From the "InfoCanadi>n" magazine. |
Issue dated July 1993 |
In NetLetter #1480, we had an article on the A310 conversion for the DND, here we have a follow up article. |
Leaves and grass aren't the only things sprouting in the summer. This year, 1993, Maintenance & Engineering has budded a new 24-person base in Trenton, a city of 17,000 snuggled up to Canadi>n Airlines' fledgling outpost sprang up to provide service for four A310's recently purchased by the Department of National Defense (DND), three of which were purchased from the Canadian Airlines. DND maintains the country's largest Canadian Forces transport base in Trenton. The A310's, will be used for armed forces personnel movements and diplomatic flights around the world. The four year old aircraft will replace DND's aging fleet of B-707's, whose maintenance costs after 25 years of service were becoming impractical. Canadi>n's base was overseen at Trenton by Project Manager Roger Coe, Maintenance Supervisor Stewart MacLellan, Airworthiness Administrator Dale Crawford and Contracts Administrator Diane Collier. We have these photo essays by Howard Leihman, Contact News. |
When we got there, we each went through a two-day driving course," said Garry Kagerbauer, Avionics Technician and a former Calgary line staffer. "We have serious training at Canadi>n, but nothing as time-consuming as the military." |
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"I like being able to live in a quiet place close to work. And it feels good to be a part of the military again, where I served for 11 years as an Airframe Mechanic before joining Canadi>n." |
Line Engineer Joe Podlovics and Air Force Sergeant Rick Heans toured one of the aircraft. Podlovics says he loves life at the base and noted the military's full cooperation at stations across the country. His wife had recently given birth in Trenton. |
"Here we have just the one aircraft type and we get to know it well," said Gilles Carron, left, Line Engineer formerly based at Mirabel, here with Bill Beekman, Inspector Crew Chief from |