Congresswoman who is critical of “No-Fly List” finds herself on same list – Of course she’s a Democrat.
Nasa reverses previous decision, Hubble repair mission a go – Good news!
Pilot lands 757 on Newark taxiway instead of runway – “Hey Bob, does this look a little short to you?”
Passenger goes into coma after security staff refuse to let him take insulin on aircraft – You knew this was coming
Just testing the beta version of Microsoft’s “Windows Live Writer” as a posting tool.
Supposedly I can just add pictures and upload them. Hmm….let’s see how this works.
Air Canada to charge for “increased entertainment choices” – Milton looks for more ways to make money.
Northwest Airlines retires last DC10 from service – Old airframes can’t compete in today’s world.
Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter catches an image of the Rover Opportunity perched at the edge of the Victoria crater.
Five years after 9/11 and, without a doubt, under pressure from the US, Canada announces that we’ll have our very own version of the infamous “No-Fly” list. Starting next year, passengers names will be compared against a database of those “deemed by the federal government to be a threat to air safety”.
Ottawa promises that this list will not be a copy of the US listing that is rife with mistakes.
I didn’t realize until I attended the volunteer’s meeting at the Toronto Aerospace Museum on Wednesday night that the Lancaster they’re rebuilding is the one that used to stand on a pedestal near the CNE on Lake Ontario. Drove by it for years and was always a little sad to see it becoming shabbier as time went on. Great to see that it will soon be restored to its original glory and I am excited that I might play some small part in making that happen. Here’s what it looks like today.
More information on the history of this airplane can be found here.
In what must surely be one of the strangest bits of logic, the airline loyalty card AEROPLAN is now offering to pay you the princely sum of $3.00 not to collect points while flying Air Canada on a Tango fare ticket. This comes on the heels of the announcement that Aeroplan miles now have an expiry period.
I’ve been an Aeroplan member since 1996 and we’ve gotten a few free flights out of the program. Next year, we plan on doing a tour of the Canadian Maritime provinces to celebrate our 25th anniversary and we’ll burn some miles for the flights. On a flight to Montreal, a Tango fare will get you 250 Aeroplan miles which isn’t much since you need 15,000 of them just to get the same 1 hour flight for free.
More on this bizarre story.
Tonight I’m off the Toronto Aerospace Museum for a volunteer orientation meeting. I expressed my desire to participate when I joined on Saturday and they certainly didn’t waste any time getting back to me.
I haven’t volunteered for anything in a lot of years and I know it’s something that I, and everyone should do. Frankly, nothing has really struck my fancy but the opportunity to be a part of the preservation of Canadian aviation history really strikes a chord with me. I’ll probably end up pushing a broom, given my technical and mechanical skillsets, but who cares. At least I’ll be participating in something worthwhile will be a great counterpart to spending the day fighting the corporate battles.
Look for an update tomorrow.
Yet another visit to Niagara Falls to show a European visitor the sights. Grabbed this shot of the Maid of the Mist in its hourly battle against the forces of nature. A cool and drizzly day.
Tucked away in an old building on the grounds of Downsview Airport in Toronto, the Toronto Areospace Museum attempts to document the history of flight in Canada. I made my first trip out there yesterday and to call it a “museum” is to give it an air of grandeur that it certainly does not have. However, what it does have is a collection of interesting and unique memorabilia of the golden age of aircraft development.
The most impressive item, by far, isn’t even old – or “real”. I refer to the full-size replica of the Avro CF-105 Arrow.
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The Arrow holds a storied and mysterious place in Canadian history. Rather than detailing it all here, read the Wikipedia entry.
The other pictures from my visit can be seen here.
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