Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter trading as KF Cargo and Kelowna Flightcraft trading as KF Maintenance and Engineering is a cargo airline based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It operates long term cargo charters for couriers and freight companies, forest fire patrols, and aircraft sales and leasing in Canada and worldwide. It also provides maintenance and aircraft manufacturing services.
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| Founded | March 20, 1970 | ||||||
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| AOC # | Canada: KF Cargo: 884[2] Kelowna Flightcraft: 14657[3] United States: UKFF210F[4] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 10[5] | ||||||
| Destinations | 5[6] | ||||||
| Parent company | Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kelowna, British Columbia | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
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KF Cargo is a subsidiary company of KF Aerospace, which was established as Kelowna Flightcraft on March 20, 1970, and the cargo subsidiary was established and started operating in June 1974. It is wholly owned by Barry Lapointe Holding.
Destinations
editAs of August 2024, KF Cargo operates air cargo services to the following destinations:[6]
Fleet
editCurrent fleet
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As of August 2024, KF Cargo/KF Maintenance and Engineering has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[5]
| Aircraft | In service |
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| Beechcraft A60 | 1 | Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter |
| Beechcraft 390 | 1 | |
| Boeing 737-600 | 2 | |
| Cessna 172 | 1 | |
| Cessna 180 Skywagon | 1 | |
| Convair CV-580 | 4 | |
| Total | 10 |
Leasing
editKF Cargo leases out Convairs, the CV-580 / CV-5800s.[7] KF Cargo's leasing operations has the distinction of developing the world's first 300QC series of the Boeing 737 Classic.[8]
The company has leased aircraft to several Canadian passenger airlines including Harmony Airways, Greyhound Air, Roots Air in the past and also in the United States to IFL Group Inc.[citation needed] Currently, KF Cargo leases its Boeing 737-300QC to Canadian North.[8]
Historical fleet
editThe airline previously operated a diverse range of aircraft including:[9]
- Aero Commander
- Beechcraft aircraft
- Bell 206
- Boeing 727-100F
- Boeing 727-200F
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 737-300
- Boeing 737-400SF
- Boeing 737-800
- Boeing 757-200
- Cessna aircraft
- Convair CV-340
- Convair CV-440
- Convair CV-580
- de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
- Douglas DC-3
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
- Fairchild F27
- Grumman Gulfstream I
- Helio Courier
- Howard 500
- Israel 1124
- Israel 1125
- Mitsubishi MU-2
- Piper Aircraft
- Robinson R44
- Taylorcraft DC65.
Accidents and incidents
edit- On January 13, 1999, a Douglas DC-3 (C-GWUG) crashed into Mount Parke, Mayne Island while on a domestic cargo flight from Vancouver International Airport to Victoria International Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots, the only occupants, were killed. Investigation revealed that the flight was being operated under visual flight rules at night, in contravention of Canadian Aviation Regulations.[10]
- On July 9, 1981, a Howard 500 (C-GKFN), operated by Kelowna Flightcraft for overnight freight operations, crashed shortly after takeoff from Toronto Pearson International Airport. Fatalities were three crew.[11]
- On September 7, 1976, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (C-GKFC) was destroyed by fire after an emergency landing near Brocket, Alberta. All 26 people on board escaped. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from Vernon Regional Airport, British Columbia to Lethbridge Airport, Alberta.[12]
Bases
editPilot bases include Kelowna International Airport, John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, and Vancouver International Airport.
Primary maintenance bases include John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Kelowna International Airport with a satellite base at Vancouver International Airport.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. May 4, 2023. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter: KFA, FLIGHTCRAFT
- ^ Transport Canada (August 4, 2024), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ Transport Canada (August 4, 2024), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for KF Cargo/KF Maintenance and Engineering". Transport Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "KF Cargo Scheduled service". Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Leasing Overview". KF Cargo. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Boeing 737-300/-400". KF Cargo. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result
- ^ "AVIATION INVESTIGATION REPORT A99P0006" (PDF). Transportation Safety Board of Canada / Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident: Howard 500 C-GKFN Toronto International Airport (YYZ)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "C-GKFC Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
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