Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

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Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
IATA KW	ICAO KFA	Callsign FLIGHTCRAFT
Founded		1970
Hubs		Kelowna International Airport
Secondary hubs		Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport
Fleet size		23
Destinations
Parent company		Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd.
Headquarters		Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Website: http://www.flightcraft.ca

Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. is a cargo airline based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It operates long term cargo charters for couriers such as Purolator and Canada Post, as well as passenger charters to fishing lodges, forest fire patrols and aircraft sales and leasing in Canada and world-wide. It also provides maintenance and aircraft manufacturing services. Its main base is Kelowna International Airport, with a hub at Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport, Hamilton, Ontario ^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3.1 Purolator Fleet 4 Bases 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The parent company, Kelowna Flightcraft, was established on 20 March 1970 and the charter subsidiary was established and started operating in June 1974. It is wholly owned by Barry Lapointe Holding ^[1].

[edit] Destinations

Kelowna Flightcraft operates domestic freight services to the following destinations (at January 2005) ^[2] : Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kamloops, Kelowna, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Prince George, Regina, Saskatoon, St Johns, Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Victoria and Winnipeg.

[edit] Fleet

As of March 2007 the Kelowna Flightcraft fleet includes ^[1] :

• 6 Convair CV-580
• 1 Convair CV5800
• 1 Boeing 727-100F
• 2 Boeing 727-200
• 12 Boeing 727-200F
• 1 IAI Astra

In the past it has leased aircraft to other Canadian airlines including Harmony Airways and Greyhound Air.

[edit] Purolator Fleet

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• 14 Boeing 727-200
• 5 Convair CV-580

[edit] Bases

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Pilot bases include Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Halifax.

Maintenance bases include the above with the addition of Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and St. John's.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kelowna Flightcraft

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