Attention: Airport Employees
Spring Warehouse Sale
Wednesday, April 25th 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. East Concourse (Underneath the Fairmont Vancouver Airport)
APRIL 2007
LTU International flies an Airbus-only fleet. LTU was established in May 1955 as Lufttransport Union. It adopted its present name in 1956 and has been based in Düsseldorf since 1961.
LTU Airlines Expands Vancouver-Düsseldorf Service
his summer, LTU International Airlines will add another scheduled flight to its non-stop Vancouver-Düsseldorf route. The additional flight will bring LTU’s service on this route to thrice weekly
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(Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays), and will complement the airline’s existing Vancouver-Munich service (Tuesdays). LTU’s four flights from Vancouver will operate between May and
October 2007 using 323-seat Airbus 330/200 aircraft. Passengers will be greeted by a new LTU colour scheme and updated livery, along with in-flight service enhancements to reflect an ongoing
Olympic And Paralympic Spirit Flies High With Air Canada
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Surpasses 500 Customer Orders
ir Canada and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) have announced the appointment of Air Canada as the Official Airline of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The six-year partnership includes sponsorship rights and transportation for the Canadian Olympic teams participating at the Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games. “All of us at Air Canada are honoured to support the Olympic and Paralympic spirit,” said Montie Brewer, president and chief executive officer. “Our sponsorship also underlines Air Canada’s continuing support of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic
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Major assembly mechanics at the Boeing Frederickson Composite Manufacturing Centre lower into place a skin panel sub-assembly on the main box of the first production 787 vertical fin, a key milestone leading to the beginning of the airplane’s final assembly in Everett, Washington.
oeing has received its 500th customer order for its 787 Dreamliner with a follow-on-order from Japan Airlines (JAL). This increases JAL’s 787 order to 35 airplanes from their previous one of 30 in December 2004. “The 787 will be a key airplane on a variety of international and domestic routes,” said Kunio Shimizu, JAL’s vice president of engineering and quality assurance department for the Americas. “We are expecting the benefits of the 787 to provide efficiency and flexibility in our route planning, and are also looking forward to the wonderful flying experience the 787 will provide to our customers.” The JAL order for five 787-8 airplanes, in addition to several orders from unidentified customers, brings the 787’s order total to 514 airplanes from 43 customers since its launch on April 26, 2004, making it the fastestselling commercial airplane in history. “Surpassing the 500-order mark this early in the program, more than a year before the first airplane is delivered, shows that Boeing made the right choice in our point-to-point business strategy, and that the 787 team made the right choices in designing the airplane,” said Mike Bair, 787 vice president and general manager. The 787 will provide operators with a more efficient commercial jetliner. Using 20 per cent less fuel per passenger than similarly sized airplanes, it is designed to produce lower emissions and quieter takeoffs and landings. Inside the airplane, passengers will find bigger windows, more stowage space and improved lighting.
commitment by the airline to meet the needs of both vacationers and business travellers. Last month, LTU was bought by Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest airline and Europe’s fourth largest.
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Committees. We are looking forward to Vancouver’s success as the host city of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and are committed to playing a key role in bringing athletes, families, friends and supporters from around the world to the Games.” Vancouver is a major hub for Air Canada’s domestic, U.S. transborder and international networks and is the airline’s main North American gateway to and from Asia. Air Canada has developed its Vancouver hub to offer Canadians access to the world and international visitors easy access to Canada’s Olympic Games host city for 2010. “With Air Canada onboard, together we will stage Canada’s Games in 2010,” said John Furlong, VANOC chief executive
LTU will operate as an independent airline and will keep its name for the present. For reservations and more information, visit www.ltu.com.
officer. “Throughout their proud 70-year heritage, Air Canada has been connecting Canadians from coast to coast and travellers to and from around the world to Canada. Through this exciting partnership, they will connect Canadians and the world to the Games and carry the Vancouver 2010 message broadly around the globe. As Canada’s airline, it is only fitting that Air Canada will carry our Canadian teams—and their dreams for podium success—to the next three Games in 2008, 2010 and 2012.” Air Canada’s Olympic commitment will include support to Canadian Paralympic athletes through an annual on-line fundraising initiative at aircanada.com. Air SEE PARALYMPICS,
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Harmony Airways Ends Scheduled Flights ast month, Harmony Airways, the four-year-old Vancouver-based airline, and its packaged vacation company, Harmony Vacations, ended scheduled service to and from Toronto. The airline’s other scheduled flights end this month on April 9. Harmony will provide full refunds
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David Ho, chairman and CEO of Harmony Airways, holds a model of the B757-200 aircraft that the airline utilized on its routes. Photo: Jim Jorgenson
to anyone already booked to travel to or from Toronto after March 30, or any other destination after April 9. The airline will also refund the value of the return portion of tickets for anyone booked to return on Harmony after these dates. Passengers who booked their trip
through Harmony Vacations and complete their trip before April 30, 2007, will be re-booked by Harmony Vacations “This is the restructuring of a going concern company that will continue to treat its customers, suppliers SEE HARMONY,
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