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WestJet's competitors and similar companies include Spirit Airlines, SkyWest and Alaska Air Group.
 WestJet WestJet Airlines is an airline company that offers domestic, transborder, and transatlantic scheduled flights. |  Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an airline ultra-low-cost carrier. |  SkyWest SkyWest is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1996 | Founding Date 1980 | Founding Date 1972 | Founding Date 1985 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
Tags | ||||
Locations | Locations Calgary, CA HQ Calgary, CA | Locations Miramar, US HQ | Locations St. George, US HQ | Locations Seattle, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 8,5791% increase | Employees 12,79815% increase | Employees 13,70014% decrease | Employees 26,0432% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 284.7 m | Valuation ($) 3.8 b | Valuation ($) 5.9 b |
Financial | ||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $4.7b (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $4.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $14.2b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $91.5m (FY, 2018) | Net income N/A | Net income $428.3m (FY, 2025) | Net income $100m (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||
Aircraft Fleet | Aircraft Fleet 150 (Nov, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 176 (Q1, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 649 (Q2, 2017) | Aircraft Fleet 295 (Q1, 2021) |
Available Seat Miles | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles 11.7 b (Q1, 2022) | Available Seat Miles 8 b (Q1, 2017) | Available Seat Miles 10.4 b (Q1, 2021) |
Block Hours | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours 143.6 k (Q2, 2021) | Block Hours 467.1 k (Q2, 2017) | Block Hours N/A |
Daily Flights | Daily Flights 700 (Nov, 2022) | Daily Flights 600 (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights 3 k (Q2, 2017) | Daily Flights 1.3 k (FY, 2019) |
Destinations | Destinations 100 (Nov, 2022) | Destinations 85 (FY, 2021) | Destinations N/A | Destinations 115 (FY, 2020) |
Fuel Consumed, gallons | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 124.9 m (Q1, 2022) | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 126 m (Q1, 2021) |
Passenger Load Factor | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q1, 2022) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q2, 2017) | Passenger Load Factor 0.5 (Q1, 2021) |
Passengers | Passengers N/A | Passengers 8.5 m (Q1, 2022) | Passengers 13.4 m (Q2, 2017) | Passengers 4.7 m (Q1, 2021) |
Revenue Passenger Miles | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles 9.1 b (Q1, 2022) | Revenue Passenger Miles 6.3 b (Q1, 2017) | Revenue Passenger Miles 5.4 b (Q1, 2021) |
Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2022) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2021) |
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Spirit Airlines
HQ
Miramar, US
Employees
12,798↑ 15% increase
Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an airline ultra-low-cost carrier.
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HQ
St. George, US
Employees
13,700↓ 14% decrease
SkyWest is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company.
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Alaska Air Group
HQ
Seattle, US
Employees
26,043↑ 2% increase
Alaska Air Group is a holding company that operates Alaska and Horizon airlines.
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