WestJet Airlines Ltd.

• Ottawa to conduct public interest assessment of WestJet-Sunwing deal

  The federal government will conduct a public interest assessment of WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s deal to buy Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations.

  Money

  May 20, 2022
  
• WestJet Airlines announces deal to buy Sunwing

  Terms of the acquisition remain unclear, with a virtual town hall between management and employees planned Wednesday in Calgary, where WestJet is based.

  Consumer

  Mar 2, 2022
  
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• WestJet cancels orders for 15 Boeing 737 Max planes as industry struggles

  WestJet has 27 Max aircraft remaining on order, the company says.

  Economy

  Mar 11, 2021
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• WestJet to lay off undisclosed number of pilots amid labour negotiations

  WestJet Airlines says it is laying off an undisclosed number of pilots amid negotiations with the union that represents them.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2021
• WestJet hires its first chief medical officer

  Dr. Tammy McKnight will be charged with developing and implementing initiatives related to the health and well-being of WestJet's employees and customers, the company says.

  Health

  Feb 17, 2021
• WestJet offers refunds to passengers with cancelled European flights

  WestJet Airlines Ltd. is offering refunds to customers with European flights cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Consumer

  Sep 15, 2020
• Air Canada offers refunds to some passengers with cancelled flights

  Air Canada has quietly changed its refund policy to allow some customers whose flights were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic to recoup their cash.

  Consumer

  Jun 26, 2020
• WestJet backs away from labour code exemption that would facilitate mass layoffs

  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has halted its pursuit of a labour code exemption that would have facilitated mass layoffs.

  Economy

  Jun 23, 2020
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• Canadian airlines feel the pressure of flight shaming and the ‘Greta effect’

  Swedish may not be the lingua franca of the aviation world, but ask any airline executive about the term "flygskam" and they'll likely know exactly what it means.

  Environment

  Jan 19, 2020
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• WestJet delays 737 Max return for another month, affecting about 500 flights

  WestJet has scrubbed Boeing's grounded 737 Max jet from flight schedules through April 4, 2020.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2020