The Sidney herald., 1959-02-04
Airport News
BY
jim SEBASTIAN

4lA& 01l16ot4OL W I'll
Annual Chamber of Commerce
banquet here in Sidney last We'd
nesday really enjoyed the hospital
ity of our town. However, their
purpose was twofold. The city of
Regina has been seeking north
south air service for quite some
time. Imagine a city of approxim-
ately 100000 people. Should a
Reginan desire to fly to Denver, he
must fly to Winnipeg and south
through Minneapolis to Denver or
fly to Lethbridge, Alberta and
back through Great Falls and Bill
lings to Denver. The reverse is
true for an American trying to
fly to Regina. He must take the
circuitous route back through
Lethbridge or Winnipeg. Saskatch-
evan is almost as big as Texas in
land area with much undeveloped
resources. Regina is growing rap
idly so are the cities of Weyburn
and Estevan to the southeast of
Regina and north of Williston.
The need for air service is imper-
alive. Frontier Airlines has re-
cognized this situation and has
had an application on file for such
service for quite some time. The
Regina Chamber of Commerce
has been plugging away at this
problem for a long time also. Hen
ce the Annual Sidney Chamber of
Commerce dinner provided a meet
ing ground for members of the
Regina delegation to meet with
Vice President John Lindsay and
interested people from Sidney and
discuss how the respectful govern
ments of Canada and the United
States a be approached to find
a solution of this north south air
service problem.
The Regina party to the Annual
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
banquet included some old friends.
First of these was Alex Aitken,
Manager of the Regina Chamber
of Commerce. Many Sidney people
will remember his gracious hospi-
tality during the Regina tour 3
years ago. Then there was Julian
Audette, Chairman of the Aviation
Committee of The Regina Chamber
of Commerce. Julian is Sales Man
ager of the Kramer Tractor Com
pany in Regina, Caterpillar Trac-
tor Distributors. Norman Street,
Regina Airport Manager, and Ian
Rennie, Pacific Western Airlines
manager in Regina we're the other
members of the party.
Vive President John Lindsay of
Frontier Airlines had planned to
to Denver Immediately
the Chamber dinner but he
in Sidney to discuss the
Regina Air Service problem. |
If anyone has any questions
about aviation, send them to Jim
Sebastian, Box 269, Sidney. I'll
answer one each week in this col
INN.
Dear Airport News:
What about your snow removal
'perations here in Sidney? Do
GU roll the snow or do you re-
move it?
Ian Rennie
Dear Mr.. Rennie,
Excess snow is graded off the
anyways by snow pillow and win
rowed at the edges of the run
ray and taxiways. Thanks for
ne invitation to visit your Pacific
Western Airlines operation in Re-
ina. I'll be up just as soon as the
is decent.
The Editor
Ken Barrett, Frontier Airlines
tation Manager in Glendive also
the Chamber dinner. Ken
loves to Rapid City next month
handle Frontiers operation
lere when Frontier inaugarates
,rvice through the Black Hills
Passengers boarding Frontier
irlines this past week here in
idney included: John Lindsay,
enver; c. w. Atkinson, Seattle;
M. Ashley, Casper, Wyo; Dee
srger, Billings; Jim Skillen, Bill
lgs; Mrs. Herb Kincaid, Albuq-
,rque, N. M; Mrs. M. E. Finne-
an, Billings; Mrs. F. w. Johnson,
.llings; !ngvard Svarre, Billings;
r. and Mrs. Ed Krebsbach, Phoe-
x; and John A. Burbank, Den
r.
Another Frontier Travel Tip
ave Sidney 800 p.m.-Arrive
ttsburgh 8:35 am.