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Our cartoon, by Dave Mathias, is from the "Between Ourselves" magazine issue July, 1964.
The caption reads: "Have you ever thought that if you eat and drink all you've paid for in first class, you don't fit in an economy seat".
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For those who receive a pension from the UK State Pension in the UK –
You may be entitled to the increased amount if you move to or visit one of these countries. The increased amount may be payable for the duration of your stay. To find out more information visit www.gov.uk/state-pension-if-you-retire-abroad You must tell us within one month of the date of arrival in the UK or any countries where annual increases are paid to claim the increased amount from the earliest date. (Note: I have made many visits to Europe over the years and have received this increase in pension for the time spent. Photo copy the arrival and departure boarding passes for your record and send the originals to – The Pension Service 11, Mail Handling Site A, Wolverhampton, WV98 1LW, United Kingdom. Refer to your UK State Pension ID # - Not sure what happens when Brexit is effected - Terry) |
 Some of the deals from Dargal Find out why AMAWaterways is one of the most popular ways to tour the European countryside. |
| 8 Night European Waterways - AmaWaterways - AmaStella August 4 - Nuremberg; Bamberg; Wurzburg; Wertheim; Lahnstein; Cologne; Amsterdam. From: Oceanview: $1099 Balcony: $1499 |
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7 Night European Waterways - AmaWaterways - AmaCerto |
| 7 Night European Waterways - AmaWaterways - AmaDolce August 8 - Bordeaux; Cadillac; Pauillac; Bourg; Libourne; Libourne; Bordeaux. From: Oceanview: $1099 Balcony: $1499 |
| 7 Night European Waterways - AmaWaterways - AmaLea August 9 - Vilshofen; Passau; Linz; Weissenkirchen; Vienna; Bratislava; Budapest; Budapest. From: Oceanview: $1099 Balcony: $1499 |
| 7 Night European Waterways - AmaWaterways - AmaMora August 12 - Amsterdam; Cologne; Rudesheim; Ludwigshafen; Strasbourg; Breisach; Basel. From: Oceanview: $1099 Balcony: $1499 |
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Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars per person (based on double occupancy). Port charges are included. Taxes & fees are not included. Fuel supplement may be applicable. All rates are subject to change, availability and eligibility. All offers apply to new bookings only, are capacity controlled and may be withdrawn without notice. For more information on these & other Dargal Interline specials: |
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(Source: Flight International July 2, 2019) Additional References (thanks to Ken Pickford) Wikipedia article on shuttle service between LHR & LGW; see paragraph 2 of 'Background' www.ianvisits.co.uk - 50 years ago – planes start flying between Heathrow and Gatwick abpic.co.uk - Images of Westward Airways aircraft |
 Calgary-based Canadian North and Ottawa-based First Air have finalized their plan to merge, paving the way for the combined carrier to integrate operations as part of a strategy to serve 24 Arctic communities. (Source: atwonline.com July 11, 2019) |
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Early Trans-Canada Air Lines historical events. Results from Bermuda in 1946. Following the meeting between Canadian and British Government representatives in Bermuda, a bi-lateral Canadian-British agreement has been signed whereby a maximum of three hundred and fifty passengers every week will be able to fly each way on Trans-Canada Air Lines and B.O.A.C., aircraft, the companies operating jointly. The two terminals will be Dorval, Montreal, and Prestwick — the latter until Heathrow (LHR) is fit for all-weather use. In the meantime, Trans-Canada Air Lines have reduced their Atlantic fare to £83 for the single journey, as against the £127 previously charged. The service is now opened to non-priority passengers. (Source: flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1946) |
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As early as 1946, TCA was thinking about serving the Pacific? An agreement has been concluded with Australia to provide for future pooled services between Australia and this country. There will actually be two Pacific services, one operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines, and the other jointly by British, Australian and New Zealand operators. For a start there will be two services a week in each direction, with stops at Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco. The terminals will be Sydney, Auckland and Vancouver. The combined organization, including the interests of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, will, it is recommended, be vested in a new organization known as British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines. No decision has yet been taken about the aircraft types to be used by B.C.P.A., but Trans-Canada Air Lines will be using Canadian-built Merlin-engined DC-4's. (Source: flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1946) |
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Below is a new slide of a PWA DC-7C taken in Zurich (ZRH) with what looks like a ‘Swissair” DC-8 in the background! from Dan Dertien. (Source: pwareunion.wordpress.com) Ken Pickford offers the following additional information: The aircraft was CF-PWM, leased by PWA for longhaul charter services from 1964 to 1969. Originally delivered to KLM as PH-DSB in April 1957 and disposed of in 1962. It was one of KLM's 15 DC-7C's, the longest-range Douglas piston-engined airliner, all delivered in 1957/58. KLM's DC-7C's were named for bodies of water, that one "Red Sea" ("Rode Zee" in Dutch). The final very long range piston-powered airliners like the DC-7C and the last and longest-range model of the Super Constellation series, the L-1649A Starliner, had a short carreer with their original operators due to the arrival of the 707 and DC-8 in the late 1950's which cut flight times almost in half. Another photo of that aircraft at Vancouver in March 1969, near the end of its PWA service, can be found at Airliners.net. PWA also had one standard DC-7 (CF-PWD) quite briefly in 1964/65. It was originally operated by American Airlines from 1954 to 1959 as N315AA, named "Flagship Maryland". American's DC-7s were the first aircaft to operate nonstop in both directions on U.S. coast-to-coast routes like New York-Los Angeles starting in November 1953. A photo of CF-PWD at London Gatwick (LGW) in June 1964 can be found at abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1032657. |
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Mr. Baker provided air service to remote mining camps and logging operations in the North, delivering men and materials to isolated destinations. The company was known as Central British Columbia Airways Ltd. and, from the beginning, had a reputation for on-time service and ingenuity. It was in 1949 that Central B.C. Airways was commissioned to do aerial surveys for the giant aluminum and power complexes at Kitimat and Kemano in the rugged mountainous back country of British Columbia. During the development of this project, Central B.C. Airways handled 95% of the air support, consisting mainly of heavy industrial freight and workers. Between 1949 and 1952, the Company acquired seven other smaller flying services. With each acquisition, the Company expanded its base of operations, providing the much needed manpower and equipment necessary to maintain a rapidly expanding air service. These companies included Associated Air Taxi, Kamloops Air Service, Skeena Air Transport, Whitehorse Flying Services and Port Alberni Airways. In 1953, the Company adopted the name Pacific Western Airlines, the beginning of another important era. Additional companies were acquired, such as Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1955, giving the Company a foothold in scheduled services, and Associated Airways in 1955, leading to a vital contract in the construction of the Distant Early Warning line in Canada’s north. |
