Canadian Xpress March Fly-In: Return of the Snowbirds
A Snowbird is a term used to describe Canadian citizens who enjoy spending the winter months of the year in warmer climates. It is well known fact that a great contingency of Canadian citizens migrate to Florida in the winter months and when they first arrive are usually pale, this why they are called Snowbirds.
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday March 17th, 2012 at 09h00est (14h00z) for our March 2012 Fly-In where we will transport the Snowbirds back up home.
Departing from the Sarasota Bradenton International (KSRQ), we will bring back our passengers to Toronto Pearson International (CYYZ).
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Canadian Xpress February Fly-In: Venice Carnival & the Dolomites
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday February 18th, 2012 at 20h30est (01h30z) for our February Monthly Fly-In where we will fly from Italy direct to Venice over the most famous Italian cities; Naples, Rome and Florence.
Departing from Palermo (LICJ) in Sicily, we will fly to Venice Marco Polo International (LIPZ) for the Venice Carnival. We will then take a gondola and cross the Canal Grande to Venice S. Nicolò (LIPV) where we will depart and fly over the Dolomites to Bolzano (LIPB), a nice town in South Tirol.
This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress® sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network.
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Canadian Xpress Reaches 25,000 Flights
Canadian Xpress® is pleased to announce that with just over 2 years of operations we have officially logged over 25,000 flights and wanted to take this opportunity to thank all our pilots for their support in helping make us one of the fastest growing Canadian virtual airlines. Your participation in our events, challenges, contests and pilots forum is what has made Canadian Xpress® the continued success that it is.
We would like to also thank:
• VAFlash for the continued support and publicity of our events;
• All those who have contributed to Canadian Xpress® with a financial donation;
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Canadian Xpress January Fly-In: In Memory of Pappy Boyington
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday January 21st, 2012 at 19h00est (24h00z) for our January Monthly Fly-In where it is time to dust off your favorite piston pounder as this month we go back to January 1944 and fly the route of Major Greg ‘Pappy’ Boyington’s Marine Squadron VMF214 over Rabaul. This where he shot down his 26th enemy plane, and later was himself shot down.
As Vella la Vella which is the home base of the Blacksheep does not exist in Flight Simulator, we will be departing from the next closest island Gizo (AGGN) and fly over Bougainville Island and land at Buka (AYBK) and then continue on north east flying the airport of Tokua to the north side of the bay and the city of Rabaul, where Pappy was shot down. We will then turn back and end our journey at Tokua (AYTK).
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Canadian Xpress December Fly-In: Gateway to the Arctic
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Sunday December 18th, 2011 at 20h00est (01h00z) for our December Monthly Fly-In where we will fly in Northern Ontario and up to Moosonee, the Gateway to the Arctic.
Departing from Sudbury (CYSB), we will fly north to Moosonee (CYMO). Aircraft such as the PC12, B190, AT72, JS31, JS41, etc. are ideal for this flight.
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Canadian Xpress Winter 2011 Challenge Announced
Canadian Xpress® is pleased to announce the details of our 3rd annual Canadian Xpress® Winter Challenge.
This winter’s event consists of 5 legs that starts in Alert (CYLT) where Canadian Xpress® has been hired by NASA’s Earth Science Office to transport 5,000 lbs of weather and atmospheric measuring equipment to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville AL, where the North Pole data can be downloaded and new equipment will be loaded for the trip to McMurdo Station (NZWD).
Join Canadian Xpress® today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won from:
Canadian Xpress 2012 Calendar
With 2012 quickly approaching, the Canadian Xpress® 2012 calendar is now available which features a variety of Canadian Xpress® aircraft that are in our fleet. Print on 81/2 X 11 inch paper on any color printer and you have your own Canadian Xpress® 2012 calendar.
Click here to download the Canadian Xpress® 2012 calendar or click the CXA 2012 Calendar link that is available via the Downloads menu on our web site. (http://www.canadianxpress.ca/ )
