> >ORBIS Canada and Air Canada Unveil Newly Painted Flying Eye Hospital in >Toronto > > > > > > TORONTO, March 28 /CNW/ - ORBIS Canada and Air Canada today unveiled the >newly painted ORBIS DC-10 aircraft; the world's only Flying Eye Hospital. Air >Canada's Technical Services employees, as a gift-in-kind from the airline, >painted the aircraft. > > The new look is in celebration of ORBIS's 20th anniversary. > "There are 145 million needlessly blind or nearly blind people on earth >today. Canadians have an inordinate record of vigorous and consistent >contributions toward the elimination of global blindness" said Dr. Brian >Leonard, President of ORBIS Canada. "We are proud that Air Canada chose to >support ORBIS so generously, particularly during a period of such challenging >times for the airline industry," he said. > ORBIS, a non-profit organization that operates a fully equipped teaching >facility inside a DC-10 aircraft, aims to eradicate avoidable blindness >worldwide by 2020. The aircraft is used as a teaching facility and to conduct >land-based hospital programs, a childhood blindness initiative and long term >programs in developing countries. In 20 years, ORBIS has completed more than >500 programs in more than 80 countries, has treated more over 23,000 patients >and trained over 54,000 health care workers. > "Air Canada and its employees are proud to support ORBIS through the >donation of their time and their expertise in painting the ORBIS DC-10," said >David Ramage, Vice President Operations, Air Canada Technical Services. "This >initiative is consistent with our ongoing support to organizations that >provide humanitarian aid here in Canada and around the globe." > The work was conducted by Air Canada Technical Services which is >responsible for the maintenance, engineering, repair, supply and purchasing to >support Air Canada's mainline fleet of more than 220 aircraft, as well as >third party technical services, in five maintenance categories: airframes, >engines, components, line and aircraft cabins. > As a result of the events of September 11, ORBIS elected to suspend its >DC-10 operation. The aircraft is scheduled to return to service in July of >this year. > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com CBSC Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeansocabrassconnection/ The Trinbago Site of the Week: (HCL) http://www.hcltt.com/ (HCL Group of Companies) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************