YOUR AIRPORT & SEA ISLAND COMMUNITY CONNECTION
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JULY 2014
YVR and Sichuan Airlines kick off summer-long Panda Festival
Airlines:
Air Canada open new lounge at Heathrow PG
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Commercial Aircraft:
First A320neo reaches completion PG
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Health:
To celebrate Sichuan Airlines’ second anniversary at YVR and to mark the important connections between British Columbia and China, Vancouver Airport Authority has announced the named of its newly adopted infant panda. The name, Lulu, was chosen by YVR employees and the public through a social media campaign and means “precious jade” in Chinese. Lulu—named after the largest island estuary in the Fraser River, which makes up the City of Richmond—lives a leisurely life on Chengdu Panda Base, where the Airport Authority’s adoption donation will help to fund important research and conservation initiatives. See LULU page 3
To celebrate Sichuan Airlines’ second anniversary at YVR, Vancouver Airport Authority has named its newly adopted infant panda Lulu, after the largest island estuary in the Fraser River.
First phase of YVR’s A-B connector unveiled Staying safe in the great outdoors PG
Festival series takes off at Fat Cat Festival in Kelowna
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Business Jets:
Challenger 350 receives certification PG
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Restaurant Guide:
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The first gates of the A-B Connector are now open for airlines and passengers to enjoy at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
The first landmark of any major construction project is always an exciting one and that is why on June 20, 2014, Vancouver Airport Authority announced that the first gates of the A-B Connector are now open for airlines and passengers to enjoy. WestJet christened the new Gate B17 with a flight that arrived from Kelowna just before 8am on opening day, and the new Gate B18 with a departure flight to Prince
George that took off at about 9am. The two new upgraded gates and more space for flight operations are a bonus for WestJet and other airlines operating out of the new terminal area, while spacious hold rooms are a plus for passengers. Many more exciting features are on tap for the new A-B Connector as part of Phases Two and Three. See CONNECTOR page 2
The YVR Flight Crew kicked off its 2014 Summer Festival Series at the 23rd annual Fat Cat Children’s Festival—Kelowna’s largest children’s festival, which was held on June 6, 2014. The annual event welcomed thousands of happy
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families and featured stage performers, roaming entertainers and more than 50 interactive stations, including YVR’s own Fly Wheel. Festival-goers who visited the YVR tent had the opportunity to spin the Fly Wheel and answer trivia questions for a
chance to win prizes. Over the next few months, the YVR Flight Crew will attend 18 community festivals across British Columbia and will be available to answer any question you may have about your friendly, neighbourhood airport.
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