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Air Canada Announces the Acquisition of 26 Airbus A321neo Extra-Long Range Aircraft. Excerpt from Air Canada Mediaroom
Deliveries are to begin in the first quarter of 2024 with the final aircraft to arrive in the first quarter of 2027. Fifteen of the aircraft will be leased from Air Lease Corporation, five will be leased from AerCap and six are being acquired under a purchase agreement with Airbus S.A.S. that includes purchase rights to acquire an additional 14 of the aircraft between 2027 and 2030. |
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G'Day, Kia Ora: Air Canada Strategically Expands its South Pacific Network. Excerpt from Air Canada Mediaroom Air Canada today announced a strategic expansion of its South Pacific schedule with the return of daily service to Sydney and resumption of services to both Brisbane and Auckland. Air Canada's Australia and New Zealand flights operate from its trans-Pacific hub at Vancouver International Airport which the carrier has built to conveniently connect its international network to its vast North American network. "Air Canada is solidifying its market-leading position as the airline providing the most services between Canada and the South Pacific. We are accelerating the restoration of our Australian and New Zealand routes to respond to pent-up travel between our countries as borders reopen. The seamless connections through in-transit pre-clearance facilities combined with our extensive North American network at our Vancouver hub positions YVR to be the preferred gateway for travel between North America and the South Pacific," said Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management at Air Canada. |
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On March 22, Air Canada announced it is acquiring 26 extra-long range (XLR) versions of the Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft has sufficient range to serve all North American and select transatlantic markets, while offering customers added comfort and improving the carrier's fuel efficiency to advance its environmental programs.|
Hi there, My name is Roger Kovalyk. In the late 50's early 60's we had a Rock & Roll band called 'The Velmars' and joined the TCA Roadshow. We played veterans hospitals, Blackwatches, Air Force bases etc. One of the musicians, Donald Bilney, worked for Trans-Canada Air Lines. I'm wondering if someone would still have records of this era, pictures, films, posters or any kind of written document. Anything you have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, Roger Kovalyk Editors' Note: This item rang a bell with us so we did a quick search and found that we had a request in February 2020 from Roger Cyr that actually mentions Roger. Posted in NetLetter #1432, February 22, 2020. "Subscriber Roger Cyr has asked us to track down information regarding a band names 'The Velmars' who played at TCA road shows from 1959 to 1960. He recalls that the lead guitarist was named Roger Kovalyk. Does anyone have any memories to share on this topic?" The NetLetter team has been checking through issues of 'Between Ourselves' from that era for possible mentions of 'The Velmars' without any luck as yet. |
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Further to the video in Netletter #1476, I flew the C-46S (CF-CZN) featured on the video with Captain Jim Tomlinson from June 15 until July 8, 1966 out of Stewart, B.C. into northern B.C. On one occasion we were delivering a generator into one of the camps and, while off-loading, one of the lifting rings broke. Fortunately, the generator landed clear of the aircraft but was damaged during the fall. The camp foreman wasn’t a happy camper because the camp was looking forward to having a generator to power the camp. After that contract we left Stewart, B.C. and went on to Rainbow Lake in northwest Alberta with CF-CZN on a month-long diesel fuel contract. We also experienced 3 engine failures on that contract which kept our engineer busy changing pots (cylinders). We even took CF-CZN up to Mackenzie King Island one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in northern Canada to bring out a load of dynamite left behind by a French oil drilling crew. PWA freighters went everywhere and carried everything. I met up with Jim again on the Nassau, Bahamas airport ramp when I was an Air Canada B-727 First Officer and he was a PWA B-737 Captain. He was doing his walk around and so was I so we spent a few good minutes catching up. I remember that day well. I have enclosed a picture taken by our engineer on the flight deck of CF-CZN during our diesel fuel contract. Take care now, K.M. Jones, AC Capt. Retired A340 |
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Left to right: Captain Jim Tomlinson and First Officer K.M. Jones. |
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Amelia Earhart's helmet worn on 1928 flight across Atlantic sells for $825,000
In 1928, Earhart donned her leather cap when she completed her famous flight across the Atlantic. According to Heritage Auctions, which hosted the sale, the leather helmet was an exact match to the photos of the helmet she was seen wearing. More from: |
