Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Terry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse.

World-Wide Airways was a Canadian airline started in 1947 by Donald McVicar (1915-1997), a former RAF Command pilot. Based at Montreal's Dorval Airport, it played a key role in massive airlift operations for Hollinger Ungava Transport and the Distant Early Warning Line in Northern Canada. It also flew livestock and foodstuffs to embargoed Cuba during the 1960's.

Its licence was revoked in 1965 for political reasons. McVicar's publicized fight with the government led him to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1966.

McVicar left Canada and later returned to Montreal as an aviation consultant. He passed away in 1997.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World-Wide_Airways

No wonder the commercial airlines have a hard time to fill their first class seats - here are some of the millionaires and their "toys" -

• Jackie Chan, Model: Embraer Legacy 650.
• Celine Dion, Model: Bombardier BD 700 Global Express.
• Mark Cuban, Model: Boeing 767-277.
• Kylie Jenner, Model: Bombardier Global 7500.
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Model: Gulfstream G65.
• Floyd Mayweather, Model: Gulfstream 650.
• Warren Buffett, Model: Bombardier Challenger.
• Cristiano Ronaldo, Model: Gulfstream 650.
• Angelina Jolie, Model: Cirrus SR22.
• David and Victoria Beckham, Model: Bombardier Challenger 350.
• Tiger Woods, Model: Gulfstream G550.
• Tom Cruise, Model: Gulfstream IV.
• Justin Bieber, Model: Gulfstream IV.

Answer to Mystery Fin from Odds & Ends. 

Air Astana is an airline group based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.