How Air Canada's Dreamliner could change Canadian air travel

USA! USA! USA!
We assemble parts built in dozens of other countries!
USA! USA! USA!

Sadly, that's the way of the world these days. Most things westerners use are designed in our countries and made/partially assembled elsewhere.

Those design jobs are the vaunted 'service' sector jobs futurists and others talk about when they talk baout how our economies are evolving from manufacturing to service sector economies - too bad most people aren't qualified for them and wind up in retail or food service.

Personally, I'd like it a lot more if we actually built some things from scratch ourselves.

Sadly, that's the way of the world these days. Most things westerners use are designed in our countries and made/partially assembled elsewhere.

Those design jobs are the vaunted 'service' sector jobs futurists and others talk about when they talk baout how our economies are evolving from manufacturing to service sector economies - too bad most people aren't qualified for them and wind up in retail or food service.

Personally, I'd like it a lot more if we actually built some things from scratch ourselves.

And people will blame the unions for this, while tariffs vanish and borderless trade abounds. Meanwhile, the average wage stagnates.

I wish we lived in a world where people looked at union jobs and said "I should be paid that well too. That's a fair living wage." Rather than "lazy union aholes making so much more than I do for nothing more."

""What this is likely to do is possibly allow Air Canada to offer more options to consumers, but we shouldn't expect to see fares fall anytime soon,"




Book a flight on an AC Dreamliner and I'll bet you get "Rouged"

AC service is "El Crapo". Fortunately Westjet is serious in expanding worldwide routes so Canadians won't have to get "rouged"

That ensures the rest of the world will consider buying them.

I haven't flown in a few years, but discovered a little trick. Check-in counter agents try to pick a passenger able to handle the emergency exit, and seat that passenger beside the exit. American Airlines 737 have a seat missing in front of the seat beside the wing exits. That's so passengers can get to the exit when evacuating. I'm 6 feet tall, 200 pounds (205-208), and travel alone. I can easily open an emergency exit, and always read the safety instructions, and pay attention to the stewardess safety lecture. So they always put me in that seat. That means I have LOTS of leg room; two rows of leg room.

If you think Westjet is going to be able to follow the same business model internationally as it does domestically, you're delusional. There is a reason why Southwest - North America's first discount airline and upon which Westjet is modelled - doesn't fly outside of North America.

Range. The 737 is fine for medium range flights, but can't get to Europe or Asia.

Sorry to burst your Westjet love-in...

Air Canada the PIA of N.America

Apparently you've never flown United, American or Delta. Air Canada may not be the greatest, but there are several American airlines that are much worse.

When I read this I was reminded of the saying that goes something like this.

The greatest minds designed it. The best materials were used to make the parts. The lowest bidder got to put it together.

Apparently you've never flown United, American or Delta. Air Canada may not be the greatest, but there are several American airlines that are much worse.

I've never flown Air Canada but Delta and United sure do suck.

Apparently you've never flown United, American or Delta. Air Canada may not be the greatest, but there are several American airlines that are much worse.
I've always had good experiences with Air Canada, but then I've never flown on an Air Canada domestic flight. I hear those are very different from international flights.

As for United, American, and Delta, they're relatively interchangeable.

If you think Westjet is going to be able to follow the same business model internationally as it does domestically, you're delusional. There is a reason why Southwest - North America's first discount airline and upon which Westjet is modelled - doesn't fly outside of North America.

Range. The 737 is fine for medium range flights, but can't get to Europe or Asia.

Sorry to burst your Westjet love-in...

Yeah like they'll fly a 737 more than 6 hrs

Let me bust your "red" Liberal bubble.

WestJet inching toward expanding international service with widebody aircraft

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/westj ... 08784.html

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/ ... ax-planes/

WestJet may consider wide-body fleet expansion after deal to buy Boeing 737 MAX planes


To add... they are flying to Dublin this summer...with a 737.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-o ... e15455464/