Category: WestJets

  • WestJet’s union ends strike after reaching deal with carrier By Reuters

    (Reuters) – The union representing striking mechanics at Canada’s WestJet Airlines said on Monday it had negotiated a contract with the carrier, ending their strike with immediate effect. WestJet said its members will return to work to restore the network after the airline was forced to ground 130 aircraft at…

  • WestJet’s Sunwing deal adds more flights to Latin America, Caribbean

    Article content Canadian travel company WestJet Airlines Ltd. plans to… To increase its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean and offer aircraft with larger seats after purchasing a competitor. WestJet, owned by private equity firm Onex Corp., completed the acquisition last year of low-cost carrier Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing…