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Found in 'Horizons' magazine |
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Issue dated January 1986
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Inaugural flight lands in St. Lucia.
There was snow on the ground outside Terminal Il on December 14, 1985, but passengers waiting for flight 964 out of Toronto were treated to sunshine in the form of orange juice, champagne and Danish pastry before boarding. The early morning repast was in honour of Air Canada's first scheduled flight into St. Lucia, en route to Port-of-Spain. The crew comprised of: Captain E. Maslak, First Officer C. Cassidy, Purser Robert Brunet, Flight Attendants Bev Clark, Diane Brown, Alix McNeilly, Katerina Bosanac and Connie McElory.
In our photo Captain Maslak and his crew pose with a 15-foot fir tree presented as a Christmas gift to the children of St. Lucia.
John Buchanan, right, as District Manager, Barbados, held the responsibility of the St. Lucia operation.
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Meet Atlantic class of '85
Customer sales and service agents in the Maritimes greeted 13 new co-workers, who were hired to fill positions vacated through the retirement of several agents.
"It's the largest group we have trained for one city since May, 1973," says Don Mercer, Training and Development Supervisor, Atlantic Canada.
In the photo are, back row, left to right: Don Mercer, Doris Laviolette, Joan MacGuire and Ralph Mohammed, Training Instructor.
In the second row are, in the same order: Lisa Knight, Carolyn Kirk, Colette Flinn, Nancy Hall, Joan Buell and Theresa Burgess.
In the front row are, from the left: Cindy Lee Henry, Randy Moore and Astrid Martin.
Missing from the photo are: Mary Jane Banke and Heather Hayman.
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Bombay - always a night shift -
It's the middle of the night and Air Canada personnel at Sahar International Airport in Bombay are wide awake checking in passengers destined for London, England.
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Bombay & Singapore are one year old
 On January 15, 1985, inaugural flight 858 took off from Toronto proving that the airline was serious about capturing a share of the Bombay and Singapore markets.One year later, many of the hopes and aspirations symbolized by that first flight have come true. Bombay and Singapore employees agree that in one short year Air Canada has firmly established itself in both cities.
Ingo Hirt, right, Airport Manager, Bombay, says goodbye to George Spence, District Maintenance Manager, Bombay, who returned to Scotland after being “loaned” to Bombay for a year.
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The Sales Office in the Oberoi Towers Hotel in Bombay is busy. On the right, the newest agent, Noshirwan Ranji prepares to handle customer requests.
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