WestJet Has a New Deal to Raise Pilot Pay


Skift Take

Expect more pilots and their unions to push for similar bumps over the next year.

WestJet Airlines pilots will get a 24% hourly raise over four years, plus other pay and benefits as part of a tentative agreement reached in May, according to a copy seen by Reuters on Friday.

The tentative agreement was reached by Onex Corp's WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) less than 24 hours before the start of an expected strike at Canada's second-largest carrier.

The deal, pending approval by West