Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

 

Issue dated July 1985

 

Now that's service.

Toronto's 'Rendez-vous' restaurant was the scene of a gathering of 11 Flight Attendants who were all marking their 25-year service anniversaries. The luncheon celebrated 275 combined years of service not to mention the numerous shared experiences.

 

In the photo are, from the left: Judy Van Rees, Flight Attendant; Martin Fleet, Flight Service Director; Flight Attendants Arlene Perritt and Gwen Mosca; Marion Clark, Purser; Flight Attendants Ethna Plaskes, Donna Gibbs, Jo-Anne Ridler and Helen McEwan; Walter Van Beek, In-Flight Service Base Director, Toronto and Flight Attendants Pat McAllister and Winnie Patterson.

 

 

Issue dated August 1985

 

Geneva gathering.

When Chairman Claude Taylor visited Geneva, he stopped by the office to meet the staff.

 

Shown in the photo taken to commemorate the occasion are, from the left: Jacques Gras, Manager, Western Switzerland; Station Agent Beat Haldimann; Passenger Agent Gérard Furgler and Claude Taylor. 

 

Haiti cargo service.

Air Canada Cargo concluded an agreement with Air Haiti to wet lease a DC-8-73 to operate between New York and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, beginning July 22, 1985.

Some of the people who are associated with the service which operated twice weekly are shown in this photo taken at JFK.

 

From the left, are: George Hoban, General Sales Agent; Brian Ganley, Cargo Supervisor; Tom Kelley and Pete Newell, Cargo Agents; Jason Troncale, Cargo Sales & Service Manager; Francis Myrtil, Air Haiti; Hank Fleming, Lead Cargo Agent and Gerry Brown, General Sales Agent.

 

 

Issue dated October 1985

 

Summit walks.

During 1985, a group of European employees take the opportunity to hoist the Canadian flag atop Mount Spirstock (7,152 feet) in central Switzerland.

 

The third annual hike was organized by Rolf Weinmann, Manager, Switzerland, a strong believer in 'Participation'.

 

This year's summit surmounters are, back row, from the left: Ilona Stickler, Passenger Agent, Frankfurt; Joan Lovegrove, Passenger Agent, London; Mr. and Mrs. Sieben, South African Airways and Continental Airlines, respectively; Heidi Lang, Reservations & Sales Office Supervisor, Frankfurt and Rolf.

 

Front row, from the left: guests Miss and Mrs. Christener; Passenger Agents Taili Englert, Frankfurt; Shirley Dunn, London; Martina Steffl and Marion Linder, Frankfurt.

 

 

During 1985, Ottawa Station Attendant Harry Sulley had a Newfoundland connection that a group of his colleagues won’t soon forget.

Harry's cousin, Joe Antle, his wife, Marg and their family took on the task of entertaining 25 Ottawa employees and a couple from Toronto for a weekend of "some of the finest hospitality imaginable", said Harry.

The group spent the first night at the Antle home in St. John's. Next morning, the bunch descended on the Antle cottage at Brigus Junction to savor "some good old Newfoundland moose, seal meat, wild rabbit, fresh salmon, local lobster and yes, even cod tongues", explained Harry.

The weather cooperated by enabling the group to enjoy a full weekend of swimming, water skiing and just plain sun bathing.

The Antles got to know the group when they went along on a ski trip to France last March 1985. Plans which were originally drawn up at a ski resort in Les Arcs, became a reality on a beautiful August 1985 weekend.

The entire assemblage wishes to express its heartfelt thanks to the Antles for "taking a chance on having a bunch of mainland crazies for a weekend at their home and cottage"

 

Shown at the cottage are, from the left: Odette Dom-Pierre, Laurie Pennell, Marg Antle, Ceka Michaelis, Louise Bedard, Jennifer Sulley, Laura Antle, Patti Dube, Pat Sulley, Gloria Allen (with dog), Sharon Antle, Charlotte Tilley, Peter Morris, Joe Antle, Jr., Jim Trottier, Hugh Smith, Gerry Power, Tim MacDonald, Dave Machaelis, Harry Sulley, Jim Seath-Smith, Wally Pennell, Bill Malone and Jim-Bob Weedon.

 

Now that summer was over, thoughts were turning to another ski season.

 

During 1985, President Pierre Jeanniot visited Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth to meet employees, travel and tourist representatives along with government and business leaders.

 

During a coffee meeting at the Cargo terminal in Chicago, he had a chance to meet several staff members. While in Dallas/Fort Worth, he presented Wally Heckman, Airport Manager, with his 20-year service pin. A highlight of his Texas visit was a staff breakfast where Jeanniot was presented with a traditional Texas belt buckle.