Westjet NGX

[Jack_C 1]

I had some experience with an operation that tried to get into the sked gig in YQL a good 6-7 years ago. We operated the smaller -8's, and still found the load factors discouraging. Despite some good support from the municipality people still just did not bother to jump on. The savings in just flying out of YYC was too tempting. It is a perfect market though for a 19-seat aircraft though, as Georgain/Air Canada do today. 13-19 seats was the usual load in our case.

 

AC's predatory pricing basically shoved us out of the market too, as we didn't have the pockets deep enough to constistently lose money on routes, nor was our network strong enough to subsidise poor performing routes with better ones. Of course West-Prop or whatever will have both ;). But if West-prop expects to see the same factors, costs-per-seat-mile, and margin's they are getting with their 37 operation then they arn't gonna be happy. Things will be tight for sure.

 

I filled in for a few time with a 1900 when I used to work at NCA. If it was the Regional 1 operation you were talking about. The loads were quite good on that. We went from yql-ylw-yvr.

[aceridgey 330]

I have no alligence to Canada, but with the addition of the antenna I think the West jet is the best 700 livery on the 737!

[Houghton11 12]

Yep that was the one Jack. If we wern't payin up the nose for your charters we would have made good money with that 1900 . Ha ha.

[MrSpeaker 122]

Speaking of WestJet are they still getting the Dash 8 Q 400 ?

[WestJetter 1]

Speaking of WestJet are they still getting the Dash 8 Q 400 ?

 

Yep We are

[MrSpeaker 122]

Yep We are

 

Wicked, hope they take up a route out of CYTZ going out East, dam that airport is very convenient for me. :)

[Tabs 2,790]

Was on both these the other month KLAS-KIAH and back:

 

 

[ZKOKQ 984]

Umberto will be happy, looks like United have purchased GSX

[jbassue 181]

I am suppose to go to Oklahoma this summer, I will get some shots of the 737s I get, thanks for sharing your pictures guys I love them all

[Rocky_53 1,581]

Nice Tom, you're going to be like a pig in muck when you get back on your sim... :clapping:

[WhiteKnuckle 11]

Flew Alaska 737-400 CYYC KLAX on Thursday and just got back to YMML this morning on QF94, up top in business. So good to be home!