Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Subject: Netletter nr 9 ********* Between Ourselves ************* . The blackouts for ID80 now apply to the ID50 as well. . Beware when using the ATM's in Europe as some banks consider the monies dispensed as loans. . Contributed by Vesta .... " HIGH FLIGHT " Oh!, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of-wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious, burning blue, I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor even eagle flew- And while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched THE FACE OF GOD. By Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee Junior, No.412 squadron, R.C.A.F., killed on Decemeber 11, 1941. . Smiles from Vesta ... You know you've been flying too long when ... ... you spend so much time scanning for (aircraft) traffic when driving that you forgot there's a bus coming toward you! . Following supplied by Mike Leduc This is entitled "If Operating Systems Ran Airlines". MAC Airlines: All the pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers, and ticket agents look the same, act the same, and talk the same. Every time you ask a question about details, you are told you don't need to know, don't want to know, and that everything is being done for you without you having to know, so just shut up. . Excess baggage embargo on Air Canada flights to Jamaica until after Dec 31st 1995 - only two bags each passenger. . Partner and Nominated partner tickets for 1996 can be requested after Dec 15th 1995 but travel not allowed before Dec 31st 1995. . Partner and Nominated partner tickets for 1995 cannot be requested after Dec 15th 1995 - outward travel must be before Jan 1st 1996 and return prior to Feb 1st 1996. . The Winnipeg staff travel has instituted a voice response system - follow the prompts when connected. . Any news out there? . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested to Vesta Stevenson email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Terry Baker email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...................................................................... . GREETINGS . . FROM . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................

*************Between Ourselves ********** . In netletter nr 6 we advised that Diners/Enroute will be charging $35 per year - the covering letter with this information stated that we are also covered to $300,000 insurance even travelling on a free pass. Sheldon Doskie sends the following information - Quote =================================================== However, besides the benefit of free collision insurance on car rentals, we are also covered for Air Travel Accident Insurance to the tune of $300k even when travelling on a pass! This is stated in the letter and confirmed to me by Marieka Pilon of Diner's Club/enRoute. I asked her if she could send me a written confirmation of that but she said that it's only applicable to Air Canada employees/retirees and they could not alter the master policy. So I guess that the letter then becomes part of the policy as far as we're concerned. Unquote ================================================== . Don't forget to take a blank disket on your travels as you can download the latest Air Canada Schedule from a kiosk in Rapidair at Dorval, Ottawa and Toronto airports. If you happen to be in Business Class YVR-YYZ, YYC-YYZ, YVR-YUL, YVR-YOW and YYZ-LHR you can have access to a laptop, and can copy the timetable. . Kay & Syl Napolitano tell us that the planned trip for January has been cancelled. They are hoping to arrange for a trip in Panama for the spring. . NO. Air Canada is not changing the paint scheme for the fleet, but they have got an A320 painted up with logo's of the Toronto Raptor NBA basketball team - you may see it flying around sometime. . Rumour has it that Hollis Harris has been visiting Boeing - Could he be trying to switch 747's for 777's? . A BBS operating in the YVR area called ACRA Airlines BBS can be contacted on 1-604-541-1878, this BBS is run by an Air Canada employee and has excellent information available including the latest Air Canada flight schedule which can be downloaded. . The following spotted by Vesta Quote Subj: Aviation/Pilot Supplies sale Conf: NA_Aviation (203) A large quantity of aviation clothing (flight suits, flight jackets, sheepskin bombers etc.), aviation books, hats, pins, crests... for sale. Great opportunity for flight store or aviation show participant to buy much less than wholesale cost. Looking to sell in quantity. No used merchandise. Please contact Fred Lepper at 416-444-5373 days or 905-771-9161 evgs. Unquote ======================================================= . Departure tax Departing from France for Safety and Security Tax at 17 FF Germany for Airport Security Tax at 8 DM Denmark for Transportation tax at 65 DK . Ticketless travel, recently introduced by Air Canada on a trial basis. Every conventional ticket costs approximately $15 each to process. By control using the computer to register the complete proceedure electronically reduces the bill to approximately 60c each. . Zonal Employee Discount (ZED) has been introduced in Eurpoe in place of ID90 based on normal fares. ZED fares are worked out by mileage, and, are sometimes cheaper than ID90 Sample one way fares originating from LHR Paris, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Jersey $20 St.Petersburg (Russia) $30 Vienna $30 Airlines involved are - Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Austrian, BA, Deutsche BA, Emirates, Ethiopian, Finnair, Lauda Air, Lufthansa, Malev, SAS, Viasa and Transwede. . Reminders YYZ Christmas Lunch Dec 17th at Bristol Place Hotel. LHR Christmas lunch Dec 11th at Osterley Hotel. . Keeping track of Pionairs - Derek Cliff Hutton, who retired at YHZ, has moved to the UK and living in Bourton-on-the-water, Gloucestershire. Monica Fry who retired at YVR is now living in Bournemouth, UK. . Transportation information - For information re Flights, Connections, Taxi, Hotel and car rentals. 1-800-dial-oag - Official Airline Guide 1-800-525-1138 - Help desk of O.A.G. . Hong Kong new airport due to be in operation 1998 . Lufthanza and Canadian no longer code share. . At LHR, BWIA now being handled by BA after a long association with Air Canada. . Smile supplied by Vesta You know you've been flying too long when ... You drive into a fog bank and immediately stare at the dashboard. . Following supplied by Mike Leduc This is entitled "If Operating Systems Ran Airlines". DOS Airlines: Everybody pushes the airplane until it glides, then they jump on and let the plane coast until it hits the ground again, then they get out and push again, jump on again, and so on. . Any news out there? . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested to Vesta Stevenson email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Terry Baker email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...................................................................... . GREETINGS . . FROM . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................

Subject: Netletter nr 7 ***Between Ourselves*** . Alan Rust gives us the following information - Annual Christmas Dance The ACRA Annual Christmas Dance will be held on Friday, December 8, 1995. Place: Ramada Renaissance Hotel, 1133 W. Hastings, Vancouver Time: - 19:00 hrs (Cocktails) - 20:00 (Dinner) Parking is available at the Hotel & Across the street (pay) Special Room rate of $72.50 (City View) $85.00 (Harbour View) Cost = $25.00 Tickets available from: Ted White - Stores/Mtc Cam MacDonald - Cargo Liza Tait - Sales and at the COMM Centre, Flt/ops, and Inflight. Door Prizes include...... Passes, Hotel Accomodations, etc. . Also from Alan - Annual Childrens Christmas Party The Annual Childrens Christmas Party will be held on Sunday December 17, 1995 Where: at the President Radisson Hotel, 8131 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC When: Sunday, December 17, 1995 at 13:00 to 16:00 hrs Events: 13:00hrs = Registration 14:00hrs = Entertainment 15:00hrs = Santa Arrives/Gifts Milk and Cookies and Candy Canes will be distributed. Note: Ages between infant and 8 years old eligible for gifts. Older children are welcome to the party. Please Register by December 2, 1995 . The authorities at YMX and YUL ensure that the vendors charge the same price or less than that charged by the downtown Montreal stores. LHR and Calgary have the same policy. . Following spotted by Vesta quote From J.Mitchell Got an interesting story about flying on Air Canada's DC-9s? I'm writing a feature for Report on Business Magazine about the beloved plane and if you have an anecdote about that airline's DC-9s, message me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. * Entered from : CRS Online's Frontier * Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. unquote . BWIA has bought 29% of LIAT (1974) LTD. . CP now 5 times per week Toronto - SaoPaula. . VASP now 3 times per week YYZ-GRU. . Elderhostel now have a web page at http://elderhostel.org/ . No truth in the rumour that the RCMP contingent at Sussex Drive had recently completed a security course at Disneyland led by Mickey! . For your information - Passengers departing Vancouver airport are required to purchase an Airport Improvement Fee, the schedule is - $5 for passengers to a destination within BC $10 for passengers travelling to other North American destinations, including Hawaii and Mexico $15 for destinations outside North America. Passengers connecting through on the same day will not be charged so if you are intransit, ensure you keep your boarding pass. . The Parizeau luggage which was recently misrouted to New Delhi fortunately he was travelling on DELTA. Probably thought he would be misrouted himself if he had chosen Air Canada!. . Be aware that ground transportation disrupted in France. Transport from CDG to Paris is by Air France allow 2 hours, from CGD to ORY allow 4 hours. . Thought for the day contributed by Vesta Stevenson - You know you've been flying too long when ... you roll down your window and shout 'CLEAR' before starting ;-) . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others interested to Vesta Stevenson email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Terry Baker email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...................................................................... . GREETINGS . . FROM . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................

Subject: Netletter nr 6 . Reminder - November 25th in AC hanger bay 6 at YYZ KIDS DAY . Cost of parking a car at Nanaimo YCD is 50c per hour or $5 for one day or $10 for 2 days or $15 for 3 days or $20 for 7 days or $40 for 14 days B U T park you aircraft for one month at $25. . Airbc gates numbers at YVR have changed BUT the location of the departure lounge remains the same. . Weather is very disruptive at this time of the year, especially at Nanaimo YCD. If your flight is cancelled and you decide to take the ferry to the mainland and cab to YVR from Tsawwassen don't forget to ask for your boarding pass from Airbc - and avoid the YVR departure fee. . Gord Hykle supplies the following information - Under the auspices of the Pionair executive, a committee has been formed to look into the status of material, data and artifacts maintained by the Historical Services Section of the company. With the closing of the Section, arrangements were made to have the material moved to various locations within and outside the company. Current members of the committee are: Beth Buchanan - Chairperson Gord Hykle Leo McIntyre Objective of the committee is to gain information as to the current disposition of the above material, prepare a registry of it and assist in the care and maitenance of it in the future. At this time the committee is making initial headway in getting access to catalogues of the material showing where it is presently located. To date we are aware that the material is stored in Governement archives in Montreal and Ottawa as well as numerous departments in Air Canada. In addition private collections exist and need to be located, identified and documented with the owners' permission. We realize this project will be quit an undertaking and anticipate the required involvement of Pionair District Members to assist in the research and examination of material. The committee will report on a monthly basis to the Pionair Excutive and with its permission will pass on results of our activities for inclusion in the 'Netletters'. . As mentioned in 'Netletter Nr 3, the cost of Diners/enRoute card for AC'ites going to $35 per year starting Jan 1/96. . Thought for the day contributed by Vesta Stevenson - You know you've been flying too long when ... you pull out of your driveway and start to drive with your car centred on the dashed line. ;-) . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others interested to Vesta Stevenson email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Terry Baker email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...................................................................... . GREETINGS . . FROM . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................