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Updates
We have added a new
section called Updates which will allow alumni PWA staff to submit an action
photo or a business card, or something similar which will allow us to share a
little of what you are doing. E-mail
your update now. Or if you want, e-mail a picture of the way you
were - at work and in uniform.
Barry Gibson - Airport Services, Air Cargo Edmonton, Manager Normal Wells
Enjoying life in sunny Callander, Ont (just outside of North Bay where I am
doing what I do best - fishing, relaxing and enjoying life.
Ron Babiy - Former
Sales Manager BC
Just wanted to let you know how
we are doing. This is our 25th year as R S and Associates Airport Services
Ltd. We now operate into YKA YXS YXX and YVR South terminal doing ramp
services for Westjet, Air Canada Jazz, Hawkair and we do contract work for the
fishing charters into the Queen Charlottes.
Jean M. Robert
- Flight Ops
A little info on my flying career:
I went through flying school in the RCAF during 1950 graduating in Dec 1950.
After gunnery school in Trenton, Ont. was posted to 426(T) Sqn in Montreal.
Spent 3 years flying North Stars to Far East and Europe. Spent 11/2 years
instructing in Saskatoon, Sask., on B-25 and Expeditors. After discharge
from the RCAF, went to work for Associated Airways in Edmonton flying Bristol
Freighter, Avro York and DC3. Transferred to PWA when they took over Associated
in late 1955. Flew for PWA till April 1963 on DC3, C-46, Avro York, DC4, Avro
Anson.
After a stint in West Africa moved to Alaska and flew for Interior Airways,
which subsequently became Alaska International, Mark Air, Mark Air Express and
Ace Air. Spent 33 years with this company. Was actively flying for 47 years,
accumulated 40,000 hrs on 42 different types of which 14,000 hrs was on the
Hercules and 6,000 hrs on B-737.
Would like to hear from any of the old gang who are still around.
Thanks, Jean M. Robert. (email)
Marc Dumont
Now Retired - YVR Stores. Here he is "Fishing
on the awesome Fraser River in Agassiz!"
Alan MacDonald,
President Pulse
8 Safety.
Alan
formerly worked as Sales
Manager, YYC
Lorne Key is
Managing Director at Key
Precision Services Inc. Having
retired in 1998, I went into the IT Business and now provide tech support for
numerous downtown Calgary businesses. Here is a 1966 Pontiac that my daughter
Kelly and I imported from Boise and subsequently restored. The picture is at a
Show N Shine in Bragg Creek. While we still work full time, we also regularly
get away to the far corners of the earth. The picture below is from the Harbour
in Copenhagen. We cruise regularly and use the services of
Interline.ca
and
Dargal.com.
Gord Bowers sends
a note letting us know he is enjoying the airline business now at North Cariboo
Air where he is the Manager Operational Control Centre. Gord worked for Pacific
Western in Airport Services.
Hassan Eltaher checked
in to let us know he is working on a security conference in Dubai - during the
second week of Feb 2010. Hassan M Eltaher is the president of AVIATION CANADA;
a consulting enterprise specialising in aviation security intelligence. He has
held the positions of Chief, Civil Aviation Intelligence and Assessments. His
professional career has also covered various operational and management aspects
of civil aviation namely with Pacific Western Airlines in Western Canada, then
as Director, Airline Management Training Programs for the International Aviation
Management Training Institute in Montreal. The picture below is a little dated.
Stu Russell shared
his latest venture into the Peruvian Andes where they visited the incredible
Inca site - Machu Picchu. Stu is Vice President Business Development at BBE
Group. There are rumours of a possible Herc reunion. Stay posted.
Lorraine Marshall
I was with PWA from 1975 to 1989 as a Flt. Attendant, (YVR), Res (YVR, YYC),
Cargo (YYC), and Station Agent (YVQ), Crew Dispatch, YYC. Presently located in
Kandahar, Afghanistan doing contract support to the CDN Troops as a Quality
Systems Auditor/Perf. Mgmt. Specialist. Update re: my Mom: Mrs. Marjorie
Marshall, widow of Cpt. James B. Marshall, PWA. Mom moved back to Kamloops
several years ago, from Vancouver, to be closer to her son Don and his family,
which includes her first great-grandchild, Jack Galbraith. He is the light of
her life! She is doing well and is very socially active within the retirement
community. Thank you.
(Stay safe! Lorraine
is on the right)
Kelly Walker -
I'm sending a picture of a PWA Hercules sticker. Between 1980-1982 I was a
Loadmaster on the Hercules. These stickers were much coveted then, probably more
so now. I've managed to hang onto 2 unused stickers all these years. I live in
Winnipeg, work for the City at their Property Assessment office. My time at PWA
was brief. I had worked in Churchill with Transair as a Cargo Agent, and moved
to Herc Ops at YXD after the merger. My father worked for Transair about 25
years and got me into the Industry. Also ttached is a the first B737 in the PW
colours to fly into Churchill
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