WestAir

WestAir is the national airline of the Western Republic. Based out of Calgary, this airline was founded in 1996, flies to over 50 destinations worldwide, and is currently the seventh largest airline based off of fleet size and the third largest airline with the most passengers every year. WestAir also has regional and cargo subsidiaries.

WestAir is also one of the founding members of the airline alliance Mapperdonia Skies.

History
WestAir, originally called WestJet, started operations on February 29, 1996, coincidentally the same day as the Western Republic's unification referendum. In 2003, the government purchased WestJet, and re-named it WestAir, and then bought Boeing in 2004, just one year later (except they didn't change the name of Boeing.)

Destinations
WestAir does not have the widest range of destinations, but they have over 60 destinations worldwide.

WestAir is also considering adding Los Angeles (LAX) as a hub, which would mean that their flights will increase by about 40%.

Hubs
WestAir has 4 hubs, one of which is their main hub. Their hubs are:
 * Calgary Int'l Airport (Main Hub)
 * Edmonton Int'l Airport
 * Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport
 * Las Vegas McCarran Int'l Airport

Focus Cities
WestAir also has four focus cities. These focus cities are:
 * Los Angeles Int'l Airport
 * Vancouver Int'l Airport
 * Honolulu Int'l Airport
 * St. John's Int'l Airport

Fleet
Despite WestAir's low number of destinations, WestAir is a very busy airline and marks the 3rd largest airline in the world in terms of passengers every year, with almost 140 thousand passengers every year. In that case, WestAir should definitely have a large fleet. WestAir has a fleet of just over 500 aircraft, all of which are all built by Boeing. WestAir also has a large order for future aircraft from Boeing.

WestAir Regional
WestAir Regional is the regional subsidiary airline of WestAir.

WestAir Cargo
WestAir Cargo is the cargo subsidiary airline of WestAir.

Airline Partnerships
WestAir is partnered with Boeing, but WestAir is partnered with a few other airlines. WestAir is also one of the founding members of the airline alliance Mapperdonia Skies.

Partners in Mapperdonia Skies

 * PyranAir
 * AirSCI
 * Hoflan Air
 * Air Smernica
 * Lakes Air


 * Air Novasrbija
 * Nordemian Airlines
 * Monteras Airlines
 * Arkkimerkkin Air
 * InkAir
 * Vandair
 * AvianAir
 * Air Polonia
 * Air Polnoc

Accidents and Incidents
WestAir is a generally safe airline with no fatal crashes (for now).

WestAir Flight 863
On June 12, 2015, a WestAir Boeing 737-800 was flying from Glasgow, Scotland, to Calgary, Alberta via St. John's, Newfoundland, when all of the sudden, it collided with Lufthansa flight 457, an Airbus A380 heading from Los Angeles, California to Frankfurt, Germany. The WestAir flight suffered minor damage, with only a part of the right winglet being damaged. The A380 however, had its horizontal stabilizer ripped off, causing the aircraft to crash 20 minutes later, killing all 539 people on board. The WestAir landed safely in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with no injuries or fatalities. This was the worst mid-air collision in history.

WestAir Flight 2769
On May 7, 2016, a WestAir Boeing 777-200LR flying from Las Vegas, Nevada to Sao Paulo, Brazil, suffered a bird strike in the left engine upon takeoff. The flight diverted back to McCarran Int'l Airport 15 minutes later. There were no injuries or fatalities.

Travel Classes
WestAir has 4 travel classes.

First Class
WestAir has one of the best first classes for an airline in the Western Hemisphere, let alone the world. First class can be found in:
 * Boeing 747-400
 * Boeing 747-8
 * Boeing 777-200LR
 * Boeing 777-300ER
 * Boeing 787-9

Business Class
WestAir's business class is also really good with high ratings. Business class can be found in:
 * Boeing 737-900ER
 * Boeing 747-400
 * Boeing 747-8
 * Boeing 757-200
 * Boeing 757-300
 * Boeing 767-300ER
 * Boeing 767-400ER
 * Boeing 777-200LR
 * Boeing 777-300ER
 * Boeing 787-8
 * Boeing 787-9

Economy Plus
WestAir has one of the best economy plus classes as well. WestAir got their brand new Economy Plus seats in 2015 on the Boeing 767-300ER, and is now on every aircraft owned by WestAir and WestAir Ontario.

Economy Class
Economy class on WestAir is way better than you would expect for an average airline. WestAir has one of the best economy classes in the world for any airline. WestAir's economy class is found on every single aircraft owned by WestAir, WestAir Regional, and WestAir Ontario. WestAir's Economy Class is even found on the top deck of the Boeing 747-400Fs and the Boeing 747-8Fs for WestAir Cargo.

Special Liveries
WestAir seems it's prone to making new interesting liveries on their planes. Here are a list of their special liveries: