Pivot Airlines
Airline rebranded as Great North Airlines, updating fleet
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| airline = Great North Airlines |
| airline = Great North Airlines |
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| caption = Great North Airlines [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Dash 8-100]] |
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| [[Region of Waterloo International Airport|Kitchener/Waterloo]] |
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| Brock Henderson (VP Operations Control)}} |
| Brock Henderson (VP Operations Control)}} |
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| website = {{URL|www.greatnorthairlines.com}} |
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2746904 Ontario Inc.{{TCAOC|July 10, 2025|19227|Pivot+Airlines}} |
'''2746904 Ontario Inc.''',{{TCAOC|July 10, 2025|19227|Pivot+Airlines}} doing business as '''Great North Airlines''', and formerly as Pivot Airlines, is a Canadian charter airline, created in 2020 after purchasing the assets of defunct airline [[Air Georgian]].{{cite news | url = https://skiesmag.com/news/pivot-airlines-launches/ | title = Pivot Airlines launches during pandemic | last = Gordon | first = Lisa | date = June 16, 2020 | website = Skies Magazine | access-date = January 1, 2025}} In 2026, Pivot Airlines rebranded to Great North Airlines.{{Cite web |title=About Us - Great North Airlines |url=https://greatnorthairlines.com/about/ |access-date=January 6, 2026}} Its [[Air operator's certificate|air operator certificate]] allows for the operation of [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|CRJ-100]]/[[Bombardier CRJ100/200|200]] and [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Dash-8]] series aircraft. It is headed at Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau.{{Cite web |title=Pivot Airlines finally touches down at Waterloo International Airport {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10557401/pivot-airlines-waterloo-international-airport-ykf/ |access-date=June 5, 2025 |website=CJOY}} |
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In 2022, a Pivot Airlines charter flight was found to have millions of dollars' worth of cocaine onboard after landing in the Dominican Republic, and the crew on the flight were detained for 8 months due to the incident.{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Canadian airline crew detained in Dominican Republic since April back in Canada |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pivot-airlines-crew-home-canada-dominican-republic-1.6671733 |access-date=June 5, 2025}} |
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The airline rebranded as Great North Airlines in January 2026.{{Cite web |last=Forrest |first=Ben |date=2026-01-09 |title=Great North Airlines launches under new brand identity |url=https://skiesmag.com/news/great-north-airlines-launches-under-new-brand-identity/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=Skies Mag |language=en-US}} |
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==Former destinations== |
==Former destinations== |
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==Fleet== |
==Fleet== |
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{{As of|2026|04}}, Great North Airlines operates the following aircraft.{{TCregister|2746904+Ontario+Inc.|2746904 Ontario Inc.|July 10, 2025}} |
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|+ Great North Airlines fleet |
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!Aircraft || In service || Variants || Notes |
!Aircraft || In service || Variants || Notes |
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|[[Bombardier CRJ100/200]] ||align=center| 2 || [[Bombardier CRJ100/200# [[Bombardier |
|[[Bombardier CRJ100/200]] ||align=center| 2 || [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ200|CRJ200]] || |
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|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]] ||align=center| |
|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]] ||align=center| 2 || [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#DHC-8-102|DHC-8-102]] [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#DHC-8-311|DHC-8-311]] || One -315 variant on order |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{official website|www.greatnorthairlines.com}} |
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* [https://flypivot.com/ Pivot Airlines] |
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