WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech stands next to one of the airline’s Boeing 737 flight simulators on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Gavin Young/Postmedia

WestJet has about 7,250 pilots and cabin crew, and the airline could see that number increase to more than 10,000 within the next 10 years.

Chris Varcoe is a Calgary Herald columnist.

cvarcoe@postmedia.com

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