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Post by Low Light Mike on May 28, 2011 21:04:59 GMT -8
Harbour Air runs DeHavilland Otters from Nanaimo to Vancouver. After the merger of Westcoast Air and Baxter, and then after Harbour Air's purchase of that group, there seems to be fewer DeHavilland Beavers at Nanaimo. Here's on Otter on May 20, 2011.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 22, 2011 15:31:28 GMT -8
I have been slowly going through my collection of slides and negatives dating from about 1970 up to the dawn of the digital age. For the most part I am looking for scan-able images of ferries & trains. In doing so I have also come across some vintage airline photos which I think some of you might appreciate. So here goes... 1 - Pacific Western Boeing 737 @ Victoria Airport - 9 November 1972 photo © JST - Fujichrome 72-16-02 - VueScan2 - Air Canada Boeing 747 & Vickers Viscount @ Vancouver International Airport - 9 November 1972 photo © JST - Fujichrome 72-16-03 - VueScanThe Viscount was the usual plane on flights between Victoria & Vancouver. On take-off it really set you back in your seat as the aircraft went from standstill to take-off speed very quickly. It was fun! 3 - United Airlines Boeing 707 DC-8 @ Vancouver Airport - 2 March 1973 photo © JST - Fujichrome 73-01-14 - VueScan4 - Air Canada Boeing 747 @ Vancouver Airport - 2 March 1973 photo © JST - Fujichrome 73-01-15 - VueScan5 - Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 727 cargo jet @ Edmonton International Airport - 2 March 1973 photo © JST - Fujichrome 73-01-16 - VueScanAll these photos are hosted on my Flickr photo site. There will be more to come.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 28, 2012 18:52:49 GMT -8
From a 1969 publication by the Vancouver Real Estate Board, “Through Lions Gate.” General photographs credit in the book is to Ted Czolowski. I purchased the book for $3 at a local Rotary Club book sale, just for the interesting “back in the day” photos. YVR.
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Post by ancflyer on Apr 29, 2012 12:36:25 GMT -8
YVR. Same place today, from the air . . . . amazing isn't it.
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Post by Mike C on Jul 24, 2012 12:05:34 GMT -8
Last weekend I flew to and from Comox. On the Friday I went northbound on a Harbour Air DHC-3 Single Otter, from Downtown Vancouver to Downtown Comox: Harbour Air, Downtown Vancouver by MileagePhoto, on Flickr Harbour Air, Downtown Vancouver by MileagePhoto, on Flickr Lions Gate Bridge by MileagePhoto, on Flickr Harbour Air by MileagePhoto, on Flickr Harbour Air by MileagePhoto, on Flickr Tree Island by MileagePhoto, on Flickr Harbour Air by MileagePhoto, on Flickr ...and flew home on a Central Mountain Air Beechcraft 1900 on Sunday from YQQ to YVR, relatively boring, aside from running for the plane: Central Mountain Air by MileagePhoto, on Flickr
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 1, 2013 13:02:49 GMT -8
Planes operating for Air Canada: Photo heavy A 330-300 Air Canada by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Air Canada by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr A 319 Air Canada by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Planes Passing by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Trans- Canada Air lines (Air Canada) by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr DSCF3970 by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Air Canada 767 by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Air Canada 767 by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr 777-300 Air Canada by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Planes by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Air Canada by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Air Canada 777 by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr Air Canada by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr I think Air Canada is replacing their fleet of 767- 300 with the 787's!
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 1, 2013 15:10:09 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 1, 2013 15:18:19 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 1, 2013 15:21:50 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 1, 2013 16:11:23 GMT -8
Nice airline pics, Cheese. Looks like Toronto Pearson International Airport - yes?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 1, 2013 16:15:50 GMT -8
Nice airline pics, Cheese. Looks like Toronto Pearson International Airport - yes? Yep. Thank you. It's one of the two Canadian airports that can take the A 380!
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Post by compdude787 on Apr 2, 2013 8:16:44 GMT -8
Planes operating for Air Canada: Photo heavy [Lots of photos] I think Air Canada is replacing their fleet of 767- 300 with the 787's! Yes, and now they can actually do that, since Boeing has finally fixed the battery problem!!!
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Post by Northern Exploration on Apr 2, 2013 12:21:56 GMT -8
Planes operating for Air Canada: Photo heavy [Lots of photos] I think Air Canada is replacing their fleet of 767- 300 with the 787's! Yes, and now they can actually do that, since Boeing has finally fixed the battery problem!!! Some of the younger 763 (767-300) are going to the discount carrier arm called Rouge. Some are on lease and will simply be returned to the lease company. The oldest and most used 767's will be let go prior to their D check (think midlife upgrade for aircraft and very expensive). AC recently picked up some ex-Hawaiian 763 to help fill the gap. The 787's (mix of 787-8 and 787-9) will start arriving in 2014, baring any further delays. AC is also due to receive 6 more 777 this summer. This is the long range 300 model with a tighter economy section. Seats currently are 9 across in 3-3-3 arrangement. These 6 will have a layout similar to most international carriers of 10 across, 3-4-3. The new seats have thinner backs so you will actually feel you have more legroom. These 6 (for now) will be used on specific routes that need volume and fewer first class seats. You will also start to see West Jet Bombardier Q400's in the West. They are adding new shorter haul and secondary destinations, and replacing some 737's on routes that are thin on passengers. The Q400 are amazing and can still turn a profit less than half full. Porter and Air Canada are using them in the East, and you will have seen a bazillion Horizon Air versions in Vancouver.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Apr 2, 2013 13:00:32 GMT -8
Cheese the A340-600 you pointed out with the orange-red tail with a yellowish figure/logo is Hainan Airlines from China, one of the new carriers in Toronto. The A330 you also point out with the dark blush tail with a stylized yellowish circle is Jet Airways from India. Right beside the Lufthansa A340-300 that pulled out from Terminal 1, in front of your plane, is usually where the A380 from Emirates Airways calls home. By the way, the worlds largest A380 operator is Emirates the airline from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. They have over 30 in service and around 60 more ordered. On alternating days Etihad Airways from Dubai's next door neighbour, Abu Dhabi, arrives in Toronto in their 777-300. Emirates has a unique uniform and all the staff except the Purser/In Charge and Flight Crew, look like models from around the world. Given the UAE has very different hiring standards they can do that. The incoming crew arrives at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto around 5 something while the outgoing crew on the flight back to Dubai is getting ready to board their bus to the airport. The two flights of crew add up to almost 50 people. It is fun to watch visitors to Toronto in the lobby and see their reaction to all these good looking young people in the unique uniforms, representing many nationalities. Except interesting enough, no native Emirati.
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Post by compdude787 on Apr 2, 2013 15:18:23 GMT -8
You will also start to see West Jet Bombardier Q400's in the West. They are adding new shorter haul and secondary destinations, and replacing some 737's on routes that are thin on passengers. The Q400 are amazing and can still turn a profit less than half full. Porter and Air Canada are using them in the East, and you will have seen a bazillion Horizon Air versions in Vancouver. I actually live in Seattle, and so I've seen a million bazillion Q400s flying over my house, all Horizon Air. Likewise with the B737s of Alaska Airlines. It is easy to follow the rule of "If it ain't Boeing I'm not going" here in the Emerald City. Yes, Q400s aren't Boeing, but they're so awesome that they could easily match up to the quality of a Boeing plane.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 25, 2013 19:16:58 GMT -8
A DeHavilland Otter operated by Harbour Air - seen by me at Nanaimo harbour on August 25, 2013 I have not seen this blue tail-livery very often.
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Post by Mike C on Apr 19, 2014 11:03:50 GMT -8
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Post by Northern Exploration on Apr 19, 2014 17:18:56 GMT -8
Lazy big toes trying to suggest it was a time saving measure. These are carry-on bags that don't weight all that much. A conga line where the bottom guy comes up halfway and the topguy hands the bag down would have sufficed. This unfortunately is not just Air Canada but the cross industry trend of charging for checked bags. According to a recent article from the US, to save $25 many people on US carriers are carrying on bags, and shopping bags, purses, and even wearing Camera's with zoom lenses around the necks all in an effort to carry the absolute most onboard. Some gates at airports like Washington Reagan (still National if you are a local) have mini chutes that go down by the stairs the suitcases can be sent down. These are very heavy business passenger routes and they carry large volumes of frequent flyer bags who save time and chances of loss of their bags by checking nothing so they often have too much carry-on to fit above or below the seat. To fit in with this trend manufactures like Boeing with the 787 and Bombardier C Series can carry more bags in the cabin then previously.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 10, 2014 15:35:31 GMT -8
Pre-dawn look at Harbour Air seaplanes in Nanaimo, BC. - 3 Otters and 1 Beaver. 5:55am on November 10, 2014
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 11, 2014 22:19:53 GMT -8
Same Harbour Air scene, at different times on same November 10, 2014 day: at 6:23am - the dawn blue is at its best at noon - boring mid-day lighting
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Post by Mike C on Nov 11, 2014 22:53:43 GMT -8
Sounds like an Air Canada Express Q400 (Dash-8) had a little incident last night in Edmonton. The plane was enroute from Calgary to Grand Prairie. The tire deflated upon takeoff from Calgary, and diverted to Edmonton for inspection. Upon landing in Edmonton, the landing gear on the right side of the plane collapsed. More from the Airliners forum: www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6223923/Follow-up on this: It sounds like this is a story that is slowly developing, as Air Canada and media outlets reach out to the large number of passengers on board the aircraft. The Q400s are about 75-passenger aircraft. A woman contacted by the Globe and Mail indicates that she suffered a concussion as a result of a piece of the propeller snapping off upon impact, and going through her window. More here: www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/air-canada-crash-landing-in-edmonton-was-more-serious-than-first-reported/article21516648/As an aside, these are pretty well the only type of plane that operate between YVR (Vancouver) and YXS here in Prince George, operated by both Air Canada Express and WestJet, and also have a pretty dominant presence for mainline regional flights almost anywhere in North America. For regional aircraft, the Q400 is one of the largest on the market, hence their popularity on busier routes.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 12, 2014 8:58:44 GMT -8
As an aside, these are pretty well the only type of plane that operate between YVR (Vancouver) and YXS here in Prince George, operated by both Air Canada Express and WestJet, and also have a pretty dominant presence for mainline regional flights almost anywhere in North America. For regional aircraft, the Q400 is one of the largest on the market, hence their popularity on busier routes. Yeah, the economics of the Q400 is very favorable for regional airlines to use versus the regional jets like the Embraers and Bombardier CRJ's, simply because the Q400 is much more fuel efficient, and it is nearly as fast as those regional jets. That makes a big difference, especially in the west where distances between regional cities are much greater than on the east coast. Horizon (Alaska) has been using Q400's for years now, and in fact, sold all of their CRJ-700 regional jets in favor of the Q400's.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 12, 2014 10:58:36 GMT -8
A sped-up video that I produced of the view towards the Nanaimo seaplane dock, with the harbour in the background. Video includes the lovely dawn and sunrise sky.
6.5 hours compressed into a few different speeds. I'm very happy with the results of this one.
- plenty of cameos by Quinsam, plus quick views of C'Inspiration and Queen of New Westminster in the far background.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 9, 2015 18:07:19 GMT -8
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Post by paulvanb on Feb 9, 2015 18:52:45 GMT -8
I believe Rouge already does this on their flights. Hope they have usb ports somewhere so you can recharge your device.
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