KF Cargo

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.

For the airline with IATA code KF, see Blue1.
KF Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
FK KFA FLIGHTCRAFT
Founded1970
AOC #Canada:
KF Cargo: 884[1]
Kelowna Flightcraft: 14657[2]
United States: UKFF210F[3]
HubsKelowna International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
Secondary hubsHamilton Airport
Fleet size9[4]
Parent companyBarry Lapointe Holdings Ltd.
HeadquartersKelowna, British Columbia, Canada
WebsiteKF Cargo
A KF Cargo Convair 5800

History

KF Cargo is a subsidiary company of KF Aerospace, which was established as Kelowna Flightcraft on 20 March 1970 and the cargo subsidiary was established and started operating in June 1974. It is wholly owned by Barry Lapointe Holding.

Destinations

KF Cargo operates air cargo services to the following destinations:[5] Kamloops Airport, Kelowna International Airport, Prince George Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Victoria International Airport.

Fleet

As of September 2019, KF Cargo/KF Maintenance and Engineering has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[4]

Kelowna Flightcraft
AircraftNo. of aircraftVariantsNotes
Beechcraft Duke1Beechcraft A60Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
Beechcraft Premier I2Beechcraft 390Both operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
Cessna 1801–Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
Convair 5805Convair CV-340Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

Leasing

KF Cargo leases out McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Boeing 737, and Convair 580/5800 aircraft.[6] KF Cargo's leasing operations has the distinction of developing the world's first Boeing 737-300 Quick Change aircraft.[7]

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 737-300 Quick Change aircraft to Canadian North[7]

Historical fleet

The airline previously operated a diverse range of aircraft including Aero Commander, various Beechcraft, Bell 206 helicopters, Boeing 727, Boeing 737, Boeing 757, various Cessna aircraft, Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Convair CV-580, de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou, Douglas DC-3, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Fairchild F27, Grumman Gulfstream I (G159), Helio Courier, Howard 500, Israel 1124, Israel 1125, Mitsubishi MU-2, Piper Aircraft, Robinson R44 and Taylorcraft DC65.[8]

Accidents and incidents

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.

References
  1. Transport Canada (2019-09-05), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  2. Transport Canada (2019-09-05), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. "Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  4. "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for KF Cargo/KF Maintenance and Engineering". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. Flight Schedule
  6. "Leasing Overview". KF Cargo. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. "Boeing 737-300/-400". KF Cargo. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result
  9. "AVIATION INVESTIGATION REPORT A99P0006" (PDF). Transportation Safety Board of Canada / Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  10. "ASN Aircraft accident: Howard 500 C-GKFN Toronto International Airport (YYZ)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  11. "C-GKFC Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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