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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.




History



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


As of August 2024, KF Cargo operates air cargo services to the following destinations:

Kelowna International Airport
Kamloops Airport
Prince George Airport
Vancouver International Airport Hub
Victoria International Airport




Fleet






= Current fleet

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As of August 2024, KF Cargo/KF Maintenance and Engineering has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.




= Leasing

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KF Cargo leases out Convairs, the CV-580 / CV-5800s. KF Cargo's leasing operations has the distinction of developing the world's first 300QC series of the Boeing 737 Classic.
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. Currently, KF Cargo leases its Boeing 737-300QC to Canadian North.




= Historical fleet

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The airline previously operated a diverse range of aircraft including:




Accidents and incidents


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.
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.
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.




Bases


Pilot 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


List of airlines of Canada




References






External links



KF Cargo
KF Maintenance and Engineering

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