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Westjet readies for Air Canada face-off after a highly successful 2012
TransportWestJet Airlines Ltd. posted higher fourth-quarter earnings than analysts estimated and boosted its dividend 25 percent after operating fuller flights. Profit of 46 cents a share compared with an average projection of 43 cents from analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Net income at Canada’s second-largest carrier rose 71 percent to C$60.9 million ($61 million), from [...]
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WestJet to offer more fare choices to woo business travelers
TransportWestJet Airlines Ltd will use technological innovation, including a new Internet ticket booking system, to help it transform from a no-frills carrier to a lower-cost full-service airline courting lucrative corporate travellers, its chief executive said this week. Canada’s second-biggest airline plans to launch a series of technology systems, most notably the new online booking engine, [...]
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Westjet to allow passengers to bring own portable media and ditch seat-back systems
TransportCanada’s WestJet Airlines expects a multi-million dollar lift from its new “premium economy” seating, and is planning a new in-flight entertainment system that will reduce costs, the chief executive of Canada’s second-largest airline said on Tuesday. The new screenless entertainment system, to be tested next year, would let travelers hook up their own device to [...]
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WestJet Encore announces new president and plans to start serving small Canadian towns this summer
TransportWestJet today announced the appointment of Ferio Pugliese to the position of President, WestJet Encore, and Executive Vice-President, WestJet effective immediately. “I am very pleased that Ferio will be leading WestJet Encore; he understands and exudes our strong culture,” said Gregg Saretsky, WestJet President and CEO. As has been the case with WestJet to date, [...]
