W8 CJT Parent company Cargojet Inc. Founded 2002 | Destinations 16 Headquarters Mississauga, Canada Fleet size 21 | |
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Secondary hubs Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
Montréal-Mirabel Airport Key people Ajay K. Virmani (President & CEO) Stock price CJT (TSE) CA$ 48.08 -0.37 (-0.76%)2 Mar, 4:00 PM GMT-5 - Disclaimer Hubs John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport | ||
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Cargojet Inc. (TSX: CJT) is a scheduled cargo airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It operates cargo services in Canada and internationally, as well as full aircraft charters. Its main base is John C Munro Hamilton International Airport. Cargojet Airways is a public company with over 800 employees.
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History
The airline was established on 21 February 2002 and started operations in June 2002. It was formerly Canada 3000 Cargo. Ajay Virmani initially acquired 50% of Canada 3000 Cargo in July 2001 and bought the remaining half in February 2002. He is the Chief Executive and President of the airline. The name change to Cargojet came into effect on 22 February 2002. In July 2002 it acquired Winnport Logistics. It is wholly owned by Ajay Virmani and has 405 employees (at March 2007).
On July 17, 2007 Cargojet Airways acquired the Georgian Express cargo operations. The regional operation will operate under the name CARGOJET REGIONAL. When acquired, Georgian Express operates three Beech 1900 freighter and four Cessna Caravan freighter aircraft.
Destinations
Cargojet Airways operates freight services to the following destinations (as of 2013, not including charters):
Charter operations
Arctic Co-op Limited
Canadian North Cargo
Cubana Cargo
DHL Aviation
First Air Cargo
Fleet
The Cargojet Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):