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Old May 11, 2006 | 10:16 am
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Originally Posted by imverge
Cameron Doerksen, an airline analyst with Versant Partners in Montreal, said WestJet's fleet of 737-800s, equipped with twin engines with fuel-saving "winglets," would likely be adequate for lengthy overseas flights. The planes already are being used for WestJet's Vancouver-Honolulu route, which is about 300 nautical miles longer than St. John's-London.
Is that 300 mile difference enough to not need the occasional tech stop like the Hawaii flights?
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