WestJet faces indefinite delays on dozens of new aircraft deliveries after a panel blowout on a Boeing 737 Max plane last month prompted a halt to greater...
WestJet faces indefinite delays on dozens of new aircraft deliveries after a panel blowout on a Boeing 737 Max plane last month prompted a halt to greater production at the U.S. aircraft maker.
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all 737 Max 9s for inspection and launched a probe after a panel known as a door plug tore away from the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines plane while in flight on Jan. 5, leaving a refrigerator-sized hole in the cabin wall and prompting an emergency landing.
“If that airplane isn't going to see the light of day for years — if ever — because of what's going on, the plans that WestJet has for fleet renewal are going to be in jeopardy." The carrier faces challenges beyond delivery delays. A pair of no-frills airlines based in Alberta — Flair Airlines and Lynx Air — continue to compete with WestJet, following its wind-down of budget subsidiary Swoop in October. A new collective agreement with pilots has also raised labour costs for Canada's second-largest carrier, all as battles for a bigger share of domestic and sunshine destination traffic drag on.
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