History
The airline was established and started operations on October 31, 2001. It is wholly owned by Air Canada. Robert Perrault who once was the President of Air Alliance, was in charge of Jetz since it was created in 2001. It is now headed by Alain Boudreau.
Since its inception, Jetz has carried six out of the seven Canadian teams of the National Hockey League (NHL); the Vancouver Canucks, the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, the Ottawa Senators, the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jetz added the Boston Bruins for the 2008 NHL season, the Anaheim Ducks for the 2009-2010 season, the Los Angeles Kings and the Winnipeg Jets for the 2011-2012 season. Jetz is also the carrier of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2005-2006, Jetz carried U2 on their Vertigo Tour, and again in 2009 on their U2 360 Tour. Jetz also carried The Rolling Stones on their North American tour and many other high profiled rock bands (Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, The Spice Girls) and business executives.
Starting April 2010, Jetz is the new carrier for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. This has been be the first time Jetz operated sport charters during the summer.
During the 2004, 2006 and 2008 Federal elections, NDP Leader Jack Layton's tour was carried by Jetz.
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