WestJet statement on Boeing 737 MAX
Provided by WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership/CNW Airline adjusts schedule through June 24 CALGARY, Jan. 21, 2020 /CNW/ – Following Boeing’s announcement regarding the 737-MAX aircraft, WestJet today announced it will be updating its schedule to remove the aircraft through to June 24, 2020. Any affected guests will be proactively contacted once work is complete. “We thank our guests for their […]
CAE open to building 737 Max simulators faster to help airlines
News provided by the Montreal Gazette – link to full story Montreal-based manufacturer says it’s ready to speed up output once the beleaguered jet is cleared to fly again. Montreal’s CAE Inc. stands ready to speed up production of Boeing Co. 737 Max flight simulators once the beleaguered jet is cleared to fly again — whenever that […]
WestJet fortunate to evade layoffs in wake of Max 8 groundings: Sims
News provided by Calgary Herald – link to full story and updates AMANDA STEPHENSON, CALGARY HERALD January 4, 2020 Ten months into the grounding of Boeing’s Max 8 aircraft, WestJet CEO Ed Sims says he is “incredibly proud” that the Calgary-based airline was able to avoid layoffs in 2019. Job cuts could have been a real […]
Air Canada, WestJet push back return of Boeing 737 Max until early spring
News provided by The Star – link to full story and updates By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press, Fri., Jan. 3, 2020 TORONTO – Canada’s two biggest airlines are keeping the grounded Boeing 737 Max off their flight schedules for at least the next two months in a move that could impact passengers already slated for […]
737 Max and Canadian operators
Thanks to a hint from P.N. External Link to skiesmag.com How the 737 Max grounding has affected Canadian operators
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates Canadian Operators: Air Canada (24 aircraft), WestJet (13) and Sunwing (4) Chairman David Calhoun to become chief executive starting Jan. 13 The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 23, 2019 Boeing’s chief executive officer has been forced out by the board of directors amid continuing problems […]
Safety advocate Ralph Nader urges Canada to do its own review of the Boeing 737 Max before clearing it to fly
News provided by The Star – link to full story and updates By Bruce Campion-Smith, Ottawa Bureau, Fri., Dec. 13, 2019 OTTAWA—Famed consumer safety advocate Ralph Nader is appealing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure that Canada does an independent review of the safety of the Boeing 737 Max before clearing the troubled jet to […]
CAE and Sunwing Airlines extend pilot training agreement
CAE Press Release Montreal, Canada, November 18, 2019 (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE and Sunwing Airlines announced today at the 2019 Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC) Canadian Aviation Conference and Tradeshow that they would be extending their exclusive training agreement and adding five more years to the partnership. CAE instructors will continue to […]
Boeing details steps needed to get grounded Max jet flying
News provided by CTV News – link to full story David Koenig, The Associated Press, November 11, 2019 WATCH: Video Boeing hopes to resume deliveries of its 737 Max jet to airlines in December and win regulatory approval to restart commercial service with the plane in January. Boeing shares rose in midday trading Monday. The […]
Canada’s flight attendants band together to demand safety assurances over 737 Max
News provided by TravelWeek.ca – link to full story Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Posted by Travelweek Group OTTAWA — Flight attendants on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border are standing in solidarity over safety concerns about the Boeing 737 Max. The unions representing flight attendants at Air Canada, Sunwing and WestJet are showing their support for […]