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===Historical fleet=== In 2003 and 2004, WestJet donated two of its 737-200s to post-secondary schools in western Canada, one to the [[British Columbia Institute of Technology]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=WestJet donates 737-200 aircraft to BCIT Aerospace|publisher=British Columbia Institute of Technology| date = October 1, 2003|url= https://www.bcit.ca/news/releases/newsrelease100103101.shtml|access-date=February 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703001512/http://www.bcit.ca/news/releases/newsrelease100103101.shtml|archive-date=July 3, 2004}}</ref> and a second to the [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology]]'s Art Smith Aero Centre.<ref>{{cite press release|title=WestJet Donates Boeing 737-200 Aircraft to SAIT's Art Smith Aero Centre for Training and Technology| publisher=CCNMatthews|date=October 21, 2004|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/WestJet-Donates-Boeing-737-200-Aircraft-SAITs-Art-Smith-Aero-Centre-Training-Technology-436843.htm|access-date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> In early 2005, it was announced that the [[Boeing 737]] fleet would be retired and replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient 737 Next Generation series aircraft. On July 12, 2005, WestJet announced that it had completed the sale of its remaining [[Boeing 737#737-200|737-200]] to Miami-based Apollo Aviation Group.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Anonymous|date=July 13, 2005|title=Westjet sells its Boeing 737s to Miami-based airline|work=National Post|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/355031078|access-date=February 27, 2021|id={{ProQuest|355031078}}}}</ref> On January 9, 2006, the last Boeing 737-200 was flown during a [[Flypast|fly-by]] ceremony at the WestJet hangar in Calgary, piloted by WestJet founder Don Bell and was a [[Air charter|charter flight]] from Las Vegas to Calgary.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} In July 2020, WestJet retired their fleet of 4 [[Boeing 767]]s ([[Boeing 767#767-300ER|767-300ER]]) due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/westjet-to-retire-boeing-767-fleet/|title=WestJet To Phase Out Boeing 767 Fleet|first=Aaron|last=Davis|work=Airways Magazine |date=July 15, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717043555/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/westjet-to-retire-boeing-767-fleet/}}</ref> In January 2021, it was announced that the four 767-300 aircraft from WestJet were to be among a total of 11 to be purchased by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] and converted to freight use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-05/amazon-makes-first-aircraft-purchase-to-expand-delivery-network|title=Amazon Makes First Aircraft Purchase to Expand Cargo Network|website=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> In the past, WestJet operated the following aircraft:{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |+ WestJet former fleet |- !Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes |- |align=left|[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]] |25 |1996 |2006 | |- |align=left|[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-600]] |13 |2006 |2021 |align=left|Retired due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. |- |rowspan=2 align=left|[[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]] |1 |2011 |2011 |align=left|Leased from [[North American Airlines]]. |- |7 |2011 |2015 |align=left|Wet-leased from [[Thomas Cook Airlines]]. |- |align=left|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] |4 |2015 |2020 |align=left|Retired due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. |}
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