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Airport Thrift Store Sale August 25, 2006 314, 5400 Airport Road South, Richmond Tel: (604) 303-3010
Horizon Air Turns 25 n celebration of Horizon Air’s 25th anniversary, the airline has painted one of its aircraft with a special anniversary design.
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The aircraft sports a paint scheme with the airline’s trademark colours, including the orange used in the airline’s early days to today’s red and burgundy. Ribbons and confetti extend across the fuselage and wind up with a brushstroked “25” on the tail.
Horizon chose its flagship aircraft, a 74-seat Bombardier Q400, to showcase its new paint scheme. The airline operates 20 Q400 aircraft, and has an additional 12 on order, expected to be in service by mid-2007. The unique paint scheme was created by Rob Lancaster of Lancaster Design Group, LLC, which designs liveries for commercial and private aircraft. “Horizon wanted the aircraft to be
Airport Chapel Thrift Store Seeks New Location
The Cirque du Soleil Cargo Challenge
ast year, the Vancouver Airport Chaplaincy (VAC) began a new mission: the operation of a thrift store in the Airside Centre building near the South Terminal. Items include unclaimed lost and found articles, abandoned carry-on objects and donations from airport staff. Since its opening in September 2005, the Chapel Thrift Store has become so popular with airport and Sea Island employees that it has outgrown its current location. As a result, Chaplain Layne Daggett is searching for new space (approximately 200-square-feet of space and preferably on Sea Island), to relocate the store. “I am most grateful for the support from all aspects of the airport community,” said Chaplain Daggett. “It has been gratifying and helped us to carry on our function of helping people in distress, particularly during the summer months when funding [for the Vancouver Airport Chaplaincy] is always low.” In preparation for the move, there will be an “Everything-Must-Go Sale” at noon on August 25 at Unit 314, 5400 Airport Road South, Richmond. Please contact Chaplain Daggett at (604) 303-3010 if you know of a suitable space for the store’s relocation.
By Adam Wickstead nyone who has ever attended a Cirque du Soleil performance will have some idea of the production’s enormity. A successful show requires big-top tents, theatre seating, scaffolding, staging, lightand-sound equipment, plus extensive wardrobe and support equipment. As part of Varekai’s North American tour, Cirque was in Vancouver from June 23 to July 23, before departing for its Australian tour. Cirque’s equipment required three Boeing 747400 freighters, secured from Air New Zealand and Qantas Airlines for transport, making the move in and out of YVR one of the year’s largest. International freight forwarder contracted Rock-it Cargo, Vancouver-based Pacific Overseas Forwarding Company to support the move-in and load-off of Cirque’s equipment, which required a large warehouse to house the show’s off-load. Adding to the challenge was the need to build air pallets to load Cirque’s more than 300,000 kilograms of equipment into the Boeing freighters in less than five days. A 2,000-square-metre hangar on
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distinctive and very celebratory for employees,” said Lancaster. “The goal was to capture the best of Horizon's traditions and personality while illustrating Horizon's changes through the years.” The Northwest's largest regional airline, Horizon Air serves 46 cities throughout Canada and the Western United States. Horizon offers daily service to Portland and Seattle from YVR. For more information visit www.alaskaair.com.
One of the many pallets of Cirque du Soleil equipment is loaded onto an Atlas aircraft.
Harmony Airways Signs Code-Share Agreement With China Eastern Airlines ancouver-based Harmony Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with China Eastern Airlines, giving passengers more travel options to and within each country. The code-share agreement, signed last month, will allow passengers to purchase Harmony or China Eastern tickets for travel from Vancouver, Calgary or Toronto through to Shanghai, as well as from Shanghai to Vancouver, Calgary, or Toronto. “We’re pleased to offer travellers a new central gateway into China,” said Gary Collins, president and CEO, Harmony Airways. “Shanghai is a thriving
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(Left to right) Gary Collins, president and CEO, Harmony Airways; Dr. David T.K. Ho, chairman, Harmony Airways; Hu Zhenming, director of airline planning and international affairs, China Eastern Airlines; Yan Wu, general manager, Canada, China Eastern Airlines; Brent Statton, general manager, Harmony Airways.
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