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Professional Flight Dispatchers

The 60th Anniversary of the Airline Flight Dispatcher Profession
1938-1998
"Safety through Positive Operational Control"

In order to reduce the loading time for this site I have drastically re-worked a lot of the info on this page.
The same info can now be seen in the "OPERATIONS" section

Updated 19 April 99
DHC6/300 Twin Otter Landing in Davis Inlet Labrador during winter ops/Internet_Explorer_Wallpaper.JPG

Interprovincial Airlines DHC-6/300 Twin Otter landing at Davis Inlet ( CB4/YDI ) on the coast of Labrador during winter operations. No it's not a frozen lake or pond.....it's a 100% ice covered runway! Makes you glad to have reverse! I was the Manager of Area Operations for InterProvincial from April of 1995 to July 1997. This particular picture was taken by one of my off duty Captains, Brendan Crymble & is one of the nicest aviation photos I have ever seen.

Welcome to my slice of the World Wide Web. My name is Mark Christopher and I am a Flight Dispatcher for Air Labrador based in Goose Bay ( CYYR ) Labrador on the Eastern end of the Canada. I have been an aviation nut since before I could walk; it started with my mother who worked for Trans~Canada Airlines, the forerunner of Air Canada, and my dad who worked for the U.S. Air Force. They helped me along through the years until I finally reached the milestone of my first solo back in 1981.

This site is dedicated to my parents, because without their encouragement I would never be at this stage of my aviation career........
Thanks Mom & Dad!
&
To my wife for allowing me to spend endless hours researching information for this site!

A very special Thank you & congratulations to my good friend Brent Hill who got my 'foot in the door' & is now on the B757

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CV 880 with open cargo door ....on final/odoor.jpg
Ah.... dispatch....could ya look up the cargo door ajar speed on this thing

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Congratulations to the following Air LabradorEmployees:

Paul Fahey Left seat PPC on the 1900D
Paul Deering to the C208
Lorne "Scope" Pilgrim 1900D Checkout
Maurice Pilgrim 1900D Checkout
Geoff Ponee 1900D Checkout
Boyd Bursey 1900D Checkout
Noel Bennet 1900D Checkout
Paul Cooper 1900D Checkout
Todd Howse1900D Checkout
John Rowe 1900D Checkout
Wade Fleet 1900D Checkout
Benny & Shiela on the birth of the second daughter
Wayne and Amanda on the brth of their son Ian
Steve Oldford on the DASH 8
Wayne Morris on his appointment to Manager of our Ops Control Center
Scott Mullaney on receiving his Dispatcher Check out
Tony Curlew as appointment to the position of Chief Pilot
Terry Head on his return
Paul Cooper in the right seat of our Dash 8
Tyler Philp in the right seat on the Dash 8
Keith & Gail on the birth of their daughter
Wade & Kate on the birth of their son
Wayne, Jeremy & I for passing our Transport Canada Flight Dispatcher Competency checkouts!
Karl Kreise in the right seat on the Dash 8
Todd Evans Captain Dash 8
Brian Saunders in the right seat on the Dash 8
Paul Fahey right seat on the Beech 1900D

Best wishes to these former Air Labrador employees who have gone onward

Terry Head to BASE
Brian Saunders to BASE
Ken Ryan to NewTel Communications
Tyler Philp to Air Georgian
Joe Tremblett to Irving Aviation
Mervin Parsons to Irving Aviation
Eric Crocker to Universal Helicopters
Karl Kriese to Saudi Aramco
Laurence to Candi>n Airlines YVR
Rob Mattheson to Cathay Pacific
Darlene Dean to Transport Canada
Yvonne Day to Air Atlantic
Colin Lavallee to Athasbaska Airways
Craig Walker to Canadi>n Regional
Harold Hoskins to Air Nova
Todd Colbourne to Air Nova

FLIGHT OPERATIONS............What a flight dispatcher does; Where we operate; My experience.

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