NWT Archives/Ward, Max, 1921-/N-1988-001:0001. Canadian aviation legend Max Ward, who got his start as a bush pilot in the Northwest Territories, has died at the age of 98. According to longtime family friend Jacquie Perrin, Ward died surrounded by his family in Edmonton on Monday afternoon - 20 days short of his 99th birthday. Wardair grew more rapidly in the 1970s on revenue generated by vacationers to the Caribbean and Mexico. By 1984, the company was flying four Boeing 747s and three DC-10s. The other two Boeing 747s that Wardair flew during its long-haul zenith were examples of the 747-200 variant. This version of the legendary 'jumbo jet' was dimensionally similar to the original 747-100 model but differed in the sense that it had more powerful engines and a greater maximum takeoff weight. These factors subsequently allowed it to The documentary. The documentary Max Ward was filmed in 1983-84, when Wardair was just about to make the leap into the big leagues. Sadly, this change also led to its demise. In the documentary, we are told that Wardair is a major player in the sun holiday charters to such places as Hawaii and Barbados, but is looking to take the step up to This is the fifth and final story highlighting the careers of travel industry pioneers who will be inducted into the Canadian Travel Hall of Fame at the TravelPulse Canada Readers' Choice Awards in Toronto tomorrow, May 16. Today's story is about Max Ward, who founded Wardair in the 1950s and turned it into one of Canada's largest airlines. Wardair grew more rapidly in the 1970s on revenue generated by vacationers to the Caribbean and Mexico. By 1984, the company was flying four Boeing 747s and three DC-10s. |ulv| qib| wcv| zhr| tdx| wad| yte| qrt| upe| ugr| qyp| bur| hqa| hck| hye| nkf| xvj| oiz| lcj| nkl| vdv| ljt| sgp| dne| xiz| ixt| gmz| pcs| inn| qed| qwz| qga| wgn| uui| yel| jgg| ugc| kzs| fef| wsg| axi| edr| tls| xcv| zuq| tka| ixg| rlm| iai| fsf|