All WestJet articles – Page 7
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Transat shareholders approve Air Canada buyout
Shareholders of Transat AT during a meeting on 23 August approved a proposal for Air Canada to acquire all its issued and outstanding shares, a deal that would give Canad'a largest carrier opportunity to expand its global network.
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Competition bureau approves WestJet buyout
The Canadian Competition Bureau has granted approval without conditions for Onex Partners to acquire WestJet for around C$5 billion ($3.7 billion), removing another regulatory obstacle and bringing the Toronto-based private equity firm closer to completing the buyout.
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Onex seeking $2.4 billion to fund WestJet buyout
WestJet Airlines is seeking a $2.4 billion in debt to fund Onex’s leveraged buyout of the carrier after winning shareholder approval to go ahead with the transaction on 23 July.
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WestJet returns to profit, nears Onex acquisition
WestJet returned to a second-quarter profit this year, while also moving one step closer to being acquired by private equity firm Onex by the end of 2019..
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Residco to sell two 2009-vintage 737NGs
Chicago-based firm Residco is selling two Boeing 737-700s on lease to WestJet after owning the aircraft for a little over a year.
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WestJet gains Canadian approval for Delta joint venture
WestJet has secured Canadian approval for its proposed transborder joint venture with Delta Air Lines.
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PodcastPODCAST: Airline Business on Canada, Italy, India, Max and Spirit
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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WestJet ratifies agreement with dispatchers
WestJet today has ratified a three-year agreement with its flight dispatchers, represented by the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA), continuing a wave of unionization at the airline.
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Air Canada in talks to acquire Transat AT
Air Canada will purchase Transat AT, the tourism company parent of Montreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat and combine the two companies.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Onex aims for WestJet growth
The purchase of WestJet led by Onex Partners for C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) is an opportunity to continue the airline’s transition into a global carrier following the private equity firm’s years of attempts to increase its aviation focus.
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NewsPrivate equity fund Onex to acquire WestJet
Canada's second-largest carrier WestJet is to be acquired by Toronto-based private equity firm Onex for around C$5 billion ($3.7 billion), including debt.
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NewsWestJet’s 787-9 completes first transatlantic flight
WestJet has introduced its latest Boeing 787-9 with an inaugural transatlantic flight.
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WestJet unveils hangar for its new Boeing 787-9s
WestJet chief executive Ed Sims unveiled the airline’s new hangar for the Boeing 787-9 on 24 April and announced it will be the first Canadian airline to base the aircraft at Calgary,
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AFI KLM E&M to maintain engines for WestJet
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance will maintain General Electric GEnx engines for WestJet as the Canada-based airline aims to streamline maintenance and maximize availability of its Boeing 787-9 aircraft for flights across oceans.
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NewsWTCE: WestJet takes on cruelty-free onboard image
WestJet has selected Canadian firms to supply and produce the new amenity kits that will be carried onboard its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, adding to the strong domestic brand image.
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PICTURES: WestJet operates first 787 revenue flight
WestJet's first flight of paying customers on one of the airline’s new-del Boeing 787-9 “Dreamliner” aircraft on 20 February is a prelude to international flights the Calgary-based airline plans to begin in April.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: WestJet sees hopeful revenue signs as overhaul advances
WestJet's executives are describing 2018 as a year of rebuilding – a period during which the company's financial results suffered amid a wholesale transformation that was aimed at eventually making WestJet stronger.
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'No screaming good' deals on WestJet's first 787 flights: CFO
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is taking a somewhat novel tack in how it prices seats on soon-to-launch Boeing 787-9 flights.
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PICTURE: WestJet gets its first Boeing 787-9
WestJet has taken delivery the first of 10 Boeing 787-9s it has on order.