An off-duty pilot stepped in to help fly a Boeing 737 after the first officer was taken ill. The off-duty pilot was a passenger on a Westjet flight from Calgary to Vancouver. Pilots are trained for ...

An off-duty pilot stepped in to help fly a Boeing 737 after the first officer was taken ill. The off-duty pilot was a passenger on a Westjet flight from Calgary to Vancouver.

WestJet had been negotiating a new contract for pilots with its regional carrier since September 2023, and negotiations had seemingly fallen apart as recently as last month.

A looming lockout and threatened pilots' strike could prompt a work stoppage at WestJet Encore as soon as 1 June, as negotiations between the airline and its union continue acrimoniously.

(Reuters) - WestJet Encore has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union over a new contract, the labor group said on Thursday, averting a strike at the Canadian regional carrier. The ...