Articles tagged “westjet”

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.

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.

Azul Brazilian Airlines CEO John Rodgerson is pretty confident he won't see any competition any time soon. Many carriers have said the same thing about their respective markets — and then got disrupted.

Canada's Competition Bureau has potentially thrown cold water on WestJet's proposed purchase of leisure and tour competitor Sunwing Airlines.

Canada will end all entry restrictions on October 1, with major national airlines Air Canada and WestJet welcoming the change.

The chaos disrupting so many airlines this summer has landed in Canada. Air Canada is cancelling hundreds of flights, and its CEO is taking the rare step to apologize directly to travelers.

Quebec-based Transat has completed its metamorphosis from an integrated travel company into a national airline. But is it enough to survive a changing Canadian market hot with new airlines, proposed mergers, and changing business plans?

Canada's Swoop will fly more than 300 percent more capacity this summer compared with last summer, now that the country has rolled back most of its pandemic travel restrictions. The airline is adding five new destinations and 11 new routes aimed at Canadian vacationers.