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September/October 2000 issue

Canadians in flight | Flying through time | High-flying quotes | Facts of flight

Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror.
Al Boliska, Toronto joke-collector

The aeroplane is an invention of the devil and will never play any part in such a serious business as the defence of the nation, my boy!
Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence to J.A.D. McCurdy, who approached the minister in August 1914 with the idea of starting an air service.

The whole history of the Canadian North can be divided into two periods — before and after the aeroplane.
Hugh L. Keenleyside, then deputy minister of Mines and Resources, October 1949

I’m proud of the title "bush pilot." It originated in Canada, it relates to men of dedicated interest in flying to the remote regions, and I hope it will never disappear.
C.H. "Punch" Dickens, bush pilot

Air Canada. That’s a good name for a Canadian airline.
Johnny Carson, December 1974

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