Earlier this month, WestJet airline co-founder, Tim Morgan, donated a fullyoperational Boeing 737-200 aircraft

(737-200) to B.C. Institute of Technology(BCIT). The donation launches WestJet asa partner in training with BCITAerospace.

Tim Morgan, WestJet’s senior vice-president, operations and co-chief operat-ing officer, signed over the aircraft toBCIT president Tony Knowles at BCIT’saerospace campus hangar on Sea Island.

The 737-200 served as a WestJet pas-senger jet until its recent retirement fromcommercial service. It will enhance allaerospace programs at BCIT to better

meet the unique needs of the commercialaviation transport industry.

“We are very pleased to be donating aBoeing 737-200 aircraft to advance thelevel of training for BCIT aerospace stu-dent,” said Morgan. “With 19 200s cur-rently in our 42 aircraft fleet, and manymore in service around the world, this air-craft will offer a chance for students to

Vancouver International Air-port Authority has installedthe largest solar powered

hot water heating system inBritish Columbia. The new sys-tem will contribute to savingsof nearly $90,000 and 8,569 GJper year. The 100 solar panelshave been installed on the roofof the domestic terminal build-

ing, and will help to heat anaverage of 800 gallons of hotwater at Vancouver Inter-national Airport (YVR) eachhour.

The $500,000 project is paidfor in part through $85,000 ofincentive funding through BC

Aloha Airlines, which fliessome of the longest Boeing737-700 stage lengths in

the world, including interna-tional sectors from Vancouverto Honolulu (2350 nm) andHonolulu to the pristinePolynesian island ofRarotonga (2555 nm), hasordered 12 Boeing 737-700Blended Winglet Shipsetsfrom Aviation PartnersBoeing. This BlendedWinglet™ Technology dra-matically enhances the fuelefficiency, range and perfor-mance of Aloha’s NextGeneration 737 aircraft.

“Aloha has been a pioneer

in long-haul, over-water flyingwith the Boeing 737 and thecarrier is perfectly positionedto derive maximum benefitfrom Blended WingletTechnology,” said SheldonBest, Aviation Partners Boeingvice president sales. “We wel-come Aloha as our firstHawaii-based customer. Thissale really closes the loop interms of Blended Wingletsales to Pacific-based 737operators.”

Operating on busy 3,600flight hour schedules, Aloha’s737-700s will save over

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Moving is never an easy task, especiallywhen you are a young couple on a tightbudget starting a new life on Vancouver

Island. For Sheena Lachance and her fiancé,their move to the West Coast from Ontario gotoff to a nightmarish start when their cat Cloudwas lost in transit at YVR on August 19.

Blended Winglet Technology Benefits Aloha Airlines’ Long-Haul Flights

WestJet Donates 737-200 Aircraft to BCIT AerospaceAirport Authority’s New SolarPanels Reduce Energy Consumption

An Aloha Airlines 737-700 flies out of YVR. By allowing a steeper climb, Winglets pay off in better takeoff performance, especiallyfrom obstacle-limited, high, hot, weight-limited or noise-restricted airports.

SEE ALOHACONTINUED ON PAGE 3

SEE POWER SMARTCONTINUED ON PAGE 2

SEE WESTJETCONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Two BCIT aerospace students check out the cockpit of the 737-200 aircraftdonated to BCIT by WestJet. BobHobson, aircraft maintenance engineerCategory S student (left) and CodyMitton, airline and flight operations(commercial pilot) student will benefitdirectly by access to the Boeingtechnology. Photo courtesy BCIT.

Nearly six weeks after disappearing at YVR, Sheila Lachance was united with her cat Cloud. (left to right)Wildlife Control officer Dan Beckett, Sheena Lachance and Cloud, Dave Schneider, superintendent, air-side operations, and Wildlife Control Officer John Nicholes.

Bruce Busby, technical specialist, mechanical, carries out a rou-tine inspection of the new solar panels.

YVR Adventure has a ‘Purrfect’ Ending

gain a hands-on understanding oftechnology that is still in use acrossthe industry. WestJet is proud to be apartner in training with BCITAerospace, and we are pleased to be apart of BCIT Aerospace’s tradition ofoffering high-calibre training.”

WestJet employs many of BCIT’saerospace graduates.

“This new partnership in polytech-nic training, beginning with a signifi-cant donation that will help us buildupon our core strengths of mainte-nance repair and overhaul, is ulti-

mately about innovation, achievingnew standards of excellence andinvesting in the people who willshape the aerospace industry for yearsto come,” said Knowles. “We thankWestJet for its generous support ofBCIT Aerospace.”

In June, Premier GordonCampbell announced a comprehen-sive provincial aerospace strategy atBCIT’s aerospace campus inRichmond. The aerospace industry, inthis case an Alberta-based leader inCanadian aviation, has recognized the

benefit of working with a leadingtraining partner in B.C.

“The partnership between BCITand WestJet is an example of the suc-cess of the premier’s recentlyannounced aerospace strategy,” saidMinister of State-IntergovernmentalRelations, Richmond Centre MLAGreg Halsey-Brandt. “WestJet’s con-tribution will ensure that BCITremains a leading edge aerospacetraining facility.”

The provincial aerospace strategyincludes a $20-million investment tofund infrastructure, so that institu-tions can deliver more than 500 newstudent spaces in aerospace and relat-ed programming throughout British

Columbia by 2005-‘06. Labour-force analysis by industry

demonstrates a growing demand forskilled workers, particularly in themaintenance and manufacturing sub-sectors. In 2001, these sub-sectorsemployed about 4,500 skilled work-ers, and the industry predicts it willneed 10,000 workers by 2011.

Despite some fluctuations, theaerospace industry in B.C. has experi-enced steady overall growth over thepast decade.

Founded in 1996 by Clive Beddoe,Mark Hill, Tim Morgan and DonaldBell, WestJet is the most successfullow-fare carrier in Canadian history.WestJet currently employs over 3,700

people, and serves 24 Canadian desti-nations coast to coast with its expand-ing fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.

BCIT Aerospace offers one of thelargest selections of aviation trainingaircraft in North America. All aerospaceprograms are regulated and accreditedby Transport Canada and the CanadianAviation Maintenance Council toensure they meet and exceed nationaland international standards.

BCIT Aerospace students, forexample those training to become air-craft maintenance engineers, aircraftmechanical component techniciansand aircraft structures manufacturingtechnicians, will benefit directly bythe 737-200 donation.

Hydro’s Power Smart Program. Overthe past year, the Airport AuthorityandBC Hydro have worked in tandem toreduce energy consumption and ener-gy costs at YVR. The savings associat-ed with the installation of the solarpanel heating system will add to thenearly $2 million saved to-datethrough various Power Smart andenergy reduction initiatives.

In 2002, the Airport Authority wasrecognized by BC Hydro as their first“Power Smart Certified” customer.

“The solar panel installation isanother example of how YVR is lead-ing the way in large-scale energy reduc-tion initiatives” says Bob Cowan, theAirport Authority’s senior vice presi-dent, engineering. “Energy reductionmakes sense, both environmentally andfinancially. Through the ongoing sup-port of BC Hydro, the Airport Authority

is becoming Power Smarter.”Low-cost energy

“We applaud YVR’s innovativeenergy solutions and their goal to be aleader in energy reduction,” said BCHydro senior vice-president distribu-tion, Bev Van Ruyven. “Power Smartprojects such as these, help our cus-tomers save money and help BCHydro meet growing energy demandin the province by acquiring low-costenergy through conservation.”

The replacement of the hot waterheating system with the new solarpanel system is a project that is 100per cent Canadian.

Thermo Dynamic, a Canadiancompany engaged in the research,development, production, distributionand installation of solar thermalequipment, is the manufacturer of thesolar panels used at YVR.

Taylor Munro Energy Systems Inc,a Canadian renewable energy compa-ny, provided consultation on and theinstallation of the YVR solar panels.

Vancouver-based sustainable engi-neering firm, Keen Engineering, pro-vided the system design.

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Somehow, Cloud escaped fromher travel crate and onto the airfieldwhile being unloaded from thecargo hold. She was gone in a flash.When Lachance’s airline advisedthere was nothing they could do, sheenlisted the aid of the AirportAuthority’s Airside Operations andWildlife Control departments toassist in reuniting her with her felinefriend.

Dave Schneider, superintendent,airside operations, had posters print-ed and circulated immediatelyaround the airport, Burkeville andMacDonald Beach. Airfieldemployees Debbie Koval andRichard Cook spent some of theirlunch breaks airside, searching forpossible places of refuge Cloudmight have found.

“It was hard to imagine that thiscat would have found a quiet placeto hide on the airfield,” saidSchneider.

A desperate Lachance called theAirport Authority almost daily, hop-

ing for good news. But as the daysturned into weeks, it seemed thatCloud would never be reunited withher family.

On September 29, nearly sixweeks after disappearing, the catwas spotted by Wildlife Controlofficers in a culvert. They quicklyblocked one end of the culvert andset a trap at the other end. A can oftuna and some sardines was all ittook to lure Cloud into the trap.

Schneider left a message atLachance’s home. She was so excit-ed, she took the first ferry over,arriving at the airport without know-ing whom to contact to retrieveCloud.

“Almost everyone at the airportknew the story behind this youngcouple’s missing cat, so it wasn’thard to reunite them when shearrived at YVR,” said Schneider.“The collective efforts of severaldepartments and staff contributed tothe safe return of Cloud to herowner.”

Power Smart, Continued from page 1

These solar panels atop YVR’s domestic terminal fuel the largest solar-powered hot water heat-ing system in B.C.

Every Monday, Tuesday and now Wednesday we will offer a special menu for a spectacular price (no coupon required)

The Airport Authority takes great pride in being asustainable airport, one that integrates environmental,social and economic needs. We are a community-based organization and given the business we’re inand the location of this airport, striking a balance isimportant to our success.

YVR’s Sea Island home at the mouth of the FraserRiver includes one of the world’s largest salmon runsand a major staging area for birds on the PacificFlyway. Five designated protected habitat areas arelocated on or very near Sea Island. The proximity ofthe cities of Vancouver and Richmond add to the chal-lenge of operating YVR 24 hours a day, while minimiz-ing the level of disturbance from airport operations.YVR’s role as a major international gateway fuels oureconomy. The airport links communities across theprovince to more than 50 destinations in Canada andabroad. It helps B.C. industries deliver their goods andservices to the world, and serves as a welcome to mil-lions of people who visit our province each year.

We believe that good environmental performancecontributes to good economic performance, which inturn benefits our communities. So, how do we achievethat balance?

When the Airport Authority assumed responsibilityfor YVR from the federal government in 1992, weensured that comprehensive environmental manage-ment measures and environmental performance con-siderations were integrated into the planning, design,construction and operation of airport facilities.

In our ongoing operations, we seek to minimize riskthrough dedicated programs covering a number ofareas, such as aeronautical noise, air quality, contam-

inated sites, environmental impact assessment, haz-ardous materials, natural habitat, resource efficiency,recycling and water quality.

Working closely with our communities and keepingthem informed of our plans and activities are integralto the way we operate and do business. We seek inputthrough several forums, including the EnvironmentalAdvisory and Aeronautical Noise Management com-mittees, both of which meet quarterly. These commit-tees have representatives from community groups,business partners and government.

Each year, Airport Authority representatives makedozens of presentations to city councils, nominatingentities, industry associations and community groups.We also take an active role in the community thoughour participation in a broad spectrum of communityand industry boards, task forces and committees.

YVR is also one of British Columbia’s most power-ful economic generators. It is home to more than 400businesses and organizations that employ 26,000 peo-ple. The total annual economic impact is $5.2 billion.

Our strategic geographic location provides a signif-icant competitive advantage as the ideal gateway con-necting the Asia-Pacific region, the United States,Europe and Latin America. We are working hard tobuild on our strategic advantage through investmentsto our infrastructure and aggressively pursuing furtherliberalization to Canada’s international air policy.

Sustainability requires a dedicated strategy to con-tinuously improve and increase the airport’s contribu-tion to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the communities we serve.

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higher initial cruise altitudes.“Beyond dramatic fuel savings,

Aloha is looking forward to quieteroperations and a 6.5 per cent reducednoise footprint with its BlendedWinglet equipped 737s,” said Best.“These environmental benefits willbe particularly important at noise sen-sitive airports. Meanwhile,payload/range benefits resulting froma more efficient wing will allowAloha to increase the reliability ofVancouver to Honolulu flights ingreater than normal headwinds.”

The benefits of the BlendedWinglet Technology begin accruingimmediately and continue for the lifeof the aircraft said Aviation PartnersCEO Mike Marino. “Our product isunique in that you start saving money,and begin enjoying improved perfor-mance, the day you start using it.”

Aloha will upgrade its entire fleetof 12 Next Generation 737-700s,operated under lease from GEAviation Services (GECAS),Lombard, with Aviation PartnersBoeing Blended Winglet Technologyover the next several months.

Kevin Knudsen, Aloha AirlinesVancouver manager, welcomes oneof Aloha Airlines Blended Wingletaircraft. Blended Winglet™Technology lowers operating costs byreducing block fuel burn 3.5-4.0 percent on flights greater than 1,000nautical miles. Photo: Jim Jorgenson.

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Air Canada has announced wideranging improvements in sched-uled services to many of its sun

destinations in time for vacation plan-ning this winter. Overall, the airline isincreasing the number of seatsbetween Canada and the tropical des-tinations it serves by 19 per cent, or148 more weekly flights, compared tolast winter.

“We’re offering customers seekingwarm, sunny destinations this winterunbeatable choice and convenience,”said Montie Brewer, executive vicepresident, commercial. “In responseto strategic growth opportunities, par-ticularly in the leisure winter travelmarket, we’re enhancing our scheduleto offer consumers coast to coast newdestinations, more non-stop services

as well as more convenient connect-ing flights.”

The following are select highlightsof new Air Canada Vancouver ser-vices to sun destinations this winter: Mexico Vancouver – Cancun: New sched-uled service departing startingDecember 21, operated with 120-seatA319 aircraft. Vancouver – Puerto Vallarta: Newscheduled service departingSaturdays starting December 20,operated with 120-seat A319 aircraft. Hawaii Vancouver – Kona: StartingDecember 14, brand new non-stopflights departing Sundays, operatedwith 226-seat Boeing 767 aircraft. Vancouver – Honolulu: New after-noon departures starting in Decemberat 2:30 p.m. daily and at 5:00 p.m.three times weekly, for a total of 24flights per week.

Vancouver – Maui: Increased todaily service effective December 9,operated with 198-seat Boeing 767aircraft, from five times weekly lastwinter, offering convenient connec-tions within North America.

Air Canada offers two classes ofservice on most of its flights to sundestinations. In addition to itsHospitality Service that offers indus-try-leading legroom and entertain-ment amenities, Air Canada hasrecently re-designed its premiumExecutive Class service offered onlong haul routes in North America tooffer restaurant style meals in firstclass comfort at business class prices.

Air Canada Vacations, one ofCanada’s leading tour operators,offers vacation packages including airtransportation, hotel accommodation,car rentals and cruises, to more than90 destinations.

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Korean Air Cargo and CargojetAnnounce Strategic Alliance Last month, Korean Air Cargo and

Cargojet announced a strategicmarketing and operational alliance

between the two companies in theCanadian market.

Through this alliance Cargojet willprovide sales, marketing and opera-tional support to Korean Air Cargo inWestern and Atlantic Canada.Cargojet will receive cargo sales,marketing and interline support fromKorean Air Cargo, which currentlyserves over 81 destinations in morethan 28 countries.

All Korean Air Cargo flights orig-inating from, or destined to, Westernand Atlantic Canada will connect withCargojet’s premium domesticovernight service flights. This part-nership will enable both carriers toprovide an enhanced service in themarketplace and benefit from oneanother’s expertise.

Both organizations and their cus-tomers will now receive seamless aircargo service from anywhere in theworld to all destinations into and outof Canada.

“Both companies will benefitmutually, as Cargojet can now assist

Korean Airway Cargo in servicing thecomplete Canadian marketplace,”said Ajay Virmani, president andCEO the Cargojet Group ofCompanies.

“Cargojet and its customers willalso benefit with the expertise KoreanAirway Cargo has developed over theyears in terms of sales and marketing,handling and information technolo-gy,” added Jamie Porteous, executivevice president of Cargojet.

“Our new partnership withCargojet will expand our Canadianpresence, and provide feeder ser-vice to the best freighter network inAsia, via our Toronto Freighters,

and Vancouver passenger flights,”said Bob McGowan, general man-ager, Korean Air Cargo-Canada.

Korean Air’s modern fleet of 19freighters supports a schedule of 46freighter services weekly to theAmericas, 14 to Europe and 37 with-in Asia.

Cargojet, through its alliance part-ners and its subsidiary CargojetCanada Ltd., operates a network of 9B727-200AF in Canada, providing apremium overnight air cargo serviceinto 12 major city centres throughoutCanada, handling over 450,000 lbs ofcargo, each business night.

The partnership between Korean Air Cargo flights and Cargojet will enableboth carriers to benefit from each other’s expertise. Photo: Jim Jorgenson.

The Airport Authority has com-mended two airport employees fortheir vigilance after both stepped

in to prevent security violations.In one incident at the South

Terminal in late August, Hawkair’sChristine Hambling noticed passen-gers walking across the apron towardstheir aircraft just as passengers from arecently arrived flight were walkingtowards the terminal. Hambling inter-cepted the departing passengers toprevent them from coming into con-tact with the arriving passengers.

Any mixing of screened andunscreened passengers results in allpassengers being removed from theRestricted Area to be re-screened, soHambling’s actions prevented whatcould have been costly delays for twoairlines.

Last month, an SBM Services Ltd.employee, Maria Dacanay, wit-nessed a passenger gaining accessthrough a door leading into a restrict-ed area designated for employeesonly. This access would have permit-ted the international-bound passengerinto an area designated for U.S.-

bound travellers. Dacanay swiftlyapproached the passenger anddetained him until security arrived.

Her actions prevented potentialdelays and custom issues for both thepassenger and the air carriers in that

gate area. The Airport Authority began a pro-

gram three years ago to recognizeemployees who take that extra stepand act on security concerns they seearound them.

SBM Services Ltd. employee MariaDacanay.

Hawkair employee ChristineHambling.

Airport Reward Program Nets Employee RecognitionBy Marcia Strang

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Last month, the British ColumbiaAviation Council (BCAC) held itsAnnual Conference and Silver

Wings Awards at Harrison HotSprings. The Silver Wing Awards arethe Academy Awards for the aviationindustry, recognizing achievement ina variety of categories and honouringaviation pioneers as well as up-and-coming talent.

The conference was officiallyopened by B.C.’s LieutenantGovernor, Iona Campanola at thePresident’s Reception. The confer-ence theme entitled “The Next 100Years: Challenges, Opportunities,”focused on the future of aviation,combined with a look at the first 100

years of powered flight.Three technical panels, with mem-

bers drawn from across the industry,gave their views on the developmentsand technologies that will take placein aircraft, airlines and airports.

A highlight of the four-day eventwas a mini-air show, which attractedthe entire community of Harrison HotSprings as various aircraft performedover the Harrison Lake beach front.

The BCAC’s accomplishmentshave been numerous over the past 65years, boasting a membership thatreflects a veritable ‘Who’s Who’ ofaviation in British Columbia.

Some of the Council’s achieve-ments include championing airport

development, navigational aids, cablemarking, weather reporting for B.C.’scoastal aviators, central aircraft reg-istry, Helipads in Vancouver Harbourand the Vancouver Airport.

Next year’s BCAC Conferencewill be held in September 2004, at theFairmont Empress in Victoria.

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BCAC Annual Aviation Awards Presented at Harrison Conference

Barry Marsden (right), president and CEO of Conair Group Inc., pre-sented the International NW Aviation Council Award to BarryLapointe, president of Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.

BCAC Award Winners—(back row, l. to r.) Keith Stecko, airport manager Smithers recipient of the Airport Management Trophy;Barry Lapointe, International NW Aviation Council Award; Ken Dandy, Honourary Lifetime Membership; Rollie Back, HonouraryLifetime Membership; Graham Clarke on behalf of the Airport Authority, Acres International Environmental Trophy; DenisHeffring, president D. Heffring Investments, Lifetime Achievement Award in Aviation; Dr. Robert J. Waldron, president R.J.Waldron & Co. Ltd., Back & Bevington Air Safety Trophy; Daryl Smith, CEO Pacific Coastal Airlines, Lifetime AchievementAward; Darryl Murphy, president Murphy Aircraft Mfg. Ltd., Chairman’s Award of Excellence.(front row, l. to r.) Roland Butow, Coastal Pacific Flying School, BCAC/Jack Ross Memorial Bursary for Commercial StudentPilots Training; Jack Baillie, Pacific Flying School, Ann & Rudy Bauer Memorial Bursary; Dean Lloyd Blackburn, Langley FlyingSchool, Ann & Rudy Bauer Memorial Bursary; Seung Ha Lee, Langley Flying School, BCAC/Jack Ross Memorial Bursary forCommercial Student Pilots Training; Chuck Fast, airport manager Comox Valley, two members of the Comox Valley AirportCommission, and Major Gen. Ret. Bob Mortimer, William Templeton Trophy.

Craig Richmond, the Vancouver Airport Authority’s vice president operationsand BCAC Conference chair presented Honourary Lifetime Memberships toRollie Back (left) of the Justice Institute of B.C., and Ken Dandy (centre), vicepresident and general manager, Pacific Avionics and Instruments.

Chilliwack Mayor ClintHayes (centre) and CraigRichmond (right) present-ed the Chairman’s Awardof Excellence to DarrylMurphy of Murphy AircraftMfg. Ltd.

The William (Bill) Templeton Trophy was presented by Craig Richmond (right),the Vancouver Airport Authority’s vice president operations to the Comox ValleyAirport Commission, represented by Chuck Fast (second from right), airport man-ager, and Major Gen. Ret. Bob Mortimer (centre), and other staff members.

The Conference was officiallyopened by B.C.’s LieutenantGovernor, Iona Campanola at thePresident’s Reception.

The Airport Authority’s environ-mental efforts have earned thecommunity-based organization the

British Columbia Aviation Council’s(BCAC) inaugural AcresInternational Environmental Award.

BCAC established the award thisyear to recognize environmental con-tributions by an airport or employee.The award was presented inSeptember at the annual BCAC con-ference to Graham Clarke, chair ofthe Airport Authority’s Board ofDirectors by Joyce Murray, B.C.’sMinister of Water, Land and AirProtection.

“The environment and environ-mental issues are important to ourcommunity – so they are important tous,” said Clarke, accepting the award.“We believe and we demonstrate thatenvironmental, economic and socialinterests must be integrated into ourday-to-day business.

“We do that through our programs,our partnerships and through our con-sultation and communication. TheAirport Authority’s EnvironmentalManagement Program isn’t just theright thing to do, it makes good busi-ness sense.”

The Airport Authority has a com-

prehensive environmental manage-ment program dealing with a varietyof areas, among them aeronauticalnoise, air and water quality, recyclingand resource efficiency.

It has long taken an industry lead-ing role in environment-related initia-tives. For example, the AirportAuthority takes a proactive approachto managing and monitoring noise,working closely with airlines, indus-try groups and the community. A five-year noise management plan was ini-tiated in 1999 following extensiveconsultation with the community andthe Aeronautical Noise Management

Committee (which has broad industryand community representation). Theplan identified 22 initiatives to mini-mize the disturbance of airport opera-tions on the community. A new five-year plan is currently being devel-oped.

“This award is really the result ofthe good work that all our employeesdo, and the strong working relation-ships we have with our business part-ners,” said Anne Murray, the AirportAuthority’s vice president, communi-ty and environmental affairs. “Wefirmly believe that the best way toensure continued improvement inenvironmental performance is to haveall employees and business partnersbe aware of the natural and socialenvironment and understand theirresponsibilities for environmentalmanagement.”

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Graham Clarke (right), chair of Vancouver International Airport Authority’s Board of Directors, receives the AcresInternational Environmental Award at last month’s annual BCAC conference from Joyce Murray, B.C.’s Minister of Water,Land and Air Protection, and Scott Hardy of Acres International. Photo: Jim Jorgenson.

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As you board an aircraft do youwonder just who is in the cockpit?What does the cockpit crew look

like, how old are they, and what aretheir qualifications? You assume they

must be competent, or the airlinewould not entrust them with a multi-million dollar aircraft and all thesepassengers’ lives. But you still won-der.

As a veteran pilot of 31 years, Ican assure you the flight crew under-goes a rigorous and continual regi-ment of recurrent training and testingto ensure their competency. To betterunderstand the process let me walkyou through the initial training that aveteran pilot, with several thousandhours, would undergo to be “checkedout” on an aircraft he has not flownbefore, for example, an Airbus A-340.Ground school

There are many phases to thisprocess, the first being ground school.Aircraft systems are very complexwith many redundancies. A compre-hensive one-month course is requiredto cover topics such as engines, elec-trical, hydraulics, or fuel. A pilot mustknow the workings of each systemindependently and how it interfaceswith all other aircraft systems.Ground school does just that. Withthe aid of computer-based trainersmany hours are required to fullyunderstand and know each system.

Take fuel as an example. A caruses a simple float-style quantitymeasuring system. In an aircraft, fuelquantity and consumption changewith variations in temperature andaltitude, resulting in the need for ahighly complex system. Fuel-quantityprocessors provide information, com-pensated for density and altitude, to afuel management system interfacedwith the navigational computer,which provides precise fuel consump-tion information that is relayed to thepilot in terms of actual pounds con-sumed in real time.

This knowledge is required fornormal operations and is vital inabnormal situations or emergencies.By fully understanding the workingsof the aircraft, pilots are able to han-dle adverse situations with completeconfidence and competence, theresult of which is a safe flight.Cockpit procedures

The next step in the process is acockpit procedures course. Airlineshave adopted Standard OperatingProcedures (SOPs) that all flightcrews must follow. This standardensures that there is never any sec-ond-guessing on the flight deck. Toaccomplish this, the crew sits in amock-up of the actual cockpit whichis accurate in every detail. Normal,abnormal, and emergency proceduresare rehearsed over and over until theybecome second nature. The crewlearns the location of every switchand button within the cockpit and is

able to find them in the dark. Onlyafter achieving total SOPs proficien-cy will the crew advance to the nextlevel, which includes the simulator.Rigorous simulator workout

The simulator is a highly sophisti-cated device on hydraulic jacks usedto recreate all the sensations and con-ditions that occur in flight. The mainfocus of this training is to experienceall conceivable emergencies and learnhow to deal with them. This trainingis invaluable as it allows pilots topractice situations that would beunsafe and impractical to recreate inflight. Therefore, if an actual in–flightabnormality is observed it would notbe the first time the situation willhave been encountered by the crew.The skilled crew will have rehearsedthis scenario and know exactly whatto do.

As you pilot the simulator, it is

easy to forget that you are anchored tothe earth. The accuracy of thismachine to recreate actual in-flightsensations and conditions is remark-able. It is not uncommon for the flightcrew to exit the simulator havingcompleted a rigorous workout, com-plete with several emergencies, feel-ing as though they have been in anactual aircraft.

With the completion of groundschool, cockpit procedures, simulatortraining, and having successfullypassed the required exams, the crewis now ready to execute a flight test.This comprehensive four-hour examencompasses an oral test, transition-ing to a hands-on flight test in thesimulator. All aspects of the courseare covered during this final flighttest.

After successfully completing thisinitial training course one wouldexpect to be given the go–ahead, but,

not so. The next phase of the trainingis the Line Indoctrination. For thenext 25 hours of flight time, or sixlegs, the trainee will be under thesupervision of a training captain whowill be monitoring the day-to-dayactivities on actual revenue trips.After three months of line indoctrina-tion, the trainee will know everyaspect of the aircraft.

While this is the end of the initialtraining; recurrent aircraft systems,procedures and simulator training iscompleted every six months toensure continued competency on theaircraft..

Tom Zeiser is a Captain for WesternExpress Airlines, speaker and trainer

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Air France-KLM PartnershipCreates First European Airline GroupLast month, Air France and KLM

Royal Dutch Airlinesannounced the terms of a land-

mark partnership, hoping to createwhat they said would be Europe’sleading airline group.

The creation of the new compa-ny, dubbed Air France-KLM,would form an aviation giant withannual revenues of about euro19.2billion (Cdn$30.15 billion).

If completed, the deal wouldmark the first time two majorEuropean airlines had joinedforces in such a tight alliance.KLM’s board unanimouslyapproved the deal, the airlinessaid.

“We have always been con-vinced of the necessity of consoli-dation in the airline industry.Today, we announce a combina-tion with KLM that will create thefirst European airline group,”Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Air FranceCEO said in a statement.

Air France said its offer toacquire KLM values the smallerDutch carrier at euro16.74(Cdn$26.28) per KLM commonshare. Air France will offer 11 of

its own shares and 10 Air Francewarrants for 10 KLM commonshares, the statement said.

Three Air France warrants givethe right to subscribe or acquiretwo Air France shares at an exer-cise price of EUR20, Air Francesaid. The deal values KLM ateuro784 million (Cdn$1.231 bil-lion), Air France said.

Under the terms of the deal, theFrench government’s 54.4 percentstake in Air France would be dilut-ed to 44 per cent, the statementsaid — a step that moves the carri-er further toward the government’sgoal of privatization.

The group would serve 226destinations worldwide, Air Francesaid, operating a fleet of 540 air-craft and employing about 106,000people. The group will maintaintwo operating companies.

As a result of the Air France-KLM linkup, the six-memberSkyTeam Alliance, made up ofAeroMexico, Air France, Alitalia,Czech Airlines, Delta, and KoreanAir, will become the world’s sec-ond largest alliance.

The two companies expect to

sign the transaction agreement thismonth.

The union, the first betweenmajor European carriers, comes asmany airlines are seeking to sur-vive a downturn in travel that fol-lowed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorattacks. Major airlines have alsosuffered because of wars inAfghanistan and Iraq, outbreaks ofsevere acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) and tough competition byno-frills European rivals Ryanairand easyJet.

The statement said that thecombined group could be “rein-forced by the potential integrationof Alitalia,” Italy’s flagship carrierand also a SkyTeam member.

Alitalia gave its blessing to AirFrance’s new partnership withDutch carrier KLM and said itwould sign several agreementswith the two airlines to lay thegroundwork for future integration.

Alitalia has said it would like tojoin a three-way alliance withKLM to help it increase productiv-ity and remain competitive in aglobal market.

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Bookings more than tripled at jets-go.net compared to a regularSunday as Jetsgo’s inaugural

Loonie Sunday sale kicked off the lastSunday in September. Travellers tookadvantage of hundreds of available $1fares and other deep discounts onone-way flights.

Every Jetsgo route was included inthe sale, with Vancouver-Torontoproving to be most popular. In addi-tion to $1 fares on this route, one-wayflights could be booked for as little as$50.11. Other fares booked on LoonieSunday included Montreal to Las

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“Over the next year, approximate-ly 10 per cent of our total seat inven-tory will be available for booking onLoonie Sundays,” said MichelLeblanc, president of Jetsgo. “Thiswas a great response to our first weekand we expect it to grow from here.”

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All tickets booked on LoonieSundays are also eligible for Jetsmiles,Jetsgo’s new thank-you program forfrequent travellers. A key feature of theJetsmiles program is to offer every seaton every flight as a potential rewardseat, eliminating a major restrictionfound in similar programs.

“This is a first for North America,”said Leblanc. “We believe it willbecome the weekly on-line market-place for value-minded Canadians.

Most destinations and flights areavailable each week, but there will bechanges from week to week, so it willalways be worth your while to visitjetsgo.net to check out the bargains. Itwill even be possible from time totime to find $1 fares to your destina-tion of choice and for your return.”

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RichmondHelijet Secures Air-Ambulance ContractUnder a five-year, $20-million

contract with the B.C.Ambulance Service, Helijet

International Inc. will supply twoSikorsky helicopters to provide air-medical services.

“We began providing air-ambu-lance services in 1998 and over the

past five years we’ve carried 2,436adult and infant patients,” saidKen Glaze, vice-president, busi-ness development and director offlight operations. “Our one aircrafthas been on contract 24 hours perday, seven days a week for 1,570days since Nov. 1, 1998, with a

reliability factor of 99.99 percent.”

Helijet’s helicopters will respondto medical-transfer requirements forcritical care patients on VancouverIsland and southwestern B.C. Thecontract offers an option for a two-year extension.

Jetsgo Launches Loonie SundayOffers Deep Discounts on 10% of Seat Inventory

Boeing Reef Needs $60,000Plans to create an artificial reef

in Howe Sound out of a formerAir Canada Boeing 737-200,

donated by Qwest Airparts Ltd. ofMemphis, Tenn., currently locatedat YVR south terminal, have beencancelled after the Artificial ReefSociety of B.C. could not get thelocal dive industry to donate the

required $60,000.The society is now looking for

donors elsewhere on the B.C.coast.

For more information, consultthe society at www.artificialreef.bc.ca/ or the Underwater Councilof B.C. at www.ucbc.ca.

QWEST AIRPARTS of Memphis Tennessee gifted a retired Boeing 737 airframeto the Artificial Reef Society of BC for placing as an artificial reef.

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Canada’s only civilian Hercules, First Air’s Lockheed L-328G takes off at YVR.

Visiting

In August, a First Air Lockheed L-328G Hercules aircraft(C-GHPW) was spotted taking off at YVR. Built in 1978,this former PWA aircraft is the only civilian Hercules in

Canada. The Hercules carries a payload of 45,800 lbs over a

range of 1,242 miles at a speed of 330 mph. It serves mainly in the north, supporting oil and mining

in the Artic, but has also served in the Middle East for theUnited Nations and in southwest Africa for theInternational Red Cross.

First Air has a fleet of 25 aircraft for regularly sched-uled passenger and cargo service. The company’s headoffice is in Carp, ON, with a main hub in Iqualuit, Nunavitin the east and Yellowknife, NWT in the west.

(l. to r.) Scott Harrold of Piedmont Hawthorne, Andy Loges of the Richmond InnHotel, and a fellow golf participant, enjoyed good weather for the first annualROMP for Kids tournament.

Last month, the first annual ROMPfor Kids 2003 Golf tournament washeld at Country Meadows Golf

Club, followed by a dinner at theRichmond Inn Hotel and ConventionCentre. The event was sponsored by

the RCMP, Omega Air and PiedmontHawthorne. Proceeds were shared byD.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse ResistanceEducation), the BC Children’sHospital and the BCNeurofibromatosis Foundation.

First Annual ROMP for Kids 2003 Golf Tournament

Last month, the ecumenical YVRChapel celebrated its 20th anniver-sary with an open house. Layne

Daggett, current chaplain, along withFrank McLeod, who served as chap-lain from 1991 to 2000, and the manyvolunteers who staff the chaplain, cel-ebrated 20 years of service to YVRemployees and travellers.

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New HawkairNon-Stop ServiceVancouver toGrande PrairieThis month, Hawkair began new

daily non–stop service fromVancouver to Grande Prairie,

Alberta.Grande Prairie is a growing

vibrant community, and Hawkair willprovide a new non-stop option, link-ing Grande Prairie directly with thewest coast,” said Rod Hayward,Hawkair’s CEO. “This service com-bined with our existing daily serviceto Dawson Creek will enhance ourpresence in the Peace Region of B.C.and Alberta.”

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The B.C.-based airline, estab-lished in Terrace in 1994, operates afleet of Dash 8 Turbo Prop aircraftand offers full-service flights toVancouver, Terrace-Kitimat, PrinceRupert, Smithers, and Dawson Creek.

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YVR August TrafficTransborder Passenger Traffic ShowsPositive Gains – Decrease in Cargo Volumes

Passenger traffic for the month ofAugust was marginally down 1.2per cent over the same month a

year ago. The domestic market wasessentially flat, whereas theTransborder, Europe andMexico/Caribbean market sectors allshowed year-over-year positive gains.

The Asia Pacific market whichwas significantly impacted bySARS earlier this summer, contin-ued its steady recovery, though still

down 13 per cent over August2002.

The past summer witnessed anumber of new scheduled servicesto YVR, including daily service byDelta to Atlanta, near daily byNorthwest to Memphis, dailyAnchorage by Alaska, and WestJetto both Toronto and Montreal.

Cargo volumes were down 10per cent for the month of August aswell as year-to-date August.

PASSENGERS AUGUST 2003 CHANGE OVER AUGUST YTD CHANGE OVER

AUG ‘02 YTD AUG ‘02

Domestic 784,099 -0.7% 4,844,086 -3.8%

Transborder 482,333 2.7% 2,727,826 -0.6%

Asia Pacific 231,932 -13.4% 1,276,408 -21.7%

Europe 127,512 3.8% 681,832 2.3%

Mexico/Caribbean 15,373 43.5% 186,351 6.2%

Total (All sectors) 1,641,249 -1.2% 9,716,503 -5.2%

CARGO(Tonnes) 19,332 -9.9% 140,027 -9.9%

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Northern Hawk AviationStarts OperationsProvides Air Services to B.C. Communities

Last month, Northern HawkAviation, began operations from itshome base at Vancouver Inter-

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