WestJet signs multi-year contract with Suncor
 

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/westje...215900050.html


WestJet announced today it has reached a multi-year agreement as primary provider for Suncor Energy to fly employees and contractors to and from its oil sands operations in Northern Alberta beginning in early November.

WestJet will use a combination of its Boeing 737 Next-Generation and Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to fly Suncor employees and contractors between Edmonton , Calgary , Vancouver , Kelowna , Saskatoon , and Fort McMurray and its operations in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta . The agreement will involve more than 100 weekly flights.

Surely their 767s can make it between these airports can't they?

Good for WS, and good for SU employees who will be flown by a company dedicated to the business of flying people around, a well-known Canadian brand name. Rather than Suncor's internal airline which, due to scale, may be harder to staff, train, and maintain overall professionalism than seen at WS.

With the tragic events at YMM with the fires, more uplift was probably required as well. Over the long term, SU should be working towards eliminating out-of-town commuting, but until then, WS is a great company to be serving their needs.