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Jump to postThe owner of Starjets is a huge Liberal contributor, hence the use of his planes. It was ironic too that the Liberals, who signed Canada onto the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gasses, are using the biggest fuel hog for a campaign plane. They took a bit of a roasting for that.
Jump to postPort and left both have fewer letters than starboard and right.
Jump to postTallest control tower in the world is in Vancouver (Canada), Vancouver Harbour to be exact. It sit's atop an office tower downtown and controls seaplane and helicopter traffic around vanvouver Harbour. At 483 feet, it will remain the tallest in the world. yeah I know it's not a stand alone tower, bu...
Jump to postThere will always be a market for turbo props. There are many airports worldwide that have runways that are not suitable for jets. No turbo props means no service to those airports.
Jump to postGrowing up in my hometown of Peace River (Alberta), we used to get 737 service on Pacific Western Airlines (<acronym title="Oklahoma City - Wiley Post (PWA), USA - Oklahoma">PWA</acronym>). Our runway was officially listed at 4999' long. The flight continued on to High Level. Not sure how long it's ...
Jump to postDelta has over 1000 flight/day at Atlanta, plus whatever the other airlines have. Runway usage is generally dictated by where the flight is going or coming from. For example, flights coming/going to/from the north or east may get one runway while south and west bound aircraft use the other in order ...
Jump to postActually, just looking at the <acronym title="Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL), Canada - Quebec">YUL</acronym> website, traffic is at ~9.55 million not counting December. Judging by historical numbers, they will come in around 10.2-10.3 million so <acronym title=...
Jump to postCalgary has surpassed 9 million passengers for the first time. It will be interesting to see how Calgary fares vs Montreal now that Mirabel passengers have been shifted to Dorval/Trudeau <a href="http://www.calgaryairport.com/fts/getfile.cfm?FID=5666" target=_blank>http://www.calgaryairport.com/fts/...
Jump to postThings are going to get real interesting out here now... Press Release 03/02/2005 CanJet Airlines Goes Coast to Coast Julie N. Gossen, Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer, announced at a press conference in Halifax this afternoon that CanJet will be flying coast to coast in Canada wit...
Jump to postCanada's Northwest Territories and Nunavut also have jet service to some very small communities. For example:
Iqaluit 3,600
Rankin Inlet 1,800
Resolute Bay 175
Cambridge Bay ???
As previously mentioned: <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>-<acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym> <acronym title="C...
Jump to postAttributed to Chicago again:
"Air Force 1, I said expidite!"
I've heard a few good ones online at JFK as well. (Tower and ground).
Vancouver Harbour (Canada) at 465ft is the tallest in the world. It sits atop an office tower in downtown Vancouver and controls traffic (mainly seaplane and helicopter) into, out of and around vancouver Harbour. From an 'Aviation Today' article..... Nav Canada’s control tower at Vancouver Harbor (n...
Jump to postAnd is usually the case for AC, nothing out of YEG.
Jump to postListening to JFKTower.com was very entertaining yesterday as the storms were pretty much on top of the airport. A lot of aircraft diverted to Newark as well. I heard at least 4-5 missed approaches, including a foreign A340 (couldn't get the name) who missed 3 times before giving up and going to Newa...
Jump to postI was listening to JFKTower.com yesterday and heard him declare a missed approach. No big deal by the sounds of it. They vectored him around back into the arrival stream and he landed a little later. Never did hear what the reason was. A Cathay A340 had an 'emergency' landing today on 22R. No idea w...
Jump to postLongest taxi for me was at <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>. We landed on 13R, the <acronym title="Air Namibia">SW</acronym> diagonal and had to taxi across 18L and 18R (holding at each one for some arrivals and takeoffs), then across the s...
Jump to postTaken from the <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> Airport website..... How large is <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> Airport? The Airport covers more than 29.8 square miles; real pro...
Jump to postTaken from the <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> airport website: Extending runways 18L, 18R, and 17C, providing additional aircraft parking areas, constructing Taxiway C extension, relocating General Aviation operations and constructing the...
Jump to postYEG lost theirs when Wardair folded and Air Canada cut back their routes. <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym> will likely lose 747 service (Air Canada) when the 747's are retired. They used to have summer service to <acronym title="London - Heathrow ...
Jump to postCalgary YYC also does.
16-34 is the main N-S runway and they will use 10-28 as well.
To quote from above: However now as we all know D-wing has gone to WestJet and Jetsgo, with the occasional charter going there, such as Air Transat, or SkyService. They haven't added anything to the international wing. How is this sussposed to bring about more international service? ***Moving to the...
Jump to postGreat Circle mapper shows an 8660 mile flight going more or less straight north (a little <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym>) out of <acronym title="Bangkok - International (Don Muang) (BKK / VTBD), Thailand">BKK</acronym>. The route takes you straight over the middle of Russia a...
Jump to postI beleive Air Canada ferries theirs through Iqualiut on the way to Winnipeg when they are delivered. Not sure if they have a stop before that.
Jump to postFrom what I know, the short term plan for YBW involves certifying the ILS approach (it's useable only for practice right now). To do that, they will need to lengthen and widen the runway (it's the N/S runway - 16-34 I think).
Jump to postYEG could easily be named after Max Ward or Wop May although Yellowknife may be a better choice for Max Ward.
Jump to postDon't forget about Ottawa McDonald-Cartier International. I kinda wish <acronym title="Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Canada - Alberta">YEG</acronym> and <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym> would do the same. As for <acronym title="Montreal -...
Jump to postWell, sort of, but it's a start. They used to run 737's out of <acronym title="Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Canada - Alberta">YEG</acronym> several years ago. America West Announces New Service to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Monday July 14, 2:00 pm <acronym title="Ethiopian Airlines">ET</acr...
Jump to postAlthough I wasn't on this flight, I heard of this one. On a scheduled Air Canada flight they swapped the regular plane for an Air Canada Jetz 737. For those that don't know, <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> Jetz is a corporate charter division of Air Canada, used mainly by sports teams. The ...
Jump to postSaskatoon <acronym title="Saskatoon - John G. Diefenbaker (YXE), Canada - Saskatchewan">YXE</acronym> - John G. Diefenbaker Intl Houston <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> - George Bush Intercontinental Oklahoma City <acronym title="Oklaho...
Jump to postWestjet Flight #49 YQR-YYC, Sunday evening. Load approx. 60-65%
Jump to postAlthough I think it's been changed to A319 or A320's, I've flown <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>-<acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> on the DC9 a few years a...
Jump to postIt's in the newspaper's this <acronym title="Aeromexico">AM</acronym>. It was during the Maple Flag exercises but they are not saying what happened. Some other aircraft saw it go down as well. It appears the pilot ejected but his parachute malfunctioned and never opened, or it didn't open in time. H...
Jump to postThey flew to Amsterdam as well. From <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>, <acronym title="Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), Canada - British Columbia">YVR</acronym>, and <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / ...
Jump to postI just stumbled across an interesting item on another, non aviation forum. It appears United (United Express) is adding a 4th daily flight <acronym title="Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Canada - Alberta">YEG</acronym>-<acronym title="Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (Closed), US...
Jump to postHorizon Air Announces New Service to Kamloops/Sun Peaks, B.C. Wednesday April 16, 1:30 pm <acronym title="Ethiopian Airlines">ET</acronym> SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2003--Horizon Air announced today the airline will begin new twice-daily nonstop service from Seattle to Kamloops/Sun Peaks, ...
Jump to postOn a A.A. flight from <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>-<acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>-<acronym title="Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Canada - Alberta">YEG</acronym> a few years ...
Jump to postAll U.S. Customs/Immigration officers at Canadian airports are U.S. Citizens. Yhe ones at YYV & <acronym title="Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Canada - Alberta">YEG</acronym> are 'based' out of the Helena, <acronym title="JMC Airlines (United Kingdom)">MT</acronym> headquarters. I also belie...
Jump to postNothing too exciting really. I've had delays due to: 1. Mechanical - engine would not start after pushback. Flight was eventually cancelled. (<acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>-<acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Al...
Jump to postHave they actually confirmed they are coming to <acronym title="Montreal - Dorval International (YUL / CYUL), Canada - Quebec">YUL</acronym>?? I have only seen 'Montreal' mentioned, not which airport specifically. Although I imagine it will be <acronym title="Montreal - Dorval International (YUL / C...
Jump to postLongest for me was definately DFW. Landed on 13R, exit and taxi full length of runway, wait to cross 18R and 18L (both active), across the bridge, then all the way up the East side and park at the north end of Terminal A.
Daily (business days) non-stop to YWG, weekend non-stop to YYC. See below WestJet Announces All-Jet Service to Windsor, Ontario Thursday January 23, 10:01 am ET CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003--WestJet (TSX:WJA - News) today announced that it is adding service to the new Ontario mar...
Jump to postOK, so it's not a huge announcement but it is quite significant for the Western Canadian market. Found this in my hometown newspaper. Interesting to note Peace Air sees themselves becoming the major regional airline in Western Canada. I'm not sure how they stack up against AC Jazz and CMA but they c...
Jump to postAnother chance for YEG. Use it or lose it. Looks like most airlines other than Air Canada actually see a benefit to serving YEG. This in addition to the apparent increase in frequency in YEG-DEN from United Express to 3x daily. Continental Airlines Announces Daily Nonstop From Edmonton to Its Housto...
Jump to postAhhh, Peace River, my home town. Last time I was home for Christmas it didn't get warmer than -40° C (and that was the high temp!). Not as bad as S.E. Saskatchewan though, -55° C with a windchill of -86. Nasty. Sorry to hi-jack the topic.
Jump to postChurchill would certainly be able to handle a 777 in an emergency. As a matter of fact it did about a month ago when an Air France 777 diverted there. Can't remember the reason why though.
Jump to postDelta Air Lines to Introduce Nonstop Service Between Atlanta and Vancouver Tuesday December 17, 12:00 pm ET ATLANTA, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - News) will introduce nonstop service between Atlanta and Vancouver, British Columbia, next summer, giving customers in t...
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