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WestJet


WestJet TSX: WJA is a Canadian low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta that flies to most major cities in Canada and 12 cities in the United States. WestJet is a rarity in the airline industry due to the fact that it is non-unionized. Profit-Sharing is credited for this fact.

History

Founded in 1996 by Clive Beddoe, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan, and Donald Bell, WestJet tried to follow the same path as Southwest Airlines and Morris Air, as a low-cost carrier. Originally meant to be a western Canada operation, WestJet soon became one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.

On February 29, 1996 the first WestJet flight (a Boeing 737) departed. At that time, the airline served Calgary (the airline's hub), Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver, and Winnipeg with a fleet of three Boeing 737-200 aircraft and two-hunded and twenty employees. By the end of that same year, they had included Regina, Saskatoon, and Victoria. In 1997 service to Abbotsford was added.

In 1999, a milestone was reached when WestJet was able to offer its first public sharing at 2.5 million shares. Also in 1999, the cities of Thunder Bay, Grande Prairie, and Prince George were added to WestJet's route map. In 2000, the airline expanded to Canada's eastern region, reaching Hamilton, Moncton, and Ottawa, and choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub. That year, Beddoe, Hill, Morgan and Bell were given the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award in Canada for their contribution to the Canadian airline industry. In 2001, expansion continued, to include Fort McMurray and Comox, and to the subsequently pulled cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thompson and Brandon. The airline's four creators also received another entrepreneurship award. In 2002, the airline added two new eastern Canadian destinations, the cities of London and Toronto. In April 2003, WestJet added Windsor, Montreal, Halifax, St. John's, and Gander.

WestJet Boeing 737

In April, 2004, WestJet moved its eastern hub from Hamilton to Toronto. All of the flights between Ottawa and Hamilton and Montreal and Hamilton were moved to Toronto, a move that brought WestJet more fully in to the lucrative Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal triangle.

In 2004, a number of U.S. destinations were added or announced. These included San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, New York (LaGuardia). Palm Springs was added in early 2005, as was San Diego, while New York-LaGuardia was dropped. In Fall 2005, Ft. Myers, Las Vegas was added to the growing list of destinations.

WestJet's transborder flights fly non-stop from Calgary (WestJet's main hub), as well as Edmonton, Kelowna, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.

In April 2005, they announced new service seasonal to Charlottetown. Also in April 2005, WestJet ceased service to Gander. In June 2005, the airline announced it was ceasing service to Windsor, Ontario, effective October 30, 2005, and shifting capacity to nearby London.

After rumours and speculation surrounding the implementation of extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS), WestJet announced new service to the Hawaiian Islands from Vancouver on September 20, 2005. Effective December 2005, the airline will fly from Vancouver to Honolulu and Vancouver to Maui. All flights returning from the Hawaiian Islands will be overnight flights (red-eyes) allowing the carrier to maintain a high utilization of the fleet.

In late 2002 the Airline was accused by rival Air Canada of [1] espionage for their role in accessing confidential information.

Current status

During a second quarter conference call in 2004, Clive Beddoe, announced that Westjet would be expanding to serve the United States. On September 20, 2004 Westjet commenced the first phase of its transborder flights by flying from Calgary and Toronto to Los Angeles International Airport as well as Toronto to New York LaGuardia. However, WestJet ended service to New York (LaGuardia) on July 4, 2005, citing an inability to secure gates at the airport.

Soon after, the airline announced new service from Calgary to Fort Lauderdale; Edmonton to Las Vegas; Kelowna to Las Vegas; Toronto to Fort Myers and Phoenix; Montreal to Fort Lauderdale; Winnipeg to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix; and Vancouver to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Phoenix.

WestJet Airlines entered into a two-year agreement with Air Transat in August, 2003, whereby Westjet Next Generation Boeing aircraft would be filled by Transat's two main tour operators, World of Vacations and Air Transat Holidays. The planes are operated by WestJet crews. Some of the destinations that WestJet planes can be found at are the Dominican Republic, Puerto Vallarta, Panama City (Panama), Cancún, Mazatlan, Varadero, Cuba and St. Martin. There are also weekly charter flights run year-round to Las Vegas, Nevada, from Calgary and Edmonton on behalf of Signature Vacations; this charter agreement is set to expire in the Fall of 2005.

Current fleet


  • 2 Boeing 737-600 (More on order)
  • 41 Boeing 737-700
  • 5 Boeing 737-800

The airline flies a fleet that consists exclusively of Boeing 737s, taking a cue from the successful single operating type model pioneered by Southwest Airlines. By year end 2005, the operating fleet will consist of 56 aircraft; Fifty of those aircraft are now Next Generation Boeing 737 aircraft. WestJet continues to slowly retire the older 737-200 aircraft while they grow their overall fleet with Next Generation Aircraft consisting of -600, -700, and -800 series models from the 737 class. The first deliveries of 737-600 and 737-800 aircraft began in 2005.

It was announced early in 2005 that the 737-200 fleet would be retired within the year, to be replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. This will enable WestJet to further enjoy a lower-cost structure. However, with the abrupt end of operations by discount rival Jetsgo on March 11, 2005, the retirement of the 737-200 fleet will possibly be delayed as WestJet plans to add flights to fill Jetsgo's void.

On July 12th, 2005, WestJet announced that it had completed the sale of its remaining Boeing 737-200 to Miami-based Apollo Aviation Group (Apollo). As of March 2006, there will be no more 200 series planes in WestJet's fleet. There will be three to four in operation on any given day throughout the busy Christmas holidays. Less then 10% of WestJet's available seat miles are flown by the 200's.

On January 9th, 2006, the last Boeing 737-200 (Tail 748 C-FCWJ) was flown during a fly-by ceremony at the Westjet hangar in Calgary. The aircraft was flown by Don Bell. The last commercial revenue flight by a '200 was a charter flight, Las Vegas to Calgary, arriving at 0130 January 9, 2006, flown by tail 741 (C-GWWJ). Westjet now operates the youngest fleet of aircraft by a major commercial airline in North America, with an average age of two years.

Destinations

See: List of WestJet destinations

Executive / Board of Directors

Executive

  • Clive Beddoe (CEO)
  • Donald Bell (Executive Vice President)
  • Sandy Campbell (Executive Vice President)
  • Fred Ring (Executive Vice President)
  • Sean Durfy (Executive Vice President)
  • Russ Hall (Executive Vice President)

Board of Directors

  • Allan Jackson (Board Member)
  • Ronald Greene (Board Member)
  • Murph Hannon (Board Member)
  • Wilmot Matthews (Board Member)
  • Donald A. MacDonald (Board Member)
  • Tim Morgan (Board Member)
  • L.M. (Larry) Pollock (Board Member)
  • James Homeniuk (Board Member)
  • Arthur Scace (Board Member)
  • Hugh Bolton (Board Member)
  • Daryl S. Fridhandler (IR Professional)

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Board of Directors. Nice was the birthplace of:. Executive. The ferry companies SNCM and Corsica Ferries operate from the Nice harbour and sail to several towns on Corsica. See: List of WestJet destinations. A tramway is currently under construction and is expected to begin operation in 2006. Westjet now operates the youngest fleet of aircraft by a major commercial airline in North America, with an average age of two years. Public transportation within the city and to neighboring areas is provided by the Ligne d'Azur company.

The last commercial revenue flight by a '200 was a charter flight, Las Vegas to Calgary, arriving at 0130 January 9, 2006, flown by tail 741 (C-GWWJ). The city is served by Cote d'Azur International Airport and has a railway station. The aircraft was flown by Don Bell. The more famous is the farandole. On January 9th, 2006, the last Boeing 737-200 (Tail 748 C-FCWJ) was flown during a fly-by ceremony at the Westjet hangar in Calgary. Traditions are still alive, specially in the folk music and the dances. Less then 10% of WestJet's available seat miles are flown by the 200's. In the recent decades Nice, as the rest of France, has received immigrants from other parts of the world, mainly Northern and Western Africa as well as southeastern Asia, which has further enriched the cultural life of the city.

There will be three to four in operation on any given day throughout the busy Christmas holidays. Local food culture, which includes pissaladiere a pie with onions and anchovies paste; socca, a kind of pancake made from chickpea flour; bouillabaisse and fish soup; "Stockfish" (traditionally prounounced as "Stoquefiche" (French spelling) with special emphasis on the first "e"), farcis, vegetables stuffed with breadcrumbs; and salade nicoise, a tomato salad with green peppers of the "Corne" breed, baked eggs, tuna or anchovies, and olives. As of March 2006, there will be no more 200 series planes in WestJet's fleet. Niçard is an Occitan dialect but strong Italian influence makes it less unintelligible with other non-extinct Provençal dialects that exist around. On July 12th, 2005, WestJet announced that it had completed the sale of its remaining Boeing 737-200 to Miami-based Apollo Aviation Group (Apollo). The local language Niçard is still spoken by a minority and there are strong Italian and Corsican influences as well as Occitan. However, with the abrupt end of operations by discount rival Jetsgo on March 11, 2005, the retirement of the 737-200 fleet will possibly be delayed as WestJet plans to add flights to fill Jetsgo's void. Nice has a distinct culture due to its unique history.

This will enable WestJet to further enjoy a lower-cost structure. A controversial official report stated that de Montgolfier had made unwarranted accusations. It was announced early in 2005 that the 737-200 fleet would be retired within the year, to be replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. In 2003, local head prosecutor Eric de Montgolfier alleged that some judicial cases involving local personalities had been suspiciously derailed by the local judiciary, which he suspected of having unhealthy contacts, through Masonic lodges, with the very people that they are supposed to prosecute or judge. The first deliveries of 737-600 and 737-800 aircraft began in 2005. Jacques Peyrat, the mayor of Nice since 1995, is a member of the UMP party and former member of the Front National. WestJet continues to slowly retire the older 737-200 aircraft while they grow their overall fleet with Next Generation Aircraft consisting of -600, -700, and -800 series models from the 737 class. He was then convicted of several counts of corruption and associated crimes and sentenced to prison.

By year end 2005, the operating fleet will consist of 56 aircraft; Fifty of those aircraft are now Next Generation Boeing 737 aircraft. As accusations of political corruption against Jacques Medecin grew, he fled France in 1990 and was arrested in Uruguay in 1993, leading to his extradition in 1994. The airline flies a fleet that consists exclusively of Boeing 737s, taking a cue from the successful single operating type model pioneered by Southwest Airlines. October 16, 1979 23 people died when the coast of Nice was hit by a tsunami.
. In the second half of the 20th century, Nice bore the influence of mayor Jean Medecin (mayor from 1947 to 1965) and his son Jacques (mayor from 1966 to 1990). There are also weekly charter flights run year-round to Las Vegas, Nevada, from Calgary and Edmonton on behalf of Signature Vacations; this charter agreement is set to expire in the Fall of 2005.
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Martin. By a treaty concluded in 1860 between the Sardinian king and Napoleon III it was again transferred to France, and the cession was ratified by over 25,000 electors out of a total of 30,700 although the plesbicite was most likely sabotaged by the French. Some of the destinations that WestJet planes can be found at are the Dominican Republic, Puerto Vallarta, Panama City (Panama), Cancún, Mazatlan, Varadero, Cuba and St. Conquered in 1792 by the armies of the French republic, the county of Nice continued to be part of France until 1814; but after that date it reverted to Sardinia. The planes are operated by WestJet crews. In 1775 the king of Sardinia destroyed all that remained of the ancient liberties of the commune. WestJet Airlines entered into a two-year agreement with Air Transat in August, 2003, whereby Westjet Next Generation Boeing aircraft would be filled by Transat's two main tour operators, World of Vacations and Air Transat Holidays. From 1744 till the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) the French and Spaniards were again in possession.

Soon after, the airline announced new service from Calgary to Fort Lauderdale; Edmonton to Las Vegas; Kelowna to Las Vegas; Toronto to Fort Myers and Phoenix; Montreal to Fort Lauderdale; Winnipeg to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix; and Vancouver to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Phoenix. The treaty of Utrecht in 1713 once more gave the city back to Savoy; and in the peaceful years which followed the "new town" was built. However, WestJet ended service to New York (LaGuardia) on July 4, 2005, citing an inability to secure gates at the airport. Captured by Catinat in 1691, Nice was restored to Savoy in 1696; but it was again besieged by the French in 1705, and in the following year its citadel and ramparts were demolished. On September 20, 2004 Westjet commenced the first phase of its transborder flights by flying from Calgary and Toronto to Los Angeles International Airport as well as Toronto to New York LaGuardia. By opening the ports of the countship to all nations, and proclaiming full freedom of trade, Charles Emmanuel in 1626 gave a great stimulus to the commerce of the city, whose noble families took part in its mercantile enterprises. During a second quarter conference call in 2004, Clive Beddoe, announced that Westjet would be expanding to serve the United States. In 1600 Nice was taken by the duke of Guise.

In late 2002 the Airline was accused by rival Air Canada of [1] espionage for their role in accessing confidential information. Pestilence appeared again in 1550 and 1580. All flights returning from the Hawaiian Islands will be overnight flights (red-eyes) allowing the carrier to maintain a high utilization of the fleet. In 1543 Nice was attacked by the united forces of Francis I and Barbarossa; and, though the inhabitants repulsed the assault which succeeded the terrible bombardment, they were ultimately compelled to surrender, and Barbarossa was allowed to pillage the city and to carry off 2,500 captives. Effective December 2005, the airline will fly from Vancouver to Honolulu and Vancouver to Maui. It was in Nice that the two monarchs in 1538 concluded, through the mediation of Pope Paul III, a truce of ten years. After rumours and speculation surrounding the implementation of extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS), WestJet announced new service to the Hawaiian Islands from Vancouver on September 20, 2005. During the struggle between Francis I and Charles V great damage was caused by the passage of the armies invading Provence; pestilence and famine raged in the city for several years.

In June 2005, the airline announced it was ceasing service to Windsor, Ontario, effective October 30, 2005, and shifting capacity to nearby London. The maritime strength of Nice now rapidly increased until it was able to cope with the Barbary pirates; the fortifications were largely extended and the roads to the city improved. Also in April 2005, WestJet ceased service to Gander. In the course of the 13th and 14th centuries it fell more than once into the hands of the Counts of Provence; and at length in 1388 the commune placed itself under the protection of the Counts of Savoy. In April 2005, they announced new service seasonal to Charlottetown. As an ally of Pisa it was the enemy of Genoa, and both the King of France and the Emperor endeavoured to subjugate it; but in spite of all it maintained its municipal liberties. WestJet's transborder flights fly non-stop from Calgary (WestJet's main hub), as well as Edmonton, Kelowna, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. During the Middle Ages Nice had its share in the wars and disasters of Italy.

Myers, Las Vegas was added to the growing list of destinations. In 729 it repulsed the Saracens; but in 859 and 880 they pillaged and burned it, and for the most of the 10th century remained masters of the surrounding country. In Fall 2005, Ft. In the 7th century Nice joined the Genoese league formed by the towns of Liguria. Palm Springs was added in early 2005, as was San Diego, while New York-LaGuardia was dropped. It soon became one of the busiest trading stations on the Ligurian coast; but as a city it had an important rival in the Roman town of Cemenelum, which continued to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions, and has left its ruins at Cimiez, which is now a quarter of Nice. These included San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, New York (LaGuardia). Nice (Nicaea) was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks of Marseille and received the name of Νικαία ("Nikaia") in honour of a victory over the neighbouring Ligurians (Nike being the goddess of victory).

destinations were added or announced. There were settlements in the Nice area approximately 400,000 years ago: the site of Terra Amata shows one of the earliest uses of fire and construction of houses. In 2004, a number of U.S. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, Nice is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Alpes-Maritimes département. All of the flights between Ottawa and Hamilton and Montreal and Hamilton were moved to Toronto, a move that brought WestJet more fully in to the lucrative Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal triangle. . In April, 2004, WestJet moved its eastern hub from Hamilton to Toronto. The city is a major tourist center and a leading resort on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur).

John's, and Gander. Nice (pronounced [nis]) (Occitan: Niça or Nissa; Italian: Nizza) is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. In April 2003, WestJet added Windsor, Montreal, Halifax, St. "Nice the very loyal city" (loyal to the House of Savoy), but the motto was shortened in 1860 when Nice became French.. In 2002, the airline added two new eastern Canadian destinations, the cities of London and Toronto. 1 The original city motto was Nicæa civitas fidelissima, i.e. The airline's four creators also received another entrepreneurship award. Christian Wolff (born 1934), American composer of experimental classical music.

Marie, Sudbury, Thompson and Brandon. Yves Klein (1928-1962), artist. In 2001, expansion continued, to include Fort McMurray and Comox, and to the subsequently pulled cities of Sault Ste. Simone Veil (born 1927), lawyer and politician. That year, Beddoe, Hill, Morgan and Bell were given the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award in Canada for their contribution to the Canadian airline industry. Jean Behra (1921-1959), Formula One driver. In 2000, the airline expanded to Canada's eastern region, reaching Hamilton, Moncton, and Ottawa, and choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub. Rene Dreyfus (1905-1993), Grand Prix driver.

Also in 1999, the cities of Thunder Bay, Grande Prairie, and Prince George were added to WestJet's route map. Robert Caesar Childers (1838-1876), British Orientalist scholar. In 1999, a milestone was reached when WestJet was able to offer its first public sharing at 2.5 million shares. Marcel Journet (1867-1933), tenor. In 1997 service to Abbotsford was added. Albert Calmette (1863-1933), physician, bacteriologist and immunologist. By the end of that same year, they had included Regina, Saskatoon, and Victoria. Melchior de Vogue (1848-1910), author.

At that time, the airline served Calgary (the airline's hub), Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver, and Winnipeg with a fleet of three Boeing 737-200 aircraft and two-hunded and twenty employees. Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1885), nationalist revolutionary and Italy's most famous soldier of the Risorgimento. On February 29, 1996 the first WestJet flight (a Boeing 737) departed. Andre Massena (1758-1817), Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France. Originally meant to be a western Canada operation, WestJet soon became one of the fastest growing airlines in the world. Founded in 1996 by Clive Beddoe, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan, and Donald Bell, WestJet tried to follow the same path as Southwest Airlines and Morris Air, as a low-cost carrier.

. Profit-Sharing is credited for this fact. WestJet is a rarity in the airline industry due to the fact that it is non-unionized.
WestJet TSX: WJA is a Canadian low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta that flies to most major cities in Canada and 12 cities in the United States.

Fridhandler (IR Professional). Daryl S. Hugh Bolton (Board Member). Arthur Scace (Board Member).

James Homeniuk (Board Member). (Larry) Pollock (Board Member). L.M. Tim Morgan (Board Member).

MacDonald (Board Member). Donald A. Wilmot Matthews (Board Member). Murph Hannon (Board Member).

Ronald Greene (Board Member). Allan Jackson (Board Member). Russ Hall (Executive Vice President). Sean Durfy (Executive Vice President).

Fred Ring (Executive Vice President). Sandy Campbell (Executive Vice President). Donald Bell (Executive Vice President). Clive Beddoe (CEO).

5 Boeing 737-800. 41 Boeing 737-700. 2 Boeing 737-600 (More on order).