WestJet CE Ed Sims will stick with Boeing 737 Max 8 as airline's turnaround plan continues
Between labour strife, high fuel costs and competition, WestJet Airlines CE Ed Sims has faced strong headwinds in his first year at the helm, including, for the first time in 13 years, reporting a quarterly loss. His turnaround plans were well underway this spring as WestJet pursued its scaled-back expansion plans after landing its first collective agreement with its newly unionised pilots through binding arbitration. But then Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed minutes after take-off, resulting in the aircraft’s grounding worldwide. WestJet parked its 13 Max 8s, 7% of its fleet, affecting more than 100,000 WestJet customers in the 6 weeks since, But Sims has no plans to cancel orders for 37 more 737 Max aircraft. <br/>
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WestJet CE Ed Sims will stick with Boeing 737 Max 8 as airline's turnaround plan continues
Between labour strife, high fuel costs and competition, WestJet Airlines CE Ed Sims has faced strong headwinds in his first year at the helm, including, for the first time in 13 years, reporting a quarterly loss. His turnaround plans were well underway this spring as WestJet pursued its scaled-back expansion plans after landing its first collective agreement with its newly unionised pilots through binding arbitration. But then Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed minutes after take-off, resulting in the aircraft’s grounding worldwide. WestJet parked its 13 Max 8s, 7% of its fleet, affecting more than 100,000 WestJet customers in the 6 weeks since, But Sims has no plans to cancel orders for 37 more 737 Max aircraft. <br/>
