business profile assignment- West jet

 -The business type I chose for this assignment is airlines. The airline that I chose in particular is West Jet.   


- Airlines are what provide people with air transport service. They may also transport cargo.


- West jet was founded in 1996 and the first flight departed on february 29 1996. 


- West jet provides an easy solution to the need of traveling cheap  and comfortable.

- West jet's greatest rival is Air Canada. West jets competitive  edge is that they have affordable deals and they schedule their flights in a way that lets you enjoy stopovers.



- West jet is a low cost carrier which carries over 45,000 passengers per day.

-As an airlines west jet love to make many deals.  I took this deal off of http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/deals/index.shtml

-As you can see this deal is a bargain. Only $549 to go to Mazatlan.  If you visit http://www.upmagazine.com/story/share/best-deals you will see a short article. This article talks about a person who states that they always travel with west jet because of its mind blowing deals. This person has also mentioned that they are comfortable with the timing of the flights. They mention that you get enough time to relax at the airports at the stopovers. If you visit http://ezinearticles.com/?Background-Information-On-WestJet-Flights&id=6316356 You will find an article,this article has background information about west jet. It claims that west jet is able to fly to 71 destinations in Canada, mexico, the caribean, and the united states. West jet is the second biggest carrier right after air canada. West jet operates 4500 flights by average. It carries more than 45,000 passengers daily.

                                        Westjet headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada

                                          Westjet headquarters Calgary, AB, Canada


-These two are the main headquarters for westjet.


-Partner networks: If you visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WestJet#Airline_partnerships you will be able to see all of west jets partners. West jet is partners with: American airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Delta Airlines, EI AI Israel Airlines, Japan Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Qantas Airline

 

The following video is a westjet did you know video. This is a presentation that will help answer any questions.

 

-I was not able to do an interview with the founder (Clive Beddoe) of West jet. Although i did get a link to another interview with him, however not with the same questions.http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid800030989001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAyz2WOE~,aVUQ6mHrguAhJJMUPlCuAeKMTuSyG9VL&bctid=619707284001