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Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT)
Construction commenced in the Spring of 1943 as a military base. In 1946, administration of the airstrip passed from the DND to the DOT. In 1947, the permanent airport license was issued.
In 1956, the installation of portable lighting allowed night flying. During 1957–1959, the infrastructure was upgraded to mainline status. In 1968, a new terminal was erected.
In 1999, Transport Canada transferred ownership and control to the Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society and it celebrated its 25th year anniversary of private ownership on August 10, 2024.
Source: Wikipedia
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 From CP Air News
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Issue dated January 1985
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Here we have some photos of Terrace-Kitimat airport from the CP Air News magazine issued January 1985. The long, friendly relationship between CP Air and the Aluminum Company of Canada Kitimat works (served by Terrace airport) was cause for a celebration when Kitimat's Alcan works celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Below left - Jim Mutch, right, CP Air's director of Western Canada Services and Tom Laurie, Manager, Terrace presented a picture to Kitimat works manager Emery LeBlanc.
It depicts a CP Air DC-3, Convair 240, DC-6B and Boeing 737 on an aerial photo of the plant. The inscription reads "30 years of history in your skies."
Below right - We have Line Engineer Laird McCallum, technical expertise when it is needed.
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Below left - On duty at the airport are passenger agents Greg Clements and Dave MacDonald.
Below right - Doreen Goodwin, passenger agent who staffs the downtown City Ticket Office in Terrace.
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Purser Bill Hoffman and Flight Attendant Karen Watts welcome aboard the Empress of Terrace.
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A more recent photo at the airport with an Air Canada A320 on June 30, 2021.
Photo source Terrace Standard newspaper August 8, 2024.
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Photo of Customer Service Agent Teena Beckley working the check-in desk on August 10, 2024, the day the airport celebrated its 25th anniversary of being transferred to private ownership.
Photo by Terry Baker.
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Here we have a genealogy chart of Canadian Airlines and Pacific Western Airlines (Click the image for full size) -
Source: Special Canadian Airlines commemoration issue March 30, 1987
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 From the 'Transition Times' magazine.
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Issue dated May 1994.
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While visiting the Far East, Kevin Jenkins, President and CEO visited Beijing, Taipei and Tokyo.
The resumption of service to Beijing was a welcome event for the employees in the Chinese capital.
Celebrating the event are, from the left; Vivan Yu, John Annet, Li Kang, May Wang, Grace Zhang, Katule Wang, President and CEO Kevin Jenkins, Terry Wang, Linda Shaw, Henry Man, Faustina Wang, Manuel Botelmo and Tom Yu.
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Participants of the second of three emergency coordinator courses include, sitting, from left to right: Frank Arsenault, Gord Camp, Ron Johnson, Val Blackwell, Michelle Dubeau,
Hoss Abbott, David James, Roger Harmon, Glen Powell, Rod Gyorkos, Darroch Quinn, Larry Johnson and Ken Dewerson. Also, standing, from left to right: Juliet Marte, Geoff Hayes, Estelle Jacobsen, Rosanne Pruden, Joan Rudd, Rick Sedola, Kim Kilburn, Ken Mario, Larry Syvret, Randy Abel, John Orso and Suzie London.
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Issue dated January 1986
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CP Air changes name and colours.
CP Air is going back to its former name, Canadian Pacific, and adopting its former red, white and blue colors. One DC-10 has already been repainted and the new color scheme will appear on the fleet over a three-year period, with newly acquired Eastern Provincial Airways planes among the first to be painted. The cost of the switch was being minimized by timing the painting to coincide with major maintenance work.
The main reason for abandoning the shorter CP Air name is the lack of public recognition abroad. The existing orange and red emblem will give way to a combination of 'sky' white, 'corporate' red and 'Pacific' blue, and the words 'Canadian Pacific' will be painted in 'corporate' grey. Editors' Note: Obviously, many more changes were soon to follow!
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