Air Canada, WestJet Ditch Fuel Surcharge

Air Canada is dropping its fee to check a second piece of luggage, and will also jettison a portion of its fuel surcharge. Westjet, Air Canada's rival and, for all intents and purposes, the only other domestic...

Fly Free Contest on September 11

As Today is the seven anniversary of September 11, I could hardly believe what I was seeing in this morning’s Toronto Star, a two full page ad for a contest called” Fly Free Contest”, “Play Fly Free with the Toronto Star and West Jet Vacations daily and could win a...

Airlines industry is morphing: Partnerships flourish

A season for making up and breaking up, the airline industry is going through some rough times. Whether you're going North, South, or West, you'll have to keep afloat with all the new developments to know which...

WestJet Plane involved in near-miss at LA International Airport

The associated press is reporting that a 737 from Canada's WestJet Airlines came within 15 meters of colliding with a Northwest Airlines Flight. "The close call happened at about 1 p.m. and appeared to have been...

WestJet Reports drop in second-qaurter earnings

The Canadian transportation industry is already pathetic in both the services it offers and the prices it offers them at. A $400 ticket from Vancouver to Toronto...?!? With this quarters earnings report WestJet's...

Whistle Blower

" In a Globe and Mail story on the WestJet scandal and the whistleblower who exposed WestJets rip off of confidential Air Canada computer information, the whistleblower; Melvin Crothers, may have had more than just good intentions for his actions. Mr. Crothers made $180,000 a...

Branson Calls for 25% Reduction in Airline CO2

British billionaire Richard Branson, who last week announced he was dedicated $3 billion towards anti-global warming initiatives, has issued a call to the airline industry for a 25% reduction in CO2 across the...

Plundering Tax Payers

"The Edmonton Journal reported yesterday that Big Oil in Alberta and other Alberta corporations like Telus and West Jet made increased record profits. Thanks to you and I."

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