WestJet

CUPE Says Rapid Testing at Calgary Airport a Solid Step, Calls for Other Airports to Follow Suit

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Health, Air, Infectious diseases, Transport, Other Travel, Travel, Pharmaceutical, National Airports System, Low-cost carriers, Airlines, Onex Corporation, WestJet, Aviation, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Airport, Transport

CUPE 4070 is praising the announcement of rapid COVID testing at the Calgary airport.

Key Points: 
  • CUPE 4070 is praising the announcement of rapid COVID testing at the Calgary airport.
  • The rapid testing announcement shows government, business and unions can work together.
  • This issue is not a Calgary or a WestJet issue, it is a Canadian issue, said Rauenbusch.
  • Ottawa must work with other Canadian airports to build rapid testing capacity.

New layoffs at Air Transat

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Friday, October 16, 2020
Airlines, Low-cost carriers, Aviation, WestJet, Transat, Air Canada, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Canada (Labour Relations Board) v Paul L'Anglais Inc. et al.

MONTREAL, Oct. 16, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ -Faced with the major Air Transat layoffs announced for November, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is calling on the federal government to immediately deploy rapid COVID-19 screening at Canadian airports.

Key Points: 
  • MONTREAL, Oct. 16, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ -Faced with the major Air Transat layoffs announced for November, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is calling on the federal government to immediately deploy rapid COVID-19 screening at Canadian airports.
  • What we need is an efficient federal screening program,"said Julie Roberts, president of CUPE's Air Transat component.
  • Air Transat flight attendants are safety professionals whose primary role is to protect passengers.
  • In total, CUPE represents more than 13,100 members in air transport in Canada, including workers at Air Transat, Air Canada Rouge, Sunwing, CALM Air, Canadian North, WestJet, Cathay Pacific, First Air, and Air Georgian.

NAV CANADA informed of appeal, considering mediation

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Friday, October 2, 2020
Mediation, WestJet, Airlines, NAV, Nav Canada, Aviation, Human activities

The Agency is the designated appeal body for NAV CANADA charges pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act.

Key Points: 
  • The Agency is the designated appeal body for NAV CANADA charges pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act.
  • NAV CANADA and WestJet are in the process of considering mediation.
  • If mediation is not undertaken or if mediation is pursued but is not successful, after considering the submissions of both WestJet and NAV CANADA, the Agency must decide the appeal within 60 days, unless the Agency is of the opinion that there are special circumstances involved in the determination of the appeal.
  • NAV CANADA will vigorously defend the appeal but remains hopeful that a mediation will resolve matters between the two parties, said Leigh Ann Kirby, Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, NAV CANADA.

National Airlines Council of Canada Supports Call by Major Unions for Sectoral Assistance

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Thursday, October 1, 2020
Airlines, Aviation, Low-cost carriers, National Airlines Council of Canada, WestJet, Air Transat, Air Canada, Airline

"The pandemic has had a devastating impact on our industry, our employees and the communities we serve.

Key Points: 
  • "The pandemic has had a devastating impact on our industry, our employees and the communities we serve.
  • Countries around the world have brought forth sectoral support for their aviation sectors, precisely because of the critical role aviation must play in the economic recovery.
  • Government data released this week by Statistics Canada underscores the truly unprecedented challenge facing the aviation community.
  • About the National Airlines Council of Canada:
    The National Airlines Council of Canada represents Canada'slargest national and international passenger air carriers:Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet.

YVR and WestJet select UBC as research partner for COVID-19 testing pilot study

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Thursday, October 1, 2020
National Airports System, Airlines, Aviation, Low-cost carriers, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Onex Corporation, WestJet, Vancouver International Airport, Tamara Vrooman, University of British Columbia, Orlando International Airport, WestJet Encore

RICHMOND, BC, Oct. 1, 2020 /CNW/ -Vancouver Airport Authority and WestJet have selected the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the research partner for a COVID-19 rapid testing pilot at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Key Points: 
  • RICHMOND, BC, Oct. 1, 2020 /CNW/ -Vancouver Airport Authority and WestJet have selected the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the research partner for a COVID-19 rapid testing pilot at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
  • "We are very pleased to have selected a world-leading research institute, located in our own backyard, to partner with us on this critically important work," said Tamara Vrooman, President & CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority.
  • Under the proposed partnership, the parties will work together to design and implement a research study to test and pilot real-time COVID-19 testing at the airport.
  • During this time, WestJet has maintained its status as one of the top-10 on-time airlines in North America as named by Cirium.

WestJet to offer guests no-charge COVID-19 travel insurance for air and vacation reservations

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Friday, September 11, 2020
Airlines, Low-cost carriers, Airline tickets, Onex Corporation, WestJet, Aviation, Travel agency

For reservations made on or after September 18, 2020, any WestJet air-only reservation including WestJet Vacations bookings for travel to and from Mexico, the Caribbean (excluding the U.S.), Europe (including U.K.) and inbound to Canada will provide eligible guests no-charge COVID-19 travel insurance through new partner TuGo.

Key Points: 
  • For reservations made on or after September 18, 2020, any WestJet air-only reservation including WestJet Vacations bookings for travel to and from Mexico, the Caribbean (excluding the U.S.), Europe (including U.K.) and inbound to Canada will provide eligible guests no-charge COVID-19 travel insurance through new partner TuGo.
  • One-way travel reservations will also be eligible for coverage for up to seven days.
  • "Safety measures have been implemented across our entire travel journey and providing our guests peace of mind during their travels is worth the investment we are making to ensure the safest travel experience for our guests."
  • "TuGo is excited to partner with WestJet to offer Canadians an opportunity to travel again," said Patrick Robinson, TuGo's CEO.

WestJet reinforces commitment to safety with zero-tolerance mask policy

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Friday, August 28, 2020
Airlines, Low-cost carriers, Aviation, WestJet, Swoop

The WestJet Group includes WestJet, WestJet Encore, WestJet Link and Swoop.

Key Points: 
  • The WestJet Group includes WestJet, WestJet Encore, WestJet Link and Swoop.
  • Travellers must understand if they choose to not wear a mask, they are choosing not to fly our airlines."
  • Effective, September 1, 2020, the input of contact information for those travelling on WestJet, WestJet Encore, WestJet Link and Swoop will become mandatory at the 24-hour check-in process online and at kiosks.
  • Mandatory information at WestJet check-in kiosks will be phased into the policy change by the end of September.

Swoop Snags $3.2M to Build SaaS for Local Transportation Businesses

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Software, As a service, Cloud applications, Business models, Computing, Swoop, WestJet, Software as a service, Draft:Swoop

The fragmented industry of vehicle owners will now be able to effortlessly book, dispatch, track and manage all their rides through Swoop's SaaS tool.

Key Points: 
  • The fragmented industry of vehicle owners will now be able to effortlessly book, dispatch, track and manage all their rides through Swoop's SaaS tool.
  • With the COVID-19 challenges, there was no group transportation for months, and now Swoop is ready to start helping them strive again.
  • It's easy to understand why investors are enthusiastic about Swoop - While building the SaaS platform, Swoop gained its market expertise through its group transportation market-place and grew 3x in 2019.
  • Swoop then passes on these leads to the operators using its SaaS tool, providing additional value to these local businesses.

Onex Confirms AGM Approvals

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Airlines, Aviation, Companies of Canada, WestJet, Canadian Airlines, Onex, Onex Corporation, Letko Brosseau

Finally, Onex shareholders confirmed almost unanimously a by-law adopted by Onex in connection with its acquisition of WestJet in December 2019 related to ensuring Canadian ownership and control of WestJet.

Key Points: 
  • Finally, Onex shareholders confirmed almost unanimously a by-law adopted by Onex in connection with its acquisition of WestJet in December 2019 related to ensuring Canadian ownership and control of WestJet.
  • About Onex Founded in 1984, Onex invests and manages capital on behalf of its shareholders, institutional investors and high net worth clients from around the world.
  • With offices in Toronto, New York, New Jersey and London, Onex and its experienced management teams are collectively the largest investors across Onex platforms.
  • Onex shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol ONEX.

Unifor condemns WestJet outsourcing scheme

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Business, Articles, Economy, Low-cost carriers, International Metalworkers' Federation, International Transport Workers' Federation, International Federation of Journalists, WestJet, Offshoring, Unifor, Outsourcing

CALGARY, AB, June 25, 2020 /CNW/ - Unifor is disturbed by WestJet's plans that will eliminate more than 3,000 jobs in an outsourcing scheme revealed earlier this week.

Key Points: 
  • CALGARY, AB, June 25, 2020 /CNW/ - Unifor is disturbed by WestJet's plans that will eliminate more than 3,000 jobs in an outsourcing scheme revealed earlier this week.
  • "I find it disturbing that WestJet is using the pandemic to justify its outsourcing scheme as so many of the workers who will lose their jobs were in the process of signing union cards with Unifor."
  • In recent weeks, Unifor organizers have noted a substantial increase in the number of WestJet workers reaching out to sign union cards.
  • "This outsourcing scheme at WestJet shows what happens when workers do not have a union to protect them," added Dias.