Pivot Airlines

Last updated

Great North Airlines
Pivot airlines logo.png
C-FDNG Pivot Airlines DH8A at CYCB airport.jpg
Pivot Airlines DH8A at CYCB airport
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZXGGN [1] GREAT NORTH [1]
Founded2020;6 years ago (2020)
AOC # Canada 19227 [2]
United States SMQF162F [3]
Operating bases
Fleet size3 [4]
DestinationsPlanned: Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Waterloo and Windsor [5]
Headquarters Mississauga, Ontario
Key people
  • Eric Edmondson (CEO) [6]
  • Brock Henderson (VP Operations Control)
Website www.flypivot.com

2746904 Ontario Inc. [2] doing business as Pivot Airlines is a Canadian charter airline, created in 2020 after purchasing the assets of defunct airline Air Georgian. [7] In 2026, Pivot Airlines rebranded to Great North Airlines. [8] Its air operator certificate allows for the operation of CRJ-100/200 and Dash-8 series aircraft. [2] It is headed at Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau. [9] 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. [10]

Contents

Former destinations

Destinations [11]
CountryProvinceCityAirportNotesRefs
Canada Ontario Ottawa Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
Kitchener / Waterloo Region of Waterloo International Airport Base
Quebec Montreal Montréal–Trudeau International Airport

Fleet

As of July 2025, Pivot Airlines operates the following aircraft. [4]

Pivot Airlines fleet
AircraftIn serviceVariantsNotes
Bombardier CRJ100/200 2 CRJ100
CRJ440 		The CRJ440 is not listed at the Pivot website
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 1 DHC-8-102
Total3

References

  1. 1 2 "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. July 11, 2024. p. 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025. Pivot Airlines: GGN, GREAT NORTH
  2. 1 2 3 Transport Canada (July 10, 2025), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC . wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. ↑ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for 2746904 Ontario Inc". Transport Canada . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Waterloo region inks deal with Pivot Airlines to fly out of airport". CBC. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Our Team". Fly Pivot. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Gordon, Lisa (June 16, 2020). "Pivot Airlines launches during pandemic". Skies Magazine. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ "About Us - Great North Airlines" . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Pivot Airlines finally touches down at Waterloo International Airport | Globalnews.ca". CJOY. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Canadian airline crew detained in Dominican Republic since April back in Canada". December 1, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Pivot Airlines flights to Ottawa, Montreal from Waterloo Region to begin early next year". October 28, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.