[blue12]

It’s arriving a bit late today so I couldn’t hang around to see its arrival! Hope some of you will be able to catch the arrival and post it?

I was able to quickly pop out to catch the arrival. It's one great looking aircraft, that's for sure.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Nice! our first regularly scheduled flight with an A350.

 

[YYCguy]

Thank you @blue12! That’s amazing!

 

[Surrealplaces]

Domestic 1,005,131 +4.9% [YTD: 3,742, 297 +4.4%]
Transborder 250,712 -6.1% [YTD: 991,985 -9.5%]
International 228,773 +4.7% [YTD: 934,397 +8.3%]

April 2026 total: 1,484,616 +2.8%
2026 YTD: 5,650,679 +2.3%


A gain of 151,901 passengers after 4 months. If the current rate continued it would put the yearly total just under 20 Million. We are also coming into summer and May/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sept are the busiest, so who knows, maybe 20 million is reachable this year.

 

[trtcttc]

20 million might be tough this year since airlines are reducing their schedule on less profitable routes with the current oil price. Westjet is doing quite a lot of seat reconfiguration that they're not running their full fleet right now. With the Max 10 likely getting approved this year, Westjet capacity is going to grow quite a bit in the coming years.

 

[YYCguy]

With the Max 10 likely getting approved this year, Westjet capacity is going to grow quite a bit in the coming years.

Is it my understanding that there’s a couple of Max10s basically ready to deliver as soon as approvals have been granted, so that Westjet might be able to take them this year?

 

[hollywoodcory]

Alaska is tentatively planning mainline 737 service from November 1. I think the last time Alaska flew its 737s here was back in 2017/8?

AS1572 SEA 17:57 - 20:27 YYC 73J D
AS1573 YYC 08:10 - 09:00 SEA 73J D

This would mean all 4 US carriers are planning mainline flights for the upcoming winter season.

 

[hollywoodcory]

Is it my understanding that there’s a couple of Max10s basically ready to deliver as soon as approvals have been granted, so that Westjet might be able to take them this year?

WS is currently projecting it first MAX10 delivery in December, if I remember correctly, pending approvals.

 

[Surrealplaces]

One more pics is the A359 from Edelweiss.

Source https://www.facebook.com/navraj.singh.dhillon.381865/

 

[YYCguy]

What a beautiful machine! Thank you @Surrealplaces!

 

[Acey]

Been around the block for a while so I know some of these numbers.

YYC-ZRH in the A340 was somewhere around 65t of fuel. The A350 cuts that to 50-55t.

Based on current fuel prices, i.e. nearly double since last year, Edelweiss is saving about $15-20k per flight, or $40k for the round trip.

Of course, you have to factor in the capital cost of buying the airplane which lists for over $300 million, but rest assured Lufthansa Group did not pay anywhere near that given the number of planes they ordered.

 

[Surrealplaces]

What a beautiful machine! Thank you @Surrealplaces!

I forgot to credit the original photographer.
Souce: https://www.facebook.com/navraj.singh.dhillon.381865/

 

[Chowda7]

Wonder if changes are happening now from the new minority owners

WestJet President Diederik Pen to step down and retire

WestJet has disclosed the planned retirement of Diederik Pen, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of WestJet Group

avitrader.com

 

[Tothewest]

It looks like they are creating new dual bridge locations for pier B...apologies for not taking a pic!! They have removed the glass/glass frames, floor to ceiling, to the inside of the current bridge locations. Wonder if they'll replace the rest of the glass as well?