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Air Canada Technical Operations 1980

Air Canada Technical Services, based at the airline’s Dorval headquarters in Montreal is responsible for the maintenance inspections on the airline’s fleet of aircraft. Nearly one third of the airline’s employees were employed in this department under the direction of Lyle Rafery, Senior Vice President of Technical Services. The operations fall under seven main branches: …Read more »

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“Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue” – Air Canada 1977 travel agent film

A humor in-house support Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue – Air Canada 1977 travel agent film produced in 1977. The year of Air Canada’s 40th Anniversary. Also it explains all the interesting ways travel agents can sell Air Canada travel products, with the focus of the film being a somewhat demanding fellow, who is …Read more »

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Trans-Canada Air Lines In the 1940s

In the 1940s people travelled abroad by ship, and domestic travel was either by bus or car, or rail. The concept of travelling by air was new, and airlines in Canada (like elsewhere in the world) were very much in their infancy. Trans Canada Air Lines 1940s make your travelling by air easy. Trans-Canada Air Lines …Read more »

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Trans-Canada Air Lines Vickers Viscount

In the early 1950s, Vickers Armstrongs made a significant marketing push to draw Trans-Canada Air Lines as a customer for their revolutionary Viscount turboprop airliner. When the airline selected the Viscount, a number of promotional films made by the airline and Vickers to promote the new aircraft to the travelling public.

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Trans-Canada Air Lines Douglas DC-8

In the late 1950s, Douglas Aircraft of Long Beach, made a significant marketing push to draw Trans Canada Air Lines Douglas DC-8 as a customer for their new, revolutionary jet transport, the Douglas DC-8. Trans Canada Air Lines When Trans Canada Air Lines selected the DC-8, a number of promotional films made by the airline …Read more »

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Air Canada The 1960s G.R. McGregor

From Air Canada 1960s G.R. McGregor Archives: By many counts, it can be said that Air Canada 1960s G.R. McGregor was the father of Canada’s National airline. When he became President of the company in 1948, Trans-Canada Air Lines was a fledgeling carrier operating a rag-tag fleet of mostly obsolete WWII surplus aircraft. In 1968 …Read more »