Westjet was founded in 1996. They started out with three planes, five destinations and two hundred and twenty employees. WestJet’s founders “Clive Beddo and a team of like-minded partners, [who] believed that just because you pay less for your flight, doesn’t mean you should get less”. (Retrieved from http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/about/index.shtml August 27, 2012).
WestJet has grown significantly over the years. Today they have 99 planes and travel to 80 destinations, employing 8500 people. Gregg Saretsky is the President and CEO, but each WestJet employee is an owner. Employees can purchase up to 20% of their gross salary in WestJet shares and WestJet matches their purchases (Retrieved from http://www.westjet.com/pdf/greatWestJetJobs.pdf August 27, 2012)
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