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 »
A WestJet aircraft headed for Toronto from Edmonton made a successful emergency landing late Tuesday morning in Thunder Bay. The plane, which departed from Edmonton at 7 a.m. MT, was surrounded by fire trucks at Thunder Bay airport but there was no sign of flames or visible smoke. According to a statement from WestJet, the… Read More »
Will the Hosts Survive? Ireland vs. England Prediction The world of international rugby has always been one filled with intense rivalries, historic clashes, and the promise of edge-of-your-seat entertainment. One such rivalry that never fails to captivate fans is the one between Ireland and England. As these two rugby powerhouses prepare to face off, the… Read More »
Legendary former Liverpool captain Ron Yeats, described by Bill Shankly as a “colossus”, has died at the age of 86. The ex-Scotland defender was part of the Liverpool side that won the Second Division title under manager Shankly in 1962. Yeats went to win two top-flight titles, the FA Cup and the Charity Shield three… Read More »
An off-duty pilot who was deadheading on a Westjet flight from Calgary to Atlanta had to come to the rescue when the operating Captain became incapacitated in a medical emergency. The off-duty pilot took over in the Captain’s seat and helped divert the aircraft by the Calgary so that the Captain could be taken to… Read More »
Jessica Pegula comes from a famous family as her parents Terry and Kim Pegula are well-known in American sporting circles as they own two big franchises, but Terry and Kim have made it clear that Jessica will always be their “first sports team and our favourite”. Terry and Kim Pegula are the owners of the… Read More »
A plane flying from Calgary to Atlanta Monday afternoon was forced to turn around due to a medical emergency involving the pilot. WestJet flight 1590 landed safely at Calgary International Airport at 1:12 p.m. Monday, just less than about an hour after taking off, according to public flight logs. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane… Read More »
Aryna Sabalenka will have to deal with a boisterous New York crowd when she faces home hope Jessica Pegula in Saturday’s US Open final. World number two Sabalenka is into the final at Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row. However, the Belarusian struggled to deal with the crowd when she lost to… Read More »
Jack Draper says being sick on court in his US Open semi-final defeat was “the worst feeling ever”, but he believes Grand Slam success is “just a matter of time”. The Briton vomited three times during his 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 defeat by world number one Jannik Sinner in New York. Reaching the last four… Read More »
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines plans to add three more leased Boeing 737 Max 8s to its fleet, for a total of nine of the narrowbodies added in the past six months. WestJet said on 6 September that it will acquire the aircraft through Irish lessor SMBC Aviation Capital, as part of a strategy to offset… Read More »
If there’s anything people can agree on these days, it’s that flying sucks. And between the delays and cancellations, extreme turbulence, and jets literally falling apart in the sky, it seems that some people have had about enough of flying experiences getting ostensibly worse instead of better. Which may partially explain the online roasting of… Read More »
“Bill’s impact on our campus cannot be overstated,” said d’Andre Willis, the fifth campus architect at CU Boulder. “He had a passion for the sense of place created by our warm sandstone buildings, their limestone details and red tile roofs, and the welcoming quadrangles and shaded walks that tie the buildings together.” Deno held both… Read More »