Press Release: WestJet, Lufthansa Technik ink historic engine MRO pact
WestJet and Lufthansa Technik announced today that they have signed an exclusive agreement, in which Lufthansa Technik will provide engine m... Continue Reading
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Air Canada, WestJet come through for teen flying with allergies
As a dancer with Canadian ballet company Ballet Jorgen, I am increasingly booking gigs that require some travel. My mother, RGN operations m... Continue Reading
Press Release: WestJet teams with FLYHT & NOAA to improve forecasting
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (the “Company” or “FLYHT”) today announced that WestJet Airlines has agreed to collaborate with the Company a... Continue Reading
WestJet pivots to Starlink to support free Wi-Fi for loyalty members
WestJet has announced plans to bring SpaceX’s Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered Starlink Aviation broadband connectivity to it... Continue Reading
Press Release: WestJet to integrate Swoop as part of ALPA pact
Today, the second collective bargaining agreement between WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the certified union representi... Continue Reading
What to expect when flying WestJet Encore
During my recent Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, I needed to get from Calgary to Kelowna in order to catch the final leg of my adventure ... Continue Reading
Pacific Coastal flying as WestJet Link delivers sightseeing adventure
With two legs down in my Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, West-Coast Edition — first on Lynx Air and then Flair Airlines — it was time f... Continue Reading
Press Release: WestJet Group to acquire Sunwing
WestJet and Sunwing announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement under which the WestJet Group of companies will acquire Su... Continue Reading
Canada’s Lynx Air readies to launch ULCC operation with 737 MAX
Canadian start-up Lynx Air is vowing to offer “ultra-affordable fares” when it launches no-frills, all-economy Boeing 737 MAX 8 service on d... Continue Reading
WestJet’s 787-9 PaxEx impresses on London-Toronto
Roughly a year ago, I anxiously boarded an Air Canada flight to Toronto. Having spent months in lockdown in a central London flat, I was des... Continue Reading
Touch embraces new IFE model as COVID proves catalyst for change
A large portion of the world fleet was grounded after the World Health Organization named COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. That not... Continue Reading
Breeze Airways seeks to play ‘nice’ as tickets go on sale
US start-up Breeze Airways will take to the skies for its inaugural revenue service on 27 May, flying between Charleston, Tampa and Hartford... Continue Reading
Press Release: Touch’s data-centric approach helps airlines maximize IFE
Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organizations, announced today t... Continue Reading
Connect Airlines sets its sights on Canada-US business day-tripping
Boston-based charter operator Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA) in October 2021 plans to launch a scheduled carrier called Connect Airlines, w... Continue Reading
Air Canada and Transat terminate tie-up plans
Air Canada on 2 April announced it has reached mutual agreement with Air Transat parent Transat A.T. Inc. to terminate its proposed acquisit... Continue Reading