Thanks to you,she only has to worryabout her book report.She hopes to bean astronaut.He hopes to bea teenager.His superherodoesn’t have to weara cape to save a life.Air Canada, through its Kids’ Horizons program, is proud to contribute to the health and well-beingof children and youth in Canada and around the world. Every year millions of Aeroplan® Milesare provided to children requiring medical <strong>service</strong>s not available in their community.You can help us do even more by donating your Aeroplan Miles to Kids’ Horizons.Go to aircanada.com/kids.® Aeroplan is a registered trademark of Aeroplan Limited Partnership18 Toronto Pearson Today Second Quarter 2009AC_Kids_Banner_254mm_wx405mm_h_e.indd 15/29/09 9:43:31 AM
MAKING DREAMSTAKE FLIGHTLeft: Smiles all around as the kids made their way to the planes. Right: Jonas the tiger paid a visit from the Bomanville Zoo.Excitement and anticipation were in the air the morning ofJune 4 at Air Canada’s CD8 hangar as 300 kids awaitedtake off <strong>for</strong> an adventure of a lifetime. The 20 th <strong>annual</strong>edition of Air Canada’s Dreams Take Flight to the Magic Kingdomat Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando was set to depart shortlybe<strong>for</strong>e 8 a.m., but the fun started well be<strong>for</strong>e takeoff.The single largest group of kids to participate in the fl ightyet, most were up at the crack of dawn, and were sent off bytheir friends and families at a huge party that featured breakfast,puppets, entertainment, celebrities, and even a tiger and monkeyfrom the Bowmanville Zoo.This year’s escorts included musician Jully Black, WWESuperstars Trish Stratus and Mickie James, Leafs great DougGilmour, Walter Gretzky and magician Danny Zzzz.But the kids were defi nitely the stars of the show, as Disney“VolunTears” went around asking <strong>for</strong> their autographs, makingsure to make every child feel like a celebrity.The excitement grew even more as the hangar doorsopened to reveal AC fl ights 7001 and 7003, nicknamed Minnieand Mickey. Adding to the excitement, fi re trucks gave them awater canon send off as they taxied on the <strong><strong>run</strong>way</strong>.Once in the air, the party continued with a pillow fi ght, toiletroll race down the aisles and a conga line.But the celebrity treatment didn’t end there. Upon arrival inOrlando, the busses were escorted by a 19-unit motorcade ledby the Toronto Police’s motorcycle team, the Winged Wheels,on a clear highway that was closed to other cars all the way tothe park.While it rained throughout the day, the kids’ spirits weresunny as they were given full access to the park from the ridesto food to the shows. The long and eventful day ended aftermidnight, back in Toronto.This was the 20 th anniversary of Dreams Take Flight, whichwas started in 1989 by a group of Air Canada employees in theold Terminal 2. Through bake sales, raffles and deli lunches, theyraised enough money to send 90 children and volunteers to WaltDisney World. In the past 20 years, more than 20,000 terminallyill, disadvantaged or physically or mentally challenged childrenhave had their dreams come true through the program, which fliesout of seven cities in North America and still remains a volunteeref<strong>for</strong>t. All the Air Canada staff volunteer their time, including theflight and maintenance crews, and the GTAA waives the landingfees <strong>for</strong> the flight from Toronto.For more in<strong>for</strong>mation about Dreams Take Flight, please visitwww.dreamstakeflight.ca.LUXELOUNGEOn June 17, Skycharter proudly unveiled its newlyrenovated boutique FBO lounge located at TorontoPearson’s North Field. The lounge, which was underconstruction <strong>for</strong> just about five months, is the most privateFBO on the field and offers both crew and passengers modernyet com<strong>for</strong>table surroundings.Crew will enjoy the <strong>second</strong>-floor, loft-style lounge thatoffers a fantastic view of the <strong><strong>run</strong>way</strong>, while passengers enjoyour com<strong>for</strong>table main floor lounge with direct ramp access.Skycharter also renovated the adjoining hangar (8A) toinclude new metal-clad sliding doors and repainted interior.Sadly, the founder and president of Skycharter <strong>for</strong> morethan 40 years, Mr. Irving O. Shoichet, passed away be<strong>for</strong>e therenovation was completed.His son and new President, Richard Shoichet, is proud tocontinue his legacy by offering business travellers the highestlevels of <strong>service</strong>.Skycharter Limited provides FBO, Charter, Maintenanceand Aircraft Management Services. For more in<strong>for</strong>mation,please visit www.Skycharter.ca.AS SEEN ATTORONTO PEARSONEvery issue of Toronto Pearson Todayfeatures a selection of photographs taken by ourreaders. If you think you’ve taken a good pictureat Toronto Pearson, we’d like to see it.To have your photos appear in this publication,they must meet the following criteria:• They must have been taken by the personsubmitting the photo(s). Photographs copywrittento someone other than the person submitting thephoto(s) will not be printed.• The photo(s) must have some relation toToronto Pearson, such as a terminal or an aircrafton or near airport property.• Digital photographs should be technically sound.A resolution of 300 dpi at 4” x 6” is preferred. Photoswill be reviewed <strong>for</strong> technical specificationson a case-by-case basis.Continuing with the A380 excitement,here are some photos sent in by snaphappyobservers.The photo at left was sent in by Joe Gortnaras the A380 made its final approach. Thephoto at right was sent in by Chris Curd of thewater salute as the A380 approached the gate.And we turned the tables on YYZ Airport Watch(centre) at the CDF.Digital images can be e-mailed topublication@GTAA.com. Address prints to:Greater Toronto Airports AuthorityToronto Pearson International Airport,P.O. Box 6031, 3111 Convair Drive,Toronto AMF, Ontario, L5P 1B2.Mark the envelope to the attention of Corporate Affairsand Communications — Jason Ritchie.Prints will be returned only upon request.Toronto Pearson Today Second Quarter 2009 19
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