It is particularly appreciated when a DVD customer contacts me expressing his or her appreciation of my work, sharing a common interest in Canadian airline history. I very recently received one such response from Mark Lemieux, here in Vancouver, which I’d like to share here in my blog. Interesting to read your bio about your […]
My visit to North Korea in September, 2014, was perhaps the most interesting travel experience of my life. The trip was a gift to myself in celebration of my 50th birthday in 2014. Our room was on the 21st floor of the government owned Koryo Hotel, in central Pyongyang. By sleeping with the window cracked […]
Back in the mid 1970s when the airline enthusiast hobby was still quite young, the world’s largest supplier to the hobby was London based Airline Publications and Sales LTD of of Noble Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, UK. Airline Publications and Sales was owned by Colin Ballentine and Managing Director Brian Tomkins (both now deceased) and they […]
Although Air Canada’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been in service for a few months, on Thursday, November 19, 2014, the airline staged an open-house for the aircraft at their YVR hangar facility for staff, Elite frequent flyers, travel agents and other important guests at the invitation only event. The open house ran from 1 […]
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the famous Frankfurt Slide Convention. Chris Witt and his spouse Connie have been organizing this show from the start, and on behalf of all the regular attendees, we are all extremely appreciative of their efforts. The show is held on the first weekend of November to coincide with […]
It is with sadness that I must report that the long time organizer of the famous Schwanheim Aviation Fair, Lothar Grim, very sadly passed away last Thursday, October 30, 2014, just two days before the show. Lothar had been battling cancer and was actually hoping to attend the show, but it was not meant to […]
[slideshow_deploy id=’1083′] This year’s show was our busiest so far, with over 300 people attending the one day event. This year we had the show at a new location, the Richmond Rod and Gun Club in Richmond, and this proved to be an excellent venue. Just a short walk from the Aberdeen Station in Richmond, […]
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Our amazing visit to DPRK North Korea included flights on Mil-17 North Korean Air Force helicopters between Pynongyang Airport and a landing pad near the Myohyang resort hotel approximately 100 Kms north of Pyongyang. Sean Burris used my video camera to film this footage as I was on the bus. Fabulous view of the Air […]
Filmed by Billy Hodson on the Pyongyang ramp, we witness the 40 aviation fans board the Air Koryo IL-76 on September 18, 2014 for their 30 minute pleasure flight. Our guide Miss Kim runs up to camera man number two Henry Tenby, who is close to the IL-76, and tells him to come closer to […]