Matthew: I wrote a little on this subject in the May issue of Airline Review Magazine. (The magazine publisher sold the publication to some NY investment house) The article was a profile of Air Canada's aircraft and its history. But what I wrote, was basically what the press had covered over the years. What had you heard? Mike Burris --- Matthew Montano <mmontano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Air Canada's answer: 'Zip' > > Recognizing that customers expectations have been > slightly lessoned by > Westjet, AC has simply downgraded their service > offering, lowered some > operating costs and still charge similar fares. > > Who did they invite to the roll-out of the new 'Zip' > planes and > service? AC's premier frequent fliers; Super Elites. > Needless to say AC > got an earful. > > Canadian Airlines had a reasonable 'base' in > Calgary. Not truly a hub, > but a reasonable presence, and a maintenance > facility for their smaller > and commuter jets. It's rather diminished at the > moment. Calgary is a > busy place with 15 odd flights to Edmonton and > Vancouver every day, and > maybe 8 or nine to Toronto, and the collection of > Dash-8s and 146s > feeding from all over the area. > > ... I'm still hoping that someone is going to write > what REALLY > happened behind the scenes in the summer of 1999 > with Onex, American > Airlines, Canadian Airlines, Air Canada, > Lufthansa/United and the > battle for Canada's skies. > > Matthew > > > On Feb 10, 2004, at 7:31 AM, Michael A. Burris > wrote: > > > BAHADIR / AIRLINE: > > > > Hey Bahadir! Thanks for the photo, although it is > of a > > sad occasion. > > > > I am wondering what news (airwise) is coming out > of > > Calgary, Alberta? What's Air Canada doing to > combat > > Westjet, which I think, is based there? Did AC > have a > > major maintenance facility there at one time? > > > > Mike Burris > > Cambridge, Mass USA > > > > 'Always a fan of those in the know.' > > > > 'Also a fan of Air Canada when so many people > doubt > > they'll be around in the future, due to the lack > of > > cold hard cash!' > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com