“Drake's Boeing 767, 'Air Drake', was given to him for free by a cargo airline.”

Verdict: Drake paid nothing to acquire the aircraft — but 'gift' undersells the deal. In 2019 Canadian freight carrier Cargojet unveiled a converted Boeing 767-200 for Drake as a marketing partnership: the airline provided the jet, Drake provided a decade of brand exposure to hundreds of millions of people. Cargojet's own investor materials describe it as a commercial arrangement, not charity.

Cargojet is Canada's largest overnight air-cargo operator and had already flown Drake's tour freight. In May 2019 the company announced 'a long-term strategic partnership' with the rapper and revealed a 767-200 repainted in Drake's OVO livery, with the name Air Drake on the nose. Drake posted a video with the line 'no rental, no timeshare, no co-owners'.

What Cargojet got: its logo on the world's most photographed private jet, appearances in music videos and on social feeds with combined audiences in the hundreds of millions, and a story every aviation outlet ran. What Drake got: use of a 767 with a widely reported (but never independently confirmed) interior refit costing tens of millions, and no purchase price. The aircraft has remained on Cargojet's books and Canadian registry.

The commonly quoted '$185 million' valuation is inflated: a 25-year-old 767-200 is worth a small fraction of a new one, and the figure seems to conflate list price, refit and hype. In 2025 Drake showed off a further interior renovation.

So: free to Drake, yes. A gift with no strings, no.

“Drake's Boeing 767, 'Air Drake', was given to him for free by a cargo airline.”

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