established in 1986 and operated as a feeder airline for Canadian Pacific Airlines and later Canadian Airlines throughout Atlantic Canada. It ceased operations in October 1998.
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Air Atlantic BAE 146-200
October 1994 Photo by Udo Haafke
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Advance Air Charters operated from October 1993 to November 1995 with 2 DC-8 freighters.
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McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H/CF
Canadian registration C-FHAA at Miami December 1994
Photo by JetPix
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Awood Air based in Victoria and operated from 1962 to 2000.
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British Aerospace BAe-748 Srs2B/FAA
Canadian registration C-GHSF
(en route to new owner in South Africa)
at Faro, Portugal - September 1999
Photo by Pedro Aragão
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Fly the Flag
November 27, 2025 - Air Canada today proudly unveiled a special livery honouring our Canadian Olympians and Paralympians competing in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
This bold design on Fin 940, an Airbus A330, features images of Team Air Canada Athlete Ambassadors and embodies the strength, dedication and national pride of Team Canada. The first scheduled flight for this special Team Canada livery is flight AC894 today headed for Milan!
As the Official Airline of Team Canada, Air Canada will once again Fly The Flag, transporting more than 750 athletes and delegation members to and from the Games. The airline’s employee-driven Going for Gold program, further supports Team Canada in ensuring a seamless travel experience for Canada’s top athletes.
Click the image below to view the YouTube video.
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 Here is an excerpt from 'Your Souvenir Portfolio' distributed during early TCA North Star flights.
Click an image to view the full document.
Welcome Aboard Your Trans-Canada Skyliner flying the 'The Maple Leaf Route'.
We are glad to have you with us as a passenger on this flight.
If this is your "first-time" flying with TCA we are sure you'll enjoy the thrill of a delightful experience.
If you are a frequent TCA passenger-we are pleased to welcome you again as an old friend.
A host of services and conveniences surround you-thoughtfully planned to make your flight both restful and enjoyable.
These are described elsewhere in this Souvenir Portfolio. If you wish more information about any of them, just ask your Flight Attendant.
Take this Souvenir Portfolio along with you, your Steward or Stewardess will be glad to supply a special envelope for it.
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Found in 'Horizons' magazine |
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Issue dates June 1994
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RESIII training was conducted in Port of Spain, Trinidad for representatives from various Caribbean islands.
Al Graham Vice President, Customer Service with Eileen McCoy, General Manager, Customer Service - U.S. and South attended to provide some words of encouragement. From left to right: Les Nanton, Antigua; Tony St. Hill, Barbados; Ali Ferdinand, St. Lucia; Cliffe West, Port of Spain: Ben Ngafuk, Port of Spain; Gillian Jack, Port of Spain; Eileen McCoy, Miami; Kawal Singh, Port of Spain; Lorna Lord, Port of Spain; Tom Wallace, Port of Spain; Sandra Grant, Barbados; David Greenidge, Barbados; Indra Mahraj, Port of Spain; Dean Demontbrun, Port of Spain; Marie-Claire Maille, Guadeloupe; Errol Dhanpath, Port of Spain; Amela Samlal, Port of Spain and Al Graham, Montreal. |
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Issue dated July 1994
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Stetsons and bagpipes for inaugural.
Western Stetsons and Scottish bagpipes may seem a strange mixture, but it's not every day that Air Canada inaugurates service from Glasgow to Calgary and Vancouver. The new route began on June 19, 1994 and continued throughout that summer. The inaugural crew for flight 847: Flight Attendants M. Hilson, L. Flather, N. Saunders, A. Connolly and C. Middlestead; Captain R. Shortill and First Officer Phil Lacey. |
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Way to go team.
During 1994, the Air Canada 'Dragon Flys' joined over 100 international teams in that year's Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver.
That year's race attracted teams from as far away as Germany, England and Australia. The Dragon Flys put on great show, placing third in one of the heats, only three seconds behind the first place boat. The race was a gruelling three minutes, with all 20 paddlers striking the water in unison, striving to guide the 1,400-pound boat at a beat of 72 strokes per minute. This is definitely a water sport and not for anyone concerned about having a bad hair day. Reported by Karen Pawliuk.
Front row, left to right: Terry Glass, Dorothy Stauffer, Caro Clark, David Young and George Agnew. Second row: Karen Pawliuk, Anne-Marie Cathcart, Leslie Poulin, Karen Friedrich, Jack Harland and Todd Wagner.
Back row: Bill Devlin, Earl Einarson, Monica Webb, Danny Budihardjo, Andrea Piscopo, Ian Watt, Wayne McIntyre, Sybil Wyles and Walter Low.
Missing are: Andrea Stapleton, Doug Garey, Anne Senko and Sharen Rogers.
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 Captain Fatima Nabeel Al Qaood, of Qatar Airways, has made history as Bahrain's first female captain to command the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.Her achievement symbolizes exceptional technical mastery, leadership, and the breaking of gender barriers in aviation.
Source: The Times of India
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A brief history of Air BC
 Air BC was a Canadian regional airline headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. It was established in 1980 after the merger (by the Jim Pattison Group) of a number of west coast domestic airlines, Calumet Air Service, Canadian Air Transit, Flight Operation, Gulf Air Aviation, Haida Airlines, Island Airlines, Omineca Air Services, Pacific Coast Air Services and West Coast Air Services.A combined fleet emerged, including STOL capable de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters with some Twin Otters being operated as float planes (photo below). In 1983, STOL capable DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprop aircraft were delivered and then in 1986 DHC-8 Dash 8-100 turboprops were acquired.
In 1987, Air Canada purchased 85% of Air BC and it became one of the regional partners operating as an Air Canada Connector. Air BC entered the jet age in 1988 with British Aerospace BAe 146-200 aircraft. From Horizons magazine - October 1987
"The alliance with Air BC is one of the most positive developments for Air Canada in its 50 years of operating out of Vancouver," says Al Thompson, General Manager, B.C. and Pacific Northwest. "Air BC's services to 20 destinations in B.C., Alberta and the U.S. has brought valuable feed to our main line operations and sales results have been very encouraging," he adds.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_BC
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A Twin Otter floatplane docks at Victoria's harbour terminal.
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