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[Victoria Watcher]

Alaska Airlines Launches 1st-Ever Flight To London Heathrow Today

https://simpleflying...heathrow-today/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 21 May 2026 - 10:22 AM.

[Mike K.]

“Look honey, a plane from Alaska just flew in!”
“Actually, it’s from Seattle.”

[Victoria Watcher]

[Missed Approach]

Simple Flying sums up all the WestJet cuts to the USA and southern sun destinations.

 

https://simpleflying...t-changes-here/

Edited by Missed Approach, 22 May 2026 - 06:27 PM.

[FogPub]

^^ If the USA doesn't want that flight to land and it hasn't got enough fuel to get back to France (or any other part of Europe), landing in Canada is its only option.

 

The ideal would have been a stay-aboard refuel at Montreal, then take off straight back to France, then a lengthy quarantine for all aboard once it lands there.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Victoria Watcher]

Age no deterrent for 98-year-old former pilot turned publisher

 

Jack Schofield runs the office out of his room at a long-term-care facility — taking calls, designing book covers and editing copy.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...lisher-12299824

 

This is a good story.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 25 May 2026 - 05:41 AM.

[Missed Approach]

WestJet with egg on their faces after CBC uncovers dirty tail swapping as its called .....

 

Video story 

 

https://simpleflying...nceled-flights/

[Mike K.]

Have things really changed following Westjet’s buyout? It feels like it’s run as a very different airline these days.

[Victoria Watcher]

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 May 2026 - 09:23 AM.

[lanforod]

One thing is a fact: complaining about inaccurate weather forecasts has not changed.

[Missed Approach]

VAA board will be voting in the coming months to raise the YYJ AIF fee from its current 25$ to 30$ starting in April 2027.

 

YLW ( Kelowna ) is currently 31$

[Victoria Watcher]

[Missed Approach]

At the airport this morning picking up the Mrs 's family.

Paid my 4 dollars for parking, strolled inside, quick hello to a couple to old friends behind the counters....

Met our guests who arrived behind two Porter flights that arrived 5 mins apart followed by AC 5 mins later.

 

Porter 447 from Ottawa, Porter 441 from Toronto, Air Canada 197 from Toronto.

Greeted at the arrival doors and then tried to go pick up their bags........

Just a wall of people around the 2 luggage belts...... we had to stand by the rental car desks as we couldn't get any closer.

VAA plans to expand the area and add more luggage claim belts, plan to go from 2 domestic to 5 ..... but no idea when that will start these days, as everything is tight lipped.....

 

But another RFP for another Economic Impact Study is more important

Edited by Missed Approach, 28 May 2026 - 11:11 AM.

[Mike K.]

I encountered that once, too. It was pure mayhem.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Missed Approach]

WestJet CEO plans to retire in 2027.......

 

https://www.westjet....plans-to-retire

[vortoozo]

WestJet CEO plans to retire in 2027.......

 

https://www.westjet....plans-to-retire

 

Looks like the announcement is about WestJet Group Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President of WestJet Airlines Diederik Pen.

CEO is Alexis von Hoensbroech.

[Missed Approach]

Looks like the announcement is about WestJet Group Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President of WestJet Airlines Diederik Pen.

CEO is Alexis von Hoensbroech.

Good catch. My bad.

Edited by Missed Approach, Yesterday, 02:38 PM.