Air Canada - Navi.
Mar 29, 2017, 9:58 pm
#46
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Only in my recent trip to PEK, did I discover this "Navi" hardcopy in the flights.
Perhaps this was also the side effort of rebranding AC with the new livery and uniforms.
I hate it very much that they detach the AC pages from the enRoute, a magazine I love a lot. The route maps pages, AC fleet, the airport terminal maps, and the captain Morris's corner, are all essential pages I love and read from enRoute, for each month.
Not sure what they are going to do with the monthly demand of the contents in this new brochure. If anything, I love to see more key airport terminal maps, including LHR, FRA, NRT, where AC operates many flights.
But the new route maps really really suck!
Perhaps this was also the side effort of rebranding AC with the new livery and uniforms.
I hate it very much that they detach the AC pages from the enRoute, a magazine I love a lot. The route maps pages, AC fleet, the airport terminal maps, and the captain Morris's corner, are all essential pages I love and read from enRoute, for each month.
Not sure what they are going to do with the monthly demand of the contents in this new brochure. If anything, I love to see more key airport terminal maps, including LHR, FRA, NRT, where AC operates many flights.
But the new route maps really really suck!
Apr 1, 2017, 12:24 am
#47
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Has the magazine been rolled out across the fleet? Two flights in the past two weeks but I didn't see a copy of Navi on either. IAH-YYC last week and YYC-IAH earlier this week. Maybe Jazz doesn't get them?
Apr 1, 2017, 1:22 am
#49
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Odd. I'll look for it again next Friday, but that's another CRA IAH-YYC, so if that route or those planes are getting the shaft for some reason, won't do much good.
Apr 1, 2017, 6:48 am
#50
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24left funny how you mentioned the small writing. That's the first thing I noticed too. So tiny.
Was on my last YYC-YYZ and now on YYZ-GCM . Will definitely bring a copy home. I really love the new livery. Looks super dapper IMO
Was on my last YYC-YYZ and now on YYZ-GCM . Will definitely bring a copy home. I really love the new livery. Looks super dapper IMO
Apr 1, 2017, 8:53 am
#52
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I read Navi as early as three weeks ago from YVR-HKG. It's great for enthusiasts as there are some hub timetables included as well.
I used to grab the AC printed timetables back in the late 90s as a kid.
Ben Smith also seems to have gone through a redesign as well.
Don't remember him having short hair in other published photos.
I used to grab the AC printed timetables back in the late 90s as a kid.
Ben Smith also seems to have gone through a redesign as well.
Don't remember him having short hair in other published photos.
Apr 1, 2017, 9:11 am
#53
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Only saw this today and because of the similarity to a fictional alien species thought it was an April Fools' joke. All I could think of was "Will Jake Sully be on the cover?"
Jun 19, 2017, 11:26 pm
#54
Join Date: May 2001
Location: YVR
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Also noticed this in the June edition - other than the pass/sleeve provided at LHR (assuming this is what they are referring to?) has anyone encounter this SE privilege anywhere else?
Jun 20, 2017, 12:01 am
#55
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Jun 20, 2017, 12:35 am
#56
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I know the odd SD will hand out a pass to SEs not seated in J, but I wasn't aware this was a published benefit.
Other than that I believe SYD check-in staff hand out fast-track passes to departing SEs, but not 100% sure.
Jun 20, 2017, 4:27 am
#58
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Probably conceived and designed by full self-absorbed mlllenialls, full of their own self-worth, unaware there are entire generations of older folk out there with vision issues.
Jun 20, 2017, 8:35 am
#59
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I really hate that they take some critical content from enRoute, perhaps some joys as a regular flyer, and make it a little separate book for geeks.
I wish them to return to the enRoute, while publishing once a year this NAVI book.
I wish them to return to the enRoute, while publishing once a year this NAVI book.
Jun 21, 2017, 12:29 pm
#60
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Mississauga Ontario
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Intellectual exercise: cost to fly Navi around?
weight x seat capacity x plane type x freqeuncey @ average fuel cost per mile? For whole fleet?
there seems to be no advertising in it unlike EnRoutr which is subsidized by that, so I'm just curious about the business case and cost for flying this thing all over the place
there seems to be no advertising in it unlike EnRoutr which is subsidized by that, so I'm just curious about the business case and cost for flying this thing all over the place