Pivot Airlines

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Pivot Airlines
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Pivot Airlines DH8A at CYCB airport
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZXGGN [1] GREAT NORTH [1]
Founded2020;5 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] 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. [8] 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. [9]

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Former destinations

Destinations [10]
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. ↑ "Pivot Airlines finally touches down at Waterloo International Airport | Globalnews.ca". CJOY. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Canadian airline crew detained in Dominican Republic since April back in Canada". December 1, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pivot Airlines flights to Ottawa, Montreal from Waterloo Region to begin early next year". October 28, 2021.
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