Westjet
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Swoop to Be Shut Down, Swallowed by WestJet
Say so long to magenta. After this summer season, WestJet’s supposed low-cost operator Swoop will be shut down thanks to the recently-ratified…
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A Step Back in Time on WestJet From Vancouver (Trip Report)
We did something strange for spring break this year… we took a cold weather repositioning cruise up the coast from LA to…
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WestJet’s New Plan: Go West Yet Again
As the name suggests, Canada’s WestJet began life in the West of Canada, based in its home of Calgary. Since its early…
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WestJet Moves Into a New Business Once Again With Sunwing Acquisition
It may not have the blockbuster heft of a Frontier/Spirit merger, but last week WestJet announced it would acquire Sunwing north of…
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Self Bag Drop, Bluetooth, and Wireless Content Loading Take Home APEX Awards
Last night, the APEX/IFSA awards were handed out at the 2021 Expo. I’ve been a judge for these awards — which recognize…
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3 Links I Love: The Transat Scramble, Qatar Keeps Flying, Better Boarding
This Week’s Featured Link Flyer beware: Canada closed to competition – WestJet BlogI haven’t talked much about the Air Canada/Transat acquisition here,…
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3 Links I Love: Airplanes are COVID-Safe, Goodbye Alitalia, WestJet Stays West
This week’s featured link TRANSCOM/AMC Commercial Aircraft Cabin Aerosol Dispersion Tests – US Transportation Command and DARPAYou probably saw news coverage of…
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3 Links I Love: WestJet Gets Bought, The Great Airline War, The Long Way Home
This week’s featured link: Onex shakes up Canada’s airline industry with all-cash deal to buy WestJet – The Globe and MailWestJet is…
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3 Links I Love: Fixing WestJet, Tip Your Flight Attendant, Aloha 767
‘We’ve just grown too big, too fast:’ CEO Ed Sims taps the brakes at WestJet – Calgary HeraldFor years people have said WestJet…
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WestJet Goes Full Service, Releases Its 787 Interiors Along With a New Livery
Let’s pretend you didn’t read the title of this post, and you just randomly happened to see this photo: If you were…
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Delta’s Empire-Building Continues With a WestJet Joint Venture
Delta continued its efforts to take over the world last week with the announcement of its anticipated joint venture with Canada’s WestJet.…
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WestJet Just Keeps Adding Complexity, And Somehow It Works
In general, complexity is the enemy of any good low-cost airline. Sure, by nature, legacy carriers have complexity in spades, and that’s…