Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
WestJet Airlines Ltd. () is a Canadian low-cost carrier that provides scheduled and charter air service to 76 destinations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
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)(From Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper, May 2 edition.)Of THE GLOBE AND MAILTORONTO (Globe and Mail)--WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s (WJA.T) decision to order Canadian-built Bombardier Inc. (BBD.B.T) Q400 turboprops will allow the carrier to enter smaller markets across Canada while diversifying the fleet beyond Boeing 737s.Bombardier, which assembles the Q400 at its Downsview plant in Toronto, will deliver up to 45 planes to WestJet under a schedule that calls for new regional routes starting in the second half of 2013.At a list price of $30 million for each turboprop, the deal's 45-plane value totals $1.35-billion spread over six years. Major orders get discounted, but WestJet and Bombardier declined to provide pricing details on the 20 firm orders, with options for 25 more Q400s.The winning bid from Montreal-based Bombardier beat a rival submission that touted the French-Italian ATR 72-600. European aerospace giant EADS (EAD.FR) co-owns ATR ...JetBlue Airways and WestJet Airlines will receive new landing slots previously owned by Delta Air Lines and US Airways at airports in New York and Washington, D.C., ...
WestJet Airlines Ltd has entered into a partnership agreement with Delta Air Lines Inc as the Canadian carrier seeks expansion avenues in the large U.S. market.WestJ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - WestJet Airlines Ltd will not announce any more code-share agreements this year, acompany executive said Monday, after the carrier struck itsfi...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's airline industry isrecovering slowly in 2010 from last year's plunge in demand,but cost-conscious travelers are making it hard for the...
By John McCrankTORONTO (Reuters) - Air Canada and WestJet reported stronger quarterly operating results Thursday, as Canada's two biggest airlines benefited from mor...
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