Editing CanJet (section)

== History ==
===Before the merger with Canada 3000 ===
The airline was established in 1999 and started operations on September 5, 2000. It was launched as a division of IMP Group and merged with [[Canada 3000]] in May 2001 shortly before Canada 3000's bankruptcy.

===Scheduled operations from 2002-2006===
[[File:Boeing_737-201-Adv,_CanJet_Airlines_AN0144018.jpg|thumb|A former CanJet [[Boeing 737-200]]]]
CanJet was relaunched on June 20, 2002, as an independent airline. The relaunched airline flew to three destinations, but quickly expanded. Canjet operated a fleet of nine [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-500]] — seven of which were previously operated by [[United Airlines]] and one by [[Sabena]] — and one [[Boeing 737#737-300|Boeing 737-300]]. These airframes date back to the early 1990s. There were plans to expand the airline's fleet of Boeing 737-500 aircraft to 20 by 2006; however, the plans were not realized.

In April 2004, CanJet launched services at [[Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport]], [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] to fill a void left after [[WestJet]] shifted its eastern Canada hub to [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]].

In May 2005, the company began to expand into the western Canadian market with a flight between [[Calgary]] and [[Toronto]], with plans to slowly expand to other western markets. In the wake of the bankruptcy of [[Jetsgo]], the company hoped to fill some of that company's market share, and hoped to expand slowly to avoid the fate of other companies such as Canada 3000. In June 2005, two weeks after [[Air Canada Jazz]] announced new service to Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport from [[Montreal]] and [[Ottawa]], CanJet announced it would end its service to Hamilton. In August 2005, CanJet announced new service to [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] from Toronto.

In May 2006, CanJet and [[Harmony Airways]] signed a marketing pact to allow greater cross country service. CanJet would end flights west of Toronto, and focus more on Atlantic flights. This pact allowed consumers to book flights with both companies and have their luggage transferred between the two airlines.

===Charter operations since 2006===
[[File:Canjet Office CYHZ.JPG|thumb|Headquarters of CanJet in [[Enfield, Nova Scotia|Enfield]]]]
On September 5, 2006, CanJet announced that on September 10, 2006, it would cancel all regularly scheduled services<ref>[http://www.canjet.com/en_view_press_release.aspx?NewsID=145 CanJet website - Press Release]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and focus instead on charter service because of the highly competitive nature of the airline industry in Canada, and the resulting slim profit margins. Ken Rowe, IMP Chairman and CEO, said, "with the rising business risks of operating a scheduled airline, IMP has decided to suspend year-round scheduled airline service and focus on their increasing charter business." CanJet stated that any passengers who had bought tickets for travel dates after September 10, 2006, would be provided a full refund, or alternative travel arrangements.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/discount-carrier-canjet-cancels-scheduled-service-as-of-sept-10-1.593164 Discount carrier CanJet cancels scheduled service as of Sept. 10]</ref> Before the announcement, CanJet had been operating scheduled services and served 15 cities in Canada and the United States.

On September 27, 2006, CanJet announced that it would rehire more than 100 airline pilots and flight attendants; about 20% of the number laid-off on September 10, 2006, as the company regained a contract to fly chartered flights for tour operator, Sunquest.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/canjet-will-rehire-100-pilots-attendants-says-ceo-1.629364 CanJet will rehire 100 pilots, attendants, says CEO]</ref>

On February 13, 2009, CanJet announced a five-year partnership with [[Montreal]] based [[Transat AT]]. Since 1 May 2009, Transat Tours Canada has chartered CanJet's [[Boeing 737]] aircraft flying from Canadian cities to various destinations. This replaced an agreement with Calgary-based [[Westjet]].<ref>[https://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2009/13/c8327.html Transat and CanJet forge 5-year partnership for narrow-body aircraft]</ref>

In 2014, CanJet started to sell holiday packages branded ''CanJet Vacations'' in addition to its charter activities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.canjetvacations.com/en/home/default.aspx |title=All Inclusive Vacation Packages & Travel Deals &#124; CanJet Vacations |access-date=2015-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410115026/https://www.canjetvacations.com/en/home/default.aspx |archive-date=2015-04-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On April 14, 2015, the company<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blackwell|first1=Robert|last2=Marotte|first2=Bertrand|date=2015-04-14|title=CanJet's future in doubt after mass layoffs|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canjet-performs-mass-layoffs-cuts-european-flight-operations/article23962560/|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto, Montreal|access-date=2015-04-15}}</ref> laid off approximately half of its flight staff and eliminated its planned summer European operations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harris|first=Sophia|date=2015-04-14|title=CanJet Airlines to lay off most of its staff, as European routes dropped|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canjet-airlines-to-lay-off-most-of-its-staff-as-european-routes-dropped-1.3031931|publisher=CBC News|access-date=2015-04-15}}</ref> It also planned to park five of its six aircraft in the wake of the termination of the cooperation with [[Air Transat]] and the insufficient sales of holiday packages.<ref name="layoffs">{{Cite web | url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/canjet-tiefe-krise-reduktion-flotte-entlassungen |title = Canjet dampft Flotte ein|date = 18 April 2015}}</ref> A few weeks later the shut down of its ''CanJet Vacations'' holiday package operations was announced after 10 months of service due to much lower demand than expected.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/37447-canjet-vacations-closes-down-just-10-months-after-launching |title = CanJet Vacations closes down just 10 months after launching}}</ref>

On September 1, 2015, CanJet announced that it was ceasing flight operations indefinitely and effective immediately. Its corporate website www.canjet.com is no longer in operation.<ref>{{Cite web|title = CanJet, Halifax-based airline, to suspend flight operations indefinitely|url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/canjet-halifax-shutdown-1.3211240|access-date = 2015-09-01}}</ref>