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WestJet was founded on June 27, 1994, [23] by Clive Beddoe, David Neeleman, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan, and Donald Bell. WestJet was based on the low-cost carrier business model pioneered by Southwest Airlines and Morris Air in the United States. Its original routes were all located in Western Canada, which gave the airline its name.
Gregg Saretsky (born 1959 in Châteauguay, Quebec) is the former president and CEO of WestJet, a carrier based in Calgary, Alberta. He served in that position from April 2010 to March 8, 2018, after the resignation of Sean Durfy. [1] He grew up in a Montreal suburb to a French mother and a German father.
Clive Beddoe (born 26 May 1946) is a founding shareholder and former chairman of the board of directors of WestJet, which is currently the second-largest airline in Canada behind Air Canada. Beddoe was born in Dorking [ 1 ] and grew up in the neighboring town of Leatherhead in Surrey , England.
At the same time, he helped to found two new airlines, WestJet and NewAir, which later became JetBlue. [9] As the CEO of JetBlue Airways, his 2002 salary was $200,000 with a bonus of $90,000. Neeleman donated his entire salary to the JetBlue Crewmember Crisis Fund, which was established for JetBlue employees who had fallen on hard times. [10]
Billy Nolen is an American government official who served as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from April 1, 2022 to June 2023.. Prior to Nolen's appointment as acting administrator, he worked with American Airlines, Airlines for America, Qantas and WestJet in safety positions.
Sunwing Travel Group became a subsidiary of the WestJet Group on May 1, 2023, following an acquisition announced in March 2022. This merger aimed to: Consolidate market share: By combining two major players in the Canadian travel industry, the acquisition significantly strengthens WestJet's position, particularly in vacation packages and sun destinations.
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