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Air Canada signs up for converted freighters as it targets air cargo. Air Canada will sell two passenger Boeing 767s to be converted into freighters before leasing them back as it targets growth in air cargo. The Montreal-headquartered company will sell two of its B767-300ER aircraft to ATSG-owned lessor Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM). The first aircraft will be inducted for conversion in March 2021. Both are expected to be redelivered to Air Canada by the end of 2021. Read the full article at www.aircargonews.net |
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| After they read the account in NetLetter #1453 and the story by Norm Foster in "Remember When", we received these e-mails. |
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From Carole Davies - Wow! Many thanks for the vivid explanation of Captain Foster’s encounter with his Viscount and to the keen and attentive perception of Mary. I started my career on the Viscounts and so this was a most interesting recount. I enjoy your NetLetter very much, many thanks, stay safe in this troubling virus time. |
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From Kerry Collins - Hi Team, Is it possible in Norm Foster's story about Mary on the Viscount that her last name began with the letter D? Happy to protect her name. Editors' Note: Mary's last name is not known to The NetLetter. |
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From Doug Seagrim regarding the Wong Brothers story - Most enjoyed the article by Roger Slauenwhite in the last NetLetter. I was a student there in 1964/65 and following my qualification as a commercial pilot worked for Bob and Tommy as an instructor, aerial photographer and charter pilot. I often did the night flying instruction and when there were no students, Tony Wong (nephew of Bob & Tommy) and I would do some circuits in a Cessna 140 and try to outdo each other by landing the airplane without using the control wheel. We did this by using trim only and got pretty good at it. I flew all the airplanes they had including the Fleet 80 Canuck and ended up as their chief charter pilot flying the Beech Baron on charters all over the northern USA as well as most of the Canadian airports between Windsor and Montreal. As well, because I had a float rating I did several trips with fishing parties to private camps on northern lakes including one to Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior. Roger may not remember me but I did meet him once when he was well known in sales for Air Canada where I ended up as a pilot for over 38 years. I did know and respect Pete Gutowski as I finished my career on the B747-400 as well. |
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In NetLetter #1430 issued under "Submitted Photos" we had an article by Gerald Archambeau with a mention of his book "A Struggle to Walk with Dignity" which is available from Amazon at $19.95 or the Kindle edition at $7.19.
It has been a long while since I made contact with your NetLetter. I have information that I feel will be of some interest to your readers. My most recent and last book , as I enter my 88th year of life in our country Canada, is titled “A Story not Forgotten - Hidden Mixed Family Lives", published by Austin Macauley Publishers in the UK. They wanted to know what my life was like in British Jamaica where I was born. The facts in this book are mainly about my Jamaican born grandfather Herbert T. Thomas, and his contribution to Jamaica. Sadly his life’s history, was erased after Jamaica got its independence in the 1960’s. The book is available at amazon.ca at $10.12 in paperback. Sincerely, Gerald. |
This is the third excerpt of a series that first appeared in the "Horizons" magazine issue dated May 1996.
See NetLetter #1450 for excerpt #1
See NetLetter #1452 for excerpt #2
Life as a Con by Annette Malvar.
Why isn't there a grand piano in Montreal's Rapidair lounge?
How many people actually pass through that Rapidair security gate in Toronto?
I'm sure these and other interesting questions have crossed your mind while waiting to get on a Rapidair flight. It's all part of trying to keep your sanity in an enclosed area. Which is essential to the waiting process as a 'Con'.
It's very hard to amuse yourself when waiting for hours to get on a flight from Toronto to Montreal. I generally pack myself a little lunch which comes in handy after being left behind on the first few flights. I read the odd pages of the newspapers floating around the Rapidair lounge. Then I start to read the 1,000 page novel I've dragged to the airport only to realize that I can't concentrate on the plot by the time I get to page 2.
This is when I start to look for diversions. In Montreal there are these neat TV's to watch. The problem is that there's no sound. So I end up staring like a zombie at the screens featuring mind-numbing shows like "American Gladiator". Toronto doesn't have televisions, but it does have the piano. It never ceases to amaze how many people play it. It's a good trick which I'm sure was specifically designed to appease 'Cons'.
After four or five hours of hanging around and waiting to get on a flight, I start to take an avid Interest in my fellow passengers. How many times have we played 'who's the con'? This, of course, is not to be mixed up with "who's flying student/revenue stand-by"?
Another problem is that you can't really go for a walk to stretch your legs. The old saying "you snooze you lose" takes on a special meaning in the Rapidair world. So, if you're busy scoping out the competition's product or leafing through the magazine rack, be prepared to run at the mention of anything even mildly resembling your name. Personally, I take heed at the mere mention of any name beginning with "M". Oh. You said "Milton" - my mistake.
Well, I mean, you never know, right?