Lynx Air

Enerjet fue formada originalmente en 2006 por un pequeño grupo de emprendedores que abordaron lo que percibieron como una brecha en el servicio proporcionado por las principales aerolíneas de Canadá, WestJet y Air Canada en "el centro de Canadá". ^{[ 5 ]} Inicialmente se la conocía como New Air & Tours hasta el 20 de octubre de 2008, cuando New Air & Tours reveló su nombre y logotipo corporativo para ser estilizado como Enerjet . ^{[ 6 ]} Enerjet fue fundada por nueve personas, incluido Tim Morgan, el ex vicepresidente sénior de WestJet . ^{[ 7 ]} El 28 de noviembre de 2008, Enerjet recibió un certificado de operador aéreo (AOC) y una licencia de operador aéreo emitidos por la Agencia Canadiense de Transporte . ^{[ 8 ]} Si bien la aerolínea inicialmente planeó lanzarse como una aerolínea de bajo costo (LCC) regular, en cambio se centró en operaciones chárter que involucraban el transporte de empleados de compañías petroleras, como para Suncor Energy , así como servicios chárter ad hoc para Air Transat , considerando que el mercado de viajes de ocio era competitivo tras el colapso de Zoom Airlines , así como la presencia de aerolíneas de ocio como WestJet . ^{[ 9 ]}

By 2012, the airline was still seeking investment to expand into scheduled LCC operations, and had operated some flights between Calgary and Vancouver during peak holiday travel periods, with plans to expand the services to Kelowna and Edmonton.^[10] In 2015, Enerjet signed an agreement to acquire 46 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, 40 purchased and 6 leased.^[11]:20 By 2016, the airline had gone through two tentative names for its LCC project, consisting of Jet Naked and FlyToo.^[12] In late 2018, the airline announced it had attracted investors in order to transition from chartered flights to scheduled operations, one of which included American private equity firm Indigo Partners, which had notably invested in other LCCs including Frontier Airlines, JetSmart, Volaris, and Wizz Air, and Enerjet subsequently planned to relaunch as an LCC during 2019.^[13] The launch of the airline was delayed due to the Boeing 737 MAX groundings and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial air transport.^[11]:14,37

On November 16, 2021, the company revealed its new name as Lynx Air, with plans to begin flying in the first quarter of 2022.^[14] During the announcement, the airline made commitments for up to 46 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft over the next seven years to meet the anticipated demand, with deliveries starting in early 2022, and that it would follow the low-cost carrier model for its operations.^[15] The airline additionally announced it would initially operate domestic routes with plans to add international destinations later. On April 7, 2022, Lynx Air's first flights launched.^[16] The airline announced its first international destinations on September 28, 2022, with flights to the United States beginning in early 2023.

On February 22, 2024, Lynx filed for creditor protection from the Court of King's Bench of Alberta and announced it would cease operations on February 26 due to financial issues,^[4][17] citing escalating costs and increased airport fees as contributing factors.^[18][19]

En el momento del cierre, Lynx Air operaba las siguientes aeronaves: ^{[ 3 ]}

Como Enerjet, la aerolínea operaba anteriormente las siguientes aeronaves: ^{[ 44 ]}

As Enerjet, the airline operated a fleet of Boeing737-700 aircraft for its charter operations, with a single 737-800 leased from Transavia on occasion, before the 737-700s were retired by 2017. After retiring its 737-700s, Enerjet subsequently retained an inactive DHC-6 Twin Otter fleet in order to keep its AOC, while the airline underwent its subsequent transformation from chartered to scheduled operations in the coming years. When the airline eventually announced its rebranding as Lynx Air in November 2021, the airline announced that it had ordered 46 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft for delivery through 2028.^[15] In March 2022, the airline announced it had leased an additional 11 737 MAX 8s from BOC Aviation.^[45]