General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

Carry-on

Patents

N/A

General Description

Vinyl fabric (CORDURA Ballistic) exterior and piping; plastic and unidentified non-ferrous metal hardware; synthetic fiber thread embroidery; unidentified non-ferrous metal and polymer-based material plate; polyester lining fabric and piping; twill tape; polymer-based material identification card holder; 1 ½ inch nylon binding tape straps.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

42.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

34.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Services

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This uniform was issued in 2005.

Canada

Air Canada has been Canada’s national airline since the mid-twentieth century. Air Canada was originally called Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) and was formed by the Canadian National Railways. The company launched its first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. On January 1, 1965, its name was changed to Air Canada. This uniform was issued in 2005. It was announced in 2004 as part of a large-scale Air Canada rebranding, which included a new design and colour scheme for the airplanes, new on-board entertainment systems, and lie-flat seats. This new image accompanied the airline’s restructuration after having filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003. The uniform and its variations were designed by Debbie Shuchat. The full uniform for female flight attendants and service directors has to be worn in the airport and during boarding, safety demonstrations, taxiing, takeoff, landing, deplaning, and emergency situations.

Function

A bag used by Air Canada flightcrew for carrying personal belongings while travelling by passenger airplane.

Technical

This uniform has many features that suggest it was designed to be functional, as well as stylish. Many parts of the uniform can be machine washed and dried: shirt, dress, short sleeve shell, light weight cardigan, maternity shirt, and heavy cardigan. The skirt and dress have back slits to allow movement. Both are of a length that allow easy movement. The shirt is long enough that it will stay tucked in if the wearer has to reach up into the overhead compartment. A flight attendant might work in a variety of environments from day to day as well as over the course of one day. The range of clothing options allows the wearer to tailor her dress to suit to the destination of the flight or to add or remove layers during the day. The options also recognize that different flight attendants will be comfortable in different types of clothes and that different women have body types suited to different styles.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Lettering on plate on front exterior reads: “ATLANTIC”; lettering on identification card holder reads: “ATLANTIC”; lettering on label on back reads: “CORDURA/ballistic”; lettering on expandable pocket pull tab reads: “EXPANDABLE”; lettering on lining fabric reads: “AIR CANADA”; lettering on textile label in file folder pocket reads: “Designed in Canada/Manufactured in CHINA/Exclusively for/ATLANTIC/FABRIQUE A CHINA”; lettering on textile label in file folder pocket reads: “Air Canada/Distributed by/Holiday Group Inc./Distribué par/Holiday Groupe Inc./style: AL71063/PO #: 42164/(Maker Code)/Made in China/Fabriqué en Chine”; lettering on textile label in file folder pocket reads: “Not to be removed until/delivered to the consumer/This label is affixed in compliance/with Provincial law/This article contains/NEW MATERIALS ONLY/Made by reg. no./02T-98402/Content/Polyethylene Vinyl Acetate foam/Ne pas enlever avant la livraison/auconsommateur/Cette etiquette est apposée/conformément à la loi de la province/Cet article contient des/MATÉRIAUX NEUFS SEULEMENT/Fabriqué par No. de permis:/CONTENU/[H]ousse de Vinyle Polyéthylène d’acétate”.

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Predominantly black textile exterior, handles, piping, and stitching; silver coloured plate with black matte casing and cast lettering; red embroidery; black, grey, and silver coloured hardware; grey lining with repeated dark grey printed pattern; grey stitching in interior; black, matte identification card holder on exterior.

Decoration

Atlantic seahorse logo on plate and debossed onto identification card holder; Air Canada maple leaf inside a circle logo embroidered on front pocket, debossed on both sides of exterior pull tabs, and repeated on lining alongside lettering and a dot grid; debossed lowercase E on both sides of the expandable pocket pull tab.