History
The airline was established in December 1993. In October 2003, it notified the government of its intent to restructure its operations under Canada's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. In June 2004 the airline emerged from bankruptcy.
On May 16, 2005 it was announced that Knighthawk Air Express had received a cancellation notice from its customer stating that both of its air routes would be cancelled effective from May 28, 2005. As a result the airline took immediate steps to reduce its costs and overheads and started the disposition of its airfreight assets.
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