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It is also known that YVR provides a full range of facilities to meet the needs of the community, airlines, the traveling public, cargo handlers, and the many businesses situated on Sea Island. Tremendous strides and progress since the days of its humble beginnings as a little airport on Sea Island in 1931. 1937 saw the inauguration of commercial air service by Trans-Canada Air Line's with their five Lockheed 10A Electra's and the rest is history. Today the old Vancouver Airport Terminal, now known as the South Terminal, is undergoing a complete face lift to become a modern regional hub for small aircraft, float planes, helicopter operations, corporate charters, regional carriers, and aerospace facilities. YVR is governed by the Vancouver International Airport Authority, made up of a 15 person community-based Board of Directors, nominated by entities such as the City of Richmond, the City of Vancouver, and the Vancouver Board of Trade. The Airport Authority assumed the management and operation of YVR from Transport Canada in 1992. YVR is operated under the provisions of a long-term lease with the Government of Canada. There are no shareholders, no government funding guarantees or subsidies. All earnings are reinvested in airport developments and service improvements. YVR is Canada's second busiest airport and a major west coast gateway, serving some 16 million passengers each year and transporting upwards of 260,000 metric tonnes of cargo. Also, according to the records, there were approximately 295,000 takeoffs and landings in the year 2000. With there being close to 26,000 people who work on Sea Island, the 'Mission' of the Vancouver International Airport Authority is "to serve their community by building outstanding airports for the 21st century." In itself, YVR is intended to become one of the best airports in the world and today having innovative common use terminal equipment, and many other up to date efficiencies for the traveling public, it is also considered a "smart" airport. More-> Flight Centres Canada Expands In spite of travel market downturns and global challenges such as 9/11, Flight Centre Canada has managed to continue turnover growth across Canada to report a pre-tax profit of more than 400% in the last half of its fiscal 2002 year, announced Flight Centre Canada Western Division Marketing Manager, Carol McLelan today. (continued) Open Skies to USA, Asia Pacific and beyond Turn right for Texas, turn left for Timbuktu   Airport Index We invite Airports and Airlines to provide links, news releases, route maps, flights, security and background information for these company profiles. airhwy@dowco.com Links: Airport Codes / Aviation Councils / AOPA / IATA / Intermodal / Dining / Africa / Americas / Asia Pacific / Canada West / China / Europe / Malaysia / Mexico Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport Now open for business SAA Alliance partners to serve new airport. In a press statement released by SAA Corporate Communications it was stated: "South African Airways alliance partners, SA Express and SA Airlink, will start services to the new Kruger-Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) scheduled to open 21 October. When the new airport opens, the KMIA management will close Skukuza and Nelspruit airports and KMIA becomes the sole airport for scheduled operations in the area. 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