Originally Posted by
DoctorDoug
I think the difference is that Air Canada seems to be able to maintain their 767's better than Westjet.
Alternatively, AC has 15 of them at mainline and in you count the other wide body aircraft there over 60 aircraft. Plus another 19 over at rouge. If they have a problem with one aircraft they can sub in another and adjust a domestic flight here or there to makeup the difference. If that can't be done they fly to have partners such as Lufthansa or ANA or United or Swiss or Austrian or Brussels or Turkish .... that also fly into Canada.
WestJet have just 4 aircraft to play with. No real spare. Limited coreshare and interline partners. No real joint venture on overseas.
WestJet will get there but it will take a few years.