Deliveries

[pacman007]

how many planes will westjet be getting in the next few years with all the rumors of deferred aircraft? just wondering how long the steady hiring will go on due to expansion?

[DaveP]

I think this can all be searched from the old press releases, but I think there is still roughly 30 something deliveries between now and 2016. Our new business plan will be out well before then for plans beyond that. I believe we are taking 6 tails this year. A new 800 is showing up next week.

Hope that helps.

Dave.

[URC]

Fleet Plan here .....

http://www.westjet.com/pdf/ourFleet/fleetpdf_en.pdf

[URC]

Securing six jets this year and thirty to 2016

The wildcard will be how many of the lease return options they actually exercise ? 33 on order to the end of 2016 but they have the option to return 22 which would give a net increase of 11 aircraft. 33 vs 11, a difference of around 220 pilots. Then there is retirements, how does the planned attrition look over the next 5 years ?

[DanJ]

I'm curious. Has Westjet parted with any aircraft (NG's I mean, not the original -200's)? Aren't they going into their 10th or 11th year with new aircraft? Just wondered if the oldest of the -700's are still in the fleet.

[URC]

Just wondered if the oldest of the -700's are still in the fleet.

001, delivered in May 2001, is still there, to be potentially returned in January 2013 (assuming they give them back in the same order they took them). According to the 2001 Annual Report, the first 10 leased aircraft were initially under 14 year term operating leases.