Enerjet

Enerjet (1263343 Alberta Inc.[4]) is a charter airline with its headquarters at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It transports oil sand workers to job sites in Alberta, and contracts out to tour and holiday operators. The airline commenced operations in the fall of 2008.

Enerjet
IATA ICAO Callsign
ENJ ENERJET AIR
Founded2006
Commenced operations2008
AOC #Canada: 15852[1]
United States: 12EF279F[2]
Fleet size1[3]
Parent companyEnerjet Ltd
HeadquartersCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Websitewww.enerjet.ca
An Enerjet Boeing 737-700 at Calgary International Airport, Alberta, Canada (2009)

History

Enerjet was originally formed in 2006 by a small group of entrepreneurs addressing what they perceived to be a gap in the service provided by Canada's major airlines, WestJet and Air Canada, in "Middle Canada".[5] When planned it was known as New Air & Tours until 20 October 2008 when New Air &Tours revealed their name and corporate logo to be styled as Enerjet.[6] Enerjet was founded by nine individuals including Tim Morgan, former WestJet Senior Vice-President.[7] On 28 November 2008, Enerjet received an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) and Air Operators Licence issued by the Canadian Transportation Agency.[8]

FlyToo

FlyToo is a temporary placeholder name[9] for a proposed subsidiary of Enerjet,[10] that anticipates starting operations when adequately capitalized.[11] It is expected to be an Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) airline, with extra fees for services like checked or carry-on baggage.[12] They will target Canadians who travel via U.S. airlines or are infrequent flyers.[13] The airline has difficulty because the law says 75% of financing and ownership must be Canadian, laws made to help Air Canada, in addition to predatory behaviour by Air Canada and WestJet, according to the CBC.[14] On 3 November 2016, Transport Minister Marc Garneau approved the request by Enerjet for exemption from current foreign ownership rules, which allowed the airline to access necessary capital in order to begin operations.[15]

Fleet

Enerjet operates the Boeing 737-700 aircraft for their routes. The first of two aircraft was painted in the Enerjet livery on the 20 October 2008. The aircraft was delivered to Calgary on 12 November 2008. These aircraft were used orders from AirTran Airways. After returning one of the 737-700 a 737-800 was obtained from Transavia in 2010.

On 27 February 2017, Enerjet has cancelled the certificate of registration for its only Boeing 737-700 (C-GDEJ)[16] and, as of September 2019, has one aircraft which is the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.[3][17]

As of December 2020, Enerjet have three Boeing 737 max 8s on order. They are currently stored due to the Worldwide grounding, the airline have plans to launch a ULCC. [18]

See also

References
  1. Transport Canada (2019-09-05), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  2. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details
  4. "1263343 Alberta Inc. d/b/a Enerjet". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  5. Jang, Brent (2008-11-24). "Will Enerjet fly?".
  6. "NewAir and Tours reveal new name, Enerjet!". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  7. Enerjet airline set to launch in Canada! Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Enerjet Achieves Regulatory Approvals". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  9. Owram, Kristine (March 7, 2016). "Startup airlines push for boost in foreign ownership limits to ensure more competition". The Financial Post. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  10. Jang, Brent (20 April 2015). "Ex-executives suing charter airline Enerjet for breach of contract". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  11. http://business.financialpost.com/news/transportation/startup-airlines-push-for-boost-in-foreign-ownership-limits-to-ensure-more-competition
  12. Goodyear, Sheena (January 18, 2016). "New budget airlines to keep WestJet, Air Canada on their toes". Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  13. Owram, Kristine (June 27, 2014). "Jet Naked aims to bring ultra-cheap airline model to Canada". Financial Post. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  14. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/discount-airlines-regulatory-impediments-1.3411724
  15. http://www.enerjet.ca/readarticle.php?id=52 Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Enerjet Responds to Minister Garneau Speech on Nov 3, 2016
  16. Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by Enerjet
  17. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 8.
  18. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/85053-canadas-enerjet-selected-b737-max-8-for-ulcc-relaunch
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