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Share this article Share this article CALGARY, AB, Jan. 29, 2021 /CNW/ - The WestJet Group today announced it would temporarily cease international flying to 14 sun destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean in response to a request from the Government of Canada. "The government asked, and we agreed," said Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO. "While we know that air travel is responsible for less than two per cent of cases since the start of the crisis, and even less today, we recognize the Government of Canada's ask is a precautionary measure. We also note that the overwhelming majority of qua...

The Daily Chase: Kenney blasts Biden over KXL; CFIB says 181,000 firms at risk of failure Alberta Premier Jason Kenney blasted U.S. President Joe Biden late yesterday for yanking Keystone XL’s permit, called out the Trudeau government and its top envoy in Washington for not putting up more of a fight to save the pipeline, and suggested that Enbridge’s Line 3 and Line 5 pipelines could be at risk if the federal government throws in the towel on defending KXL. So what comes next? Kenney wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to request a meeting with the administration. Lucky for him, ...

Passengers unfazed as WestJet returns Boeing 737 Max to service The Canadian Press 2021-01-21 © Provided by The Canadian Press Passengers aboard the first Boeing 737 Max flight in Canadian airspace in nearly two years weren't overly concerned about the plane's safety, saying they trusted that regulators had addressed any issues with the aircraft. Four people travelling on WestJet’s Thursday morning flight from Calgary to Vancouver said they had no issues boarding the Max, which was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two deadly crashes that were found to be caused by a faulty sensor....

Boeing's 737 MAX planes are set to return to Canadian skies today. The plane's first flight in nearly two years will be operated by WestJet.

Article content Calgary-based WestJet has successfully completed the first commercial Canadian flight of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft since its grounding 22 months ago. WestJet Flight 155 took off from Calgary en route to Vancouver on Thursday morning. On board the aircraft were 71 passengers, including WestJet president and CEO Ed Sims and board chair Christopher Burley. The flight was piloted by Captain David Colquhoun, WestJet master executive council chair with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), and Captain Scott Wilson, WestJet’s vice-president of operations. Chris Rauenbusch, pr...