I have a few shares in this plan and I wondered if anyone could give me any
information as to who to contact in order that I could out if it is worth
following up on this or not. Any information would be most welcome. Thanks

Just located this site, my name is Derek Roe and I worked for Interior Airways,
Alaska International and finally markair. My final position with the company was
Director of Maintenance.Nice to see names I remember from the past. Terry will
be reading your book soon. Regards to all.

worked for MarkAir from 84' to 89'.  Many great memories, fun to see some names
I recognize. I worked in the communications dept. under Dick Setty until his
passing.  Will there be more reunions??  Seen pictures of my old freind Scotty
Norman, he hasn't changed a bit..ha!
Mark Tracy

Hi All ....
Marie and I were just talking about our old contracting days and (as
usual) MarkAir came up.  Hands down this was our favorite maintenance
contract.  Although short, we remember it being the best mainly for
the people we met.  No where else during our contracting days were we
met with the open arms and warmth extended by ALL of the MarkAir
employees there in Fairbanks.  BTW, we were there in Feb-Mar 1992 to
help out with new 737-400's and an old Herc (123?).  Wish we could
have stayed longer.
Anyhow, my question is to you all - does anyone here know Bill Wilson?
  He worked as head of the paint department.  We got to know him very
well and in the end, he was kind enough to buy the car we bought for
our time there.  He and Diane are great people and we would like to
maybe just say HI again after all these years :)

Gary and Marie
Apache Junction AZ

Check in at FLYINGNORTH.COM and see the photos from the 2008 MarkAir Reunion in
Anchorage.

Hi everyone! It was so fun to stumble onto this site. I went to United after
Markair went
under, had a wonderful experience working for them, but I have to say my
memories are
much more fond of all the flying and the people from Markair. I still tell
stories to from my
time there.

I have 4 children now, so finally have grounded myself and am getting my
master's in
counseling, after flying for 13 years I feel I have had a pretty good background
for that
degree.

Fond memories of all of you

Bonnie Campbell
Seattle FA from 93 till the end

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> --From Capt E S Maharaj
>
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> > former MarkAir
> > unable to attend In India, Just say hey to all in Alaska
> > May be next time, Namaste from India.
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On 4/16/08, cathy benedict <cathynmikebenedict@...> wrote:
>
> Is it for Flight Crew only? I haven't heard back from
> Mike Koskovich.
>
> Thanks,
> Cathy & Mike Benedict

The reunion is for everyone who ever worked for MarkAir or its
predecessor companies.

Blaine

Thank you Colleen; that's fantastic!!! We'll spread
the word.

Cathy & Mike

--- COLLEEN BOWDISH <cdbowdish@yahoo.com> wrote:

> The reunion is for any markair employee.......
>
> cathy benedict <cathynmikebenedict@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is it for Flight Crew only? I haven't heard
> back from
> Mike Koskovich.
>
> Thanks,
> Cathy & Mike Benedict
>
> --- Blaine Nay <blainenay@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have been advised that there will be a reunion
> of
> > former MarkAir
> > employees on Friday, May 2 from 3 PM until
> everyone
> > goes home.
> > Potluck. The location will be in a hangar on South
> > Airpark at the
> > Anchorage International Airport. For more
> > information, contact Mike
> > Koskovich at flysaf@alaska.net.
> >
> > Blaine Nay
> >
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Thank you Colleen; that's fantastic!!! We'll spread
the word.

Cathy & Mike

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> The reunion is for any markair employee.......
>
> cathy benedict <cathynmikebenedict@...> wrote:
>          Is it for Flight Crew only? I haven't heard
> back from
> Mike Koskovich.
>
> Thanks,
> Cathy & Mike Benedict
>
> --- Blaine Nay <blainenay@...> wrote:
>
> > I have been advised that there will be a reunion
> of
> > former MarkAir
> > employees on Friday, May 2 from 3 PM until
> everyone
> > goes home.
> > Potluck. The location will be in a hangar on South
> > Airpark at the
> > Anchorage International Airport. For more
> > information, contact Mike
> > Koskovich at flysaf@....
> >
> > Blaine Nay
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Is it for Flight Crew only? I haven't heard back from
Mike Koskovich.

Thanks,
Cathy & Mike Benedict

--- Blaine Nay <blainenay@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have been advised that there will be a reunion of
> former MarkAir
> employees on Friday, May 2 from 3 PM until everyone
> goes home.
> Potluck. The location will be in a hangar on South
> Airpark at the
> Anchorage International Airport. For more
> information, contact Mike
> Koskovich at flysaf@alaska.net.
>
> Blaine Nay
>

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--- Blaine Nay <blainenay@...> wrote:

> I have been advised that there will be a reunion of
> former MarkAir
> employees on Friday, May 2 from 3 PM until everyone
> goes home.
> Potluck. The location will be in a hangar on South
> Airpark at the
> Anchorage International Airport. For more
> information, contact Mike
> Koskovich at flysaf@....
>
> Blaine Nay
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I have been advised that there will be a reunion of former MarkAir
employees on Friday, May 2 from 3 PM until everyone goes home.
Potluck. The location will be in a hangar on South Airpark at the
Anchorage International Airport. For more information, contact Mike
Koskovich at flysaf@....

Blaine Nay

My husband used to work at Markair in Fairbanks and Seattle in the
parts department.  His name is Dave Grill. I saw this site and thought
I should join so I can tell Dave about the site and show him where it
was.  Anyways I just wanted to say hi and see if anyone remembers my
husband..

Obituary of Donna Mae Birky (wife of Gene Birky) -
http://www.legacy.com/adn/Obituaries.asp?
Page=Lifestory&PersonId=101075148

Hello to all former MarkAir employees! Just came across the site,
recognized a few names and thought I'd say hello. Don't know if
anyone remembers us "grunts" stuck in that windowless room
called "Flight Operations and Dispatch" but I was one of the guys who
had the fun of doing all those weight and balances in time for that
crazy 7:00 am push! Worked there from about 1990-1993 and for some
reason the ramp guys and gate agents took to calling me "Ops Man" on
the radio! Ring any bells?

Working at MarkAir was one of the better times in my life, full of
great adventure and good people. I still miss taking that early a.m.
flight to Kodiak with Roger Kunz and then hopping a Caravan to Karluk
to slay those fresh kings in late May (thanks for the tip Kris Paul!).

Speaking of Kris, anyone know where he is, or for that matter, Mike
Maroney, Harry Lacy, Wayne Kosher, etc? How about the flight
attendents...Bridgette, Darcy, Avis Meyer, etc?

Hope this finds you all well and that a few of you remember us
nameless, faceless guys stuck in that little room. And just for old
times... "MarkAir Flt. 21, this is Ops Man and I have your changes."

Best regards,

Brian McNerlin
brianm1967@yahoo.com

Hello to all former MarkAir employees!  Just came across the site,
recognized a few names and thought I'd say hello. Don't know if
anyone remembers us "grunts" stuck in that windowless room
called "Flight Operations and Dispatch" but I was one of the guys who
had the fun of doing all those weight and balances in time for that
crazy 7:00 am push! Worked there from about 1990-1993 and for some
reason the ramp guys and gate agents took to calling me "Ops Man" on
the radio! Ring any bells?

Working at MarkAir was one of the better times in my life, full of
great adventure and good people. I still miss taking that early a.m.
flight to Kodiak with Roger Kunz and then hopping a Caravan to Karluk
to slay those fresh kings in late May (thanks for the tip Kris Paul!).

Speaking of Kris, anyone know where he is, or for that matter, Mike
Maroney, Harry Lacy, Wayne Kosher, etc? How about the flight
attendents...Bridgette, Darcy, Avis Meyer, etc?

Hope this finds you all well and that a few of you remember us
nameless, faceless guys stuck in that little room. And just for old
times... "MarkAir Flt. 21, this is Ops Man and I have your changes."

Best regards,

Brian McNerlin
brianm1967@...

Go To  FLYINGNORTH.COM  for more information

i don't have "all-them-hammers" disease yet!!!  yes i remember you. how the hell are you?

 

where about in florida? there's an old girl friend in fort lauderdale. i was there 96 flying for viscount air service which went kapoot oct 96. then went to korea-asiana airlines, until the entire pacific economy went out of business late 97. then to virgin express brussels 98-03, since then in the UK. might be going back to korea very soon. KAL on the 737-800.

 

it's been like that ever since markair went belly up. still off balance.

 

have you heard from a michelle laughlin (spelling)? she was at viscount for a bit before they closed their doors. she and two other ex-markair girls.

 

will see how this reply works.

 

take care=

 

 

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: COLLEEN BOWDISH

To: markair@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:50 PM

Subject: Re: [MarkAir] hello

Hey robert---Colleen here (crew scheduling) in sunny Flordia working and still scheduling for Spirirt Airlines....Remember me?????

xerophthal <sixstring@attglobal.net> wrote:

another ghost from the past.

robert patterson--markair 89-95

now with ryanair flying out of london stansted 737-800.

if anyone remembers--hello.

if not, no great loss on your part.

collectively you guys and gals were the best. it's been downhill ever
since oct 95.

cheers to all.

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i don't have "all-them-hammers" disease yet!!!  yes i remember you. how the hell are you?

 

where about in florida? there's an old girl friend in fort lauderdale. i was there 96 flying for viscount air service which went kapoot oct 96. then went to korea-asiana airlines, until the entire pacific economy went out of business late 97. then to virgin express brussels 98-03, since then in the UK. might be going back to korea very soon. KAL on the 737-800.

 

it's been like that ever since markair went belly up. still off balance.

 

have you heard from a michelle laughlin (spelling)? she was at viscount for a bit before they closed their doors. she and two other ex-markair girls.

 

will see how this reply works.

 

take care=

 

 

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: COLLEEN BOWDISH

To: markair@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:50 PM

Subject: Re: [MarkAir] hello

Hey robert---Colleen here (crew scheduling) in sunny Flordia working and still scheduling for Spirirt Airlines....Remember me?????

xerophthal <sixstring@attglobal.net> wrote:

another ghost from the past.

robert patterson--markair 89-95

now with ryanair flying out of london stansted 737-800.

if anyone remembers--hello.

if not, no great loss on your part.

collectively you guys and gals were the best. it's been downhill ever
since oct 95.

cheers to all.

---

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----- Original Message -----

From: COLLEEN BOWDISH

To: markair@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:50 PM

Subject: Re: [MarkAir] hello

Hey robert---Colleen here (crew scheduling) in sunny Flordia working and still scheduling for Spirirt Airlines....Remember me?????

xerophthal <sixstring@attglobal.net> wrote:

another ghost from the past.

robert patterson--markair 89-95

now with ryanair flying out of london stansted 737-800.

if anyone remembers--hello.

if not, no great loss on your part.

collectively you guys and gals were the best. it's been downhill ever
since oct 95.

cheers to all.

---

Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.
Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

__________ NOD32 2534 (20070917) Information __________

This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
http://www.eset.com

another ghost from the past.

robert patterson--markair 89-95

now with ryanair flying out of london stansted 737-800.

if anyone remembers--hello.

if not, no great loss on your part.

collectively you guys and gals were the best. it's been downhill ever
since oct 95.

cheers to all.

another ghost from the past.

robert patterson--markair 89-95

now with ryanair flying out of london stansted 737-800.

if anyone remembers--hello.

if not, no great loss on your part.

collectively you guys and gals were the best. it's been downhill ever
since oct 95.

cheers to all.

Hi Brandie, In reference to your father, John, Ray Salak and I worked with him
in
Yellowknife NWT. We were hauling research camp out of Cape Allison not too far
from the
North Pole. Ofcourse, John was the life of the party in town. Always very lively
and
instegating some kind of shenanigans. I was scheduled to go to Australia with
his project
as well, but it was later cancelled. Back home in Fairbanks, he always came down
and
played volleyball with Fred Coleman, a bunch of the others and I... we enjoyed
all the
games. And by the way, I think Terry Reece was with us in Yellowknife for some
of that
trip. On our departure, is when Ray experienced his first mild heart attack
(unknown to
him). Other than that, we had a great time. I was just a mechanic/inspector at
the time.
Was later promoted to the Director of Maintenance.
Mike Benedict

--- In markair@yahoogroups.com, Terry Reece <swiftreece@...> wrote:
>
> Brandie,
>
> Hi, my name is Terry Reece and yes I remember your dad
> and you! We were in Australia helping to set up Cargo
> Masters. You Dad and I worked together in Alaska also.
> We had a good time setting up Cargo Masters, and you
> Dad was in charge of the company for AIA in Austrilia.
> John and I became friends in Alaska when he went to
> work for Alaska International. I want to tell you what
> a fun guy he was, and how much I enjoyed working with
> him, because he had such a great sense of humor....I
> can still picture his crazy grin. He was a hard
> charger and he had a work ethic that was not to be
> exceeded by anyone. I hope you and your Mom are doing
> fine...
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Captain Terry Reece
>
>
> --- indecisivetwit <indecisivetwit@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi, my name is Brandie.  My father worked for AIA
> > for years (I believe
> > his title was VP of Operations?) his name was John
> > Kopacz.  I barely
> > remember the company becoming MarkAir before he
> > passed away in 1984, I
> > was only 12 at the time. We had moved to Australia
> > for a little while
> > before that, I believe it had something to do with
> > the company's
> > expansion? I'm not quite sure why Australia though.
> > Anyway, I was just
> > wondering if any of you possibly knew him?
> >
> > Thanks so much....Brandie
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Mike Benedict began working at AIA in June of 1974 as
a mechanic fresh out of high school in Fairbanks.
Worked at MarkAir for exactly 20 years. Wife, Cathy,
worked as a Flight Attendant and Fuel Buyer from 1991
until 1994.
   How fun to come across old memories and friends!!!
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Hi Brandie, In reference to your father, John, Ray Salak and I worked with him
in
Yellowknife NWT. We were hauling research camp out of Cape Allison not too far
from the
North Pole. Ofcourse, John was the life of the party in town. Always very lively
and
instegating some kind of shenanigans. I was scheduled to go to Australia with
his project
as well, but it was later cancelled. Back home in Fairbanks, he always came down
and
played volleyball with Fred Coleman, a bunch of the others and I... we enjoyed
all the
games. And by the way, I think Terry Reece was with us in Yellowknife for some
of that
trip. On our departure, is when Ray experienced his first mild heart attack
(unknown to
him). Other than that, we had a great time. I was just a mechanic/inspector at
the time.
Was later promoted to the Director of Maintenance.
Mike Benedict

Brandie,

Hi, my name is Terry Reece and yes I remember your dad
and you! We were in Australia helping to set up Cargo
Masters. You Dad and I worked together in Alaska also.
We had a good time setting up Cargo Masters, and you
Dad was in charge of the company for AIA in Austrilia.
John and I became friends in Alaska when he went to
work for Alaska International. I want to tell you what
a fun guy he was, and how much I enjoyed working with
him, because he had such a great sense of humor....I
can still picture his crazy grin. He was a hard
charger and he had a work ethic that was not to be
exceeded by anyone. I hope you and your Mom are doing
fine...

Best Regards,

Captain Terry Reece


--- indecisivetwit <indecisivetwit@...> wrote:

> Hi, my name is Brandie.  My father worked for AIA
> for years (I believe
> his title was VP of Operations?) his name was John
> Kopacz.  I barely
> remember the company becoming MarkAir before he
> passed away in 1984, I
> was only 12 at the time. We had moved to Australia
> for a little while
> before that, I believe it had something to do with
> the company's
> expansion? I'm not quite sure why Australia though.
> Anyway, I was just
> wondering if any of you possibly knew him?
>
> Thanks so much....Brandie
>
>



      
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Hi, my name is Brandie.  My father worked for AIA for years (I believe
his title was VP of Operations?) his name was John Kopacz.  I barely
remember the company becoming MarkAir before he passed away in 1984, I
was only 12 at the time. We had moved to Australia for a little while
before that, I believe it had something to do with the company's
expansion? I'm not quite sure why Australia though. Anyway, I was just
wondering if any of you possibly knew him?

Thanks so much....Brandie

i think that the fact that markair and the experience
of working there is fondly recalled by former
employess means something to our family, for what its
worth. thanks for the message to brian, i will pass it
along with regards.

--- Blaine Nay <blainenay@...> wrote:

> --- In markair@yahoogroups.com, "kevinbergt"
> <kevinbergt@...> wrote:
> >
> > Did anyone ever fly with my brother
> > Brian?
>
> I flew with him several times until he upgraded to
> captain on the 737.
> A fine pilot.
>
> > I told him about the group recently
> > and he said he might look it up.
>
> As a MarkAir employee, he's certainly welcome to
> join us.
>
> Blaine Nay
> MarkAir 1986-1995
>
>




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