Air Canada Throwback Thursday
Nov 6, 2020, 1:53 pm
#166
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Yep. We affectionately called the 345 seats, "Wedgie Seats".
Nov 6, 2020, 8:45 pm
#167
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A340-500 as the first two were on YYZ-HKG routes
Air Canada was very excited about buying these and i believe they had about 15 in the fleet. Lasted a few years, they also licensed the Air Canada A340-500 models through Herpa.de
I wish I kept all of my pictures as I actually had pictures of the registration plate and the outside of the plane
I recall it was a beautiful evening in Vancouver as we stood on the roof of the Air Canada Hangar watching the evening sky. I should have been focusing on the plane!
Air Canada was very excited about buying these and i believe they had about 15 in the fleet. Lasted a few years, they also licensed the Air Canada A340-500 models through Herpa.de
I wish I kept all of my pictures as I actually had pictures of the registration plate and the outside of the plane
I recall it was a beautiful evening in Vancouver as we stood on the roof of the Air Canada Hangar watching the evening sky. I should have been focusing on the plane!
Nov 7, 2020, 6:53 am
#169
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A340-500 as the first two were on YYZ-HKG routes
Air Canada was very excited about buying these and i believe they had about 15 in the fleet. Lasted a few years, they also licensed the Air Canada A340-500 models through Herpa.de
I wish I kept all of my pictures as I actually had pictures of the registration plate and the outside of the plane
I recall it was a beautiful evening in Vancouver as we stood on the roof of the Air Canada Hangar watching the evening sky. I should have been focusing on the plane!
Air Canada was very excited about buying these and i believe they had about 15 in the fleet. Lasted a few years, they also licensed the Air Canada A340-500 models through Herpa.de
I wish I kept all of my pictures as I actually had pictures of the registration plate and the outside of the plane
I recall it was a beautiful evening in Vancouver as we stood on the roof of the Air Canada Hangar watching the evening sky. I should have been focusing on the plane!
Nov 7, 2020, 8:06 am
#170
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So I stand corrected......I have lived a lie all of these years. Wished I had kept all of the pictures!
Nov 7, 2020, 4:00 pm
#171
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2004/2005 Special System-Wide Upgrade (SSWU) Certificate
2004/2005 Special System-Wide Upgrade (SSWU) Certificate
Nov 11, 2020, 7:53 pm
#174
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Nov 12, 2020, 4:35 pm
#177
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Here's the published timetable for October 1962.
CP Air: Canadian Pacific Airlines Timetable Aug 1 1962 to Oct 27 1962
The published flight number doesn't match your certificate.
I guess published information wasn't guaranteed back then either.
CP Air: Canadian Pacific Airlines Timetable Aug 1 1962 to Oct 27 1962
The published flight number doesn't match your certificate.
I guess published information wasn't guaranteed back then either.
Nov 13, 2020, 8:59 am
#178
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Here's the published timetable for October 1962.
CP Air: Canadian Pacific Airlines Timetable Aug 1 1962 to Oct 27 1962
The published flight number doesn't match your certificate.
I guess published information wasn't guaranteed back then either.
CP Air: Canadian Pacific Airlines Timetable Aug 1 1962 to Oct 27 1962
The published flight number doesn't match your certificate.
I guess published information wasn't guaranteed back then either.
Nov 14, 2020, 12:17 am
#179
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Here's the published timetable for October 1962.
CP Air: Canadian Pacific Airlines Timetable Aug 1 1962 to Oct 27 1962
CP Air: Canadian Pacific Airlines Timetable Aug 1 1962 to Oct 27 1962
Nov 15, 2020, 9:28 am
#180
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With all this talk of the old paper certificates, my somewhat aging grey matter is telling me that in the first few years of Super Elite an upgrade with a SSWU could be snagged at the time of booking regardless of fare class or date of travel.
Was this true or am I suffering from old timers??
Was this true or am I suffering from old timers??