Articles tagged “westjet”

Airlines

Canada’s Transat and Porter Airlines Seek Closer Ties to Fuel Growth Plans

Canada's Air Transat and Porter Airlines see themselves as stronger together under a planned new alliance.

Canada’s Transat and Porter Airlines Seek Closer Ties to Fuel Growth Plans

Airlines

WestJet CEO Says Leisure Airfares Will Drop

WestJet's CEO has forecast more competitive pricing for popular flight routes to Europe and other international destinations as seat capacity continues to increase.

WestJet CEO Says Leisure Airfares Will Drop

Airlines

WestJet to Shutter Sunwing Airlines

We've seen this playbook before — acquire a pesky little competitor and shut it down. Good for Air Canada, not good for travelers.

WestJet to Shutter Sunwing Airlines

Airlines

WestJet To Integrate Swoop With New Pilot Deal

WestJet's new deal gave pilots at Swoop what they were looking for, mainly a pay bump and enhanced job security. Now it's Air Canada's turn to do the same.

WestJet To Integrate Swoop With New Pilot Deal

Airlines

WestJet Has a New Deal to Raise Pilot Pay

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

WestJet Has a New Deal to Raise Pilot Pay

News Blog

WestJet Closes Sunwing Deal

Canada's WestJet completed its purchase of Sunwing and Sunwing Vacations on Monday, part of WestJet's larger strategic pivot towards leisure travelers. Sunwing will continue to operate as independent airline for the foreseeable future, but could be integrated into WestJet or its budget subsidiary Swoop in the future. Sunwing Vacations is to become part of the…

Airline Weekly

JetBlue and New York’s Problems

JetBlue has a New York problem. The city that made the airline could hold it back this summer if the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control staffing issues are as bad as forecast. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss. Plus, WestJet pursues a new, least bad strategy.

JetBlue and New York’s Problems

Airline Weekly

WestJet to Defer on Renewing Delta Joint Venture

WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech doesn't see a need to deepen his airline's relationship with Delta, even as two of his biggest competitors get cozier.

WestJet to Defer on Renewing Delta Joint Venture

Airline Weekly

Canada’s Second Airline Executes a Turnaround Plan

Alexis von Hoensbroech made a leap last year when he left a 16-year career with the Lufthansa Group, including as CEO of Austrian Airlines, to lead Canada’s second carrier, WestJet. Read his interview in this issue of Airline Weekly.

Canada’s Second Airline Executes a Turnaround Plan

Airlines

Full Video: Azul Brazilian Airlines CEO at Skift Aviation Forum 2022

Ultra low-cost carriers can typically disrupt any market they go to. Azul Brazilian Airlines CEO John Rodgerson argues they'll be out of business if they come to Brazil.

Full Video: Azul Brazilian Airlines CEO at Skift Aviation Forum 2022