Costas John Sivyllis and Lindsey Vogelaar had eloped to Colorado for a mountaintop wedding and were flying home to Florida when their private plane crashed just 15 minutes after takeoffAn airline pilot and his new wife have died in a private plane crash just four days after they got married. Costas John Sivyllis and Lindsey… Read More »
Passengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after two planes collided on the ground at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. No injuries were reported. WestJet said an inbound from Cancun, Mexico with 168 passengers and a crew of six was stationary and waiting to go to a gate… Read More »
The tennis world was left in shock and dismay with the recent devastating news concerning Rafael Nadal’s son, Rafa Jr. The announcement has sent ripples of sorrow through the global tennis community, affecting fans and players alike who hold Nadal in high regard not only for his remarkable achievements on the court but also for… Read More »
A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student was fatally shot late Friday night near campus, marking the fifth college student death in a week as the new academic year begins. Whitewater police found 21-year-old Kara Welsh of Plainfield, Illinois, with multiple gunshot wounds in an apartment near Main and Whitewater streets. A 23-year-old man, also in the… Read More »
The Boulder County Coroner’s Office is currently investigating to determine the cause and manner of death. The student’s identity was initially withheld, but on October 4, the coroner publicly identified her as Madalyn Prewett, a 19-year-old psychology major from Fort Collins, Colorado. The obituary states, “We don’t blame Madi at all; we have all watched… Read More »
“The people we lost were not just passengers on a flight; they were neighbours, colleagues, friends and loved ones. Their stories and contributions to our communities will not be forgotten,” he said in a statement. An airplane transporting an unspecified number of people to a diamond mine in northern Canada has crashed, resulting in deaths,… Read More »
WestJet has its eye on a number of used aircraft it hopes to add to its fleet to offset delays on pending aircraft deliveries from Boeing, the CEO of the Calgary-based carrier said. Alexis von Hoensbroech told a Calgary business audience Wednesday that WestJet is in the market for used planes in the wake of… Read More »
WestJet says it will ensure safety of passengers, crews after 3rd bomb ‘hoax’ and 4th threat within week A WestJet flight from Vancouver to Toronto was diverted to Calgary last night after yet another threat. It was the third “hoax” involving a bomb scare and the fourth threat overall against the airline in the past… Read More »
A WestJet flight bound for Edmonton from Halifax was diverted to Saskatoon on Saturday morning following a bomb threat. Police in Saskatoon said in a news release that the force’s bomb disposal unit responded to John Diefenbaker Airport after a threat was made about an explosive device on a plane that left Halifax. The release… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet Airlines said on Wednesday a union representing its maintenance engineers had rejected its new pay offer and served a second strike notice, days after the union called off a strike and agreed to return to the bargaining table. WestJet, which is backed by Onex Corp (ONEX.TO), opens new tab and competes with Air… Read More »
Labor negotiations between WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association remain at a standstill after the union called a surprise strike last week, forcing more than 400 flight cancellations and delays over the weekend. The union, which represents nearly 700 aircraft engineers and technicians, went on strike Friday after negotiations over the… Read More »
A passenger advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against WestJet Airlines alleging the company’s guidelines that cap reimbursement for cancelled and delayed flights is in contravention of Canadian law and an international treaty. In its statement of claim, Air Passenger Rights alleges that the WestJet’s guidelines go against the Montreal Convention as well as the… Read More »