Canada’s WestJet announced, in a briefing to its pilots, that it is planning to acquire wide-body aircraft and begin flying internationally in 2015. The carrier currently wet-leases Boeing 757s from Thomas Cook for Hawaii operations, and those contracts expire next…
WestJet entered into a LoI to purchase 65 737 MAXs, consisting of 40 737 MAX 8s and 25 737 MAX 7s. The pending order, valued at $6.3bn at current list prices, is a key component of the Calgary-based carrier’s strategy…
Porter Airlines dropped the other shoe today. The CS100 provisional order announcement of April 10 was met with skepticism by the attendant media. As readers will note from our interview with airline Chairman Don Carty, the opposition to the airline’s…
Some airlines are just more fun than others. This video, of a WestJet flash mob Christmas celebration at Calgary Airport on December 4th illustrates that point quite well. Views: 22
WestJet announced it selected Bombardier to supply aircraft for its new regional airline, expected to launch in the second half of 2013. The airline will fly the Q400NG to new cities, existing destinations not currently connected by WestJet, and will…
Bombardier announced today that Warsaw-base Eurolot ordered eight Q400s plus 12 options. Based on list price for the Q400 the firm order contract is valued at $246 million. The contract value would increase to $625 million when all 12 options…