WestJet calls for full federal review of aviation funding model

The CEO of WestJet Airlines says he is calling for a full federal government review of the way airports and aviation infrastructure in Canada are funded.  Alexis von Hoensbroech told a Calgary business audience Wednesday that Canada's "user pay" model for aviation infrastructure needs rethinking in light of ongoing public concerns about air travel affordability. Canada's major airports are all operated on federally owned lands by private, not-for-profit organizations. They must pa