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121 Saskatchewan employees part of WestJet layoffs
WestJet has laid off 121 employees in Saskatchewan as the airline deals with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline announced on Wednesday that 3,333 employees would be laid off across the ...
Jun 26, 2020 (BriYYZ/Flickr)
WestJet to lay off more than 3,300 workers under restructuring plan
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. The company plans to cons...
Jun 25, 2020
Feds say two Saskatoon flights carried COVID-19-positive passengers
Two recent flights into Saskatoon have been added to the Government of Canada's list of flights that carried people who have since tested positive for COVID-19. According to the government's website, ...
Jun 08, 2020
With deep freeze coming, Regina airport has non-stop flights to warmer centres
Those who want to get away from the cold may want to consider hopping onto a plane. "It's really a fantastic time if you want to travel non-stop to a sun destination," said James Bogusz, the CEO of th...
Jan 07, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Family out $2,500 after Swoop emergency landing in Regina
Regina was the site of "incredible stress" for an Ontario man last week as he tried to get his family from their emergency landing to a funeral a province away. Late Wednesday night, a Swoop plane fro...
Sep 11, 2019 A stock photo of a Swoop Airlines plane. (Abbotsford Airport/Twitter)
WestJet cancelling some hot direct flights out of Sask.
With the hot holiday season soon to start, vacationers in Saskatchewan could need a bit longer to get where they're going. Between Nov. 4 and Jan. 5, WestJet is cancelling some of its direct flights b...
Sep 09, 2019 (BriYYZ/Flickr)
WestJet pilot injured by green laser light while approaching Orlando airport
A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by a green laser light, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Kathlee...
May 22, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
WestJet purchase good for employees, airline: Business prof.
Toronto-based Onex Corp. has signed what it describes as a friendly agreement to buy Calgary-based WestJet. Under the agreement, Onex is set to pay out $31 per share for the airline which works out to...
May 13, 2019
Onex signs agreement to buy WestJet in deal valued at $5B
Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in an all-cash transaction of $3.5 billion. Under the agreement announced Monday, Onex will pay $31 per share for WestJet, which will...
May 13, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Boeing's troubles with 737 Max hit Regina airport
The Regina airport will have to say "goodbye," at least temporarily, to a couple of daily flights thanks to the ongoing troubles with Boeing's 737 Max airplanes. Airport CEO James Bogusz was on the 98...
May 01, 2019
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