Transportation Safety Board officials are investigating what caused a WestJet Boeing 737 from Toronto to skid off the runway while landing at Montreal’s Trudeau airport Friday afternoon. WestJet officials said via Twitter that no one was injured on Flight 588, which was carrying 110 passengers. Passenger Greg Brown told CBC News that “near the end… Read More »
Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko lifted the trophy on Friday for their victory in the US Open doubles final. The Ukrainian player, due to her participation in the Grand Slam tournament, was forced to postpone her own wedding, which she mentioned during the awards ceremony in New York. After the success at the US Open,… Read More »
Detectives from the 3 District (Welland / Pelham) Street Crime Unit have been investigating this break and enter since it occurred on Sept. 3, 2024. A media release was issued asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect on Sept. 5, 2024. Investigators subsequently received information that led to the identity of the suspect.… Read More »
When Javaune Wallen boarded his Calgary-bound flight in Kamloops on Thursday afternoon, he never thought he’d be in for a tense flight. The flight, WestJet Encore 3252, was forced to divert and make an emergency landing at Kelowna International Airport after one of its two engines failed. The plane, with its 75 passengers onboard, landed… Read More »
A 21-year-old is facing multiple charges as a result This incident remains under investigation by officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake) detective office. Following the execution of a search warrant on Thursday Sept. 5, 2024 at the home, a male was arrested and charged. 21-year-old Taha… Read More »
A hydraulic leak forced a WestJet Encore Dash 8 to return to Calgary shortly after its departure. The aircraft’s crew received multiple fault warnings, and a go-around was required on the first landing attempt. The Dash 8 was subsequently grounded, but has since returned to full active service. Who is WestJet Encore? WS3171 is a… Read More »
An unassuming photo of two tourists standing together at Niagara Falls would go on to become famous as it revealed a woman’s final moments before tragedy struck. One of many outstanding natural beauty spots in North America, Niagara Falls straddles the boarder between the US state of New York and Canada, attracting approximately 12 million… Read More »
A WestJet flight travelling from Edmonton to Toronto has made an emergency landing in Thunder Bay, Ont., after a report of possible smoke in the cabin. Airline spokesman Robert Palmer says the flight was carrying 95 passengers and six crew members and took off from Edmonton at 7 a.m. local time. Palmer says about two… Read More »
DALLAS — The WestJet Group (WS) has announced its acquisition of three more Boeing 737-8 aircraft sourced from SMBC Aviation Capital. This recent addition follows the airline’s earlier purchase of six over the summer, bringing the total number of new acquisitions to nine in just six months. Mike Scott, WestJet’s Executive Vice President and CFO,… Read More »
A series of bomb threats targeting WestJet last summer is part of a B.C. Supreme Court legal battle between the airline and one of its former pilots. Keith Kippen is suing WestJet for wrongful dismissal and defamation. In a notice of civil claim, the 48-year-old says he was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police, his… Read More »
Five threats, including four bomb scares, have targeted WestJet flights this week — the latest on a flight from Las Vegas to Victoria on Thursday night. WestJet Flight 1709 landed safety at the airport and no explosives were found on any of the aircraft. Passenger Sandra Strawson was heading home on the flight, which was… Read More »
Engine problems forced flight destined to Calgary from Hamilton to divert to Toronto An engine emergency forced a Hamilton-to-Calgary WestJet flight to divert to Toronto, where it landed safely early Thursday. WestJet Flight 585 left Hamilton’s John C. Munro International Airport at 6:51 a.m. ET and declared an emergency a short time after takeoff. It… Read More »