Welcome to the March issue of YVR Air Mail, the official electronic newsletter for YVR and the Airport Authority. We hope you enjoy it and welcome your feedback.
New Airport Vice President Appointed
Paul Levy has been appointed the new Vice President of the Airport Authority's Airport Operations Department.
YVR recently celebrated an important milestone with the completion of the structural steel framework for the International Terminal expansion- quite a feat when you consider 3,750 metric tonnes of steel were erected.
Fresh baked croissants, café au lait, and strolls down the Champs-Elysées. Paris in the spring, could life get much sweeter? In a country known for fine wine, delectable dishes and joie de vivre, France's capital promises not to disappoint.
The longest airliner in the world, the A340-600, connects continents with ease. A wide-bodied, four-engine long-range aircraft, it enables commercial carriers, such as Cathay Pacific, to fly non-stop from Hong Kong to most major destinations.
Renowned for its liberal attitude, when Amsterdam parties you know it's guaranteed to be good. Join the celebration on April 30, when Koninginnedag, or Queen's Day, transforms the central city into a huge street party.
The thought of serving more than 16 million people per year would no doubt be exhausting to some, but HMSHost retail general manager Edward Li finds it invigorating.
In 2005, 27 commercials, motion pictures and/or television series were shot at YVR, including: The Pink Panther, Pacific Air 121, The Cleaner, and commercials for Acura, Hewlett Packard, and Sprint USA.
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