Kelowna Flightcraft

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Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter 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 lodge charters, 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 ^[1].

Contents 1 Code data 2 History 3 Services 4 Fleet 4.1 Purolator Fleet 5 Bases 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Code data

• IATA Code: KW
• ICAO Code: KFA
• Callsign: Flightcraft

[edit] History

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

On March 30, 2005, Flightcraft was awarded a $1.77 billion contract to lead a team of Canadian companies called Allied Wings provide primary flight training for the Canadian Forces Air Command at Southport.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Services

Kelowna Flightcraft operates domestic freight services to the following destinations (at January 2005) ^[1] : 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 August 2006 the Kelowna Flightcraft fleet includes ^[2] :

• 6 Convair 580
• 1 Convair 5800
• 1 Boeing 727-100F
• 3 Boeing 727-200
• 12 Boeing 727-200F

Flightcraft operates a fleet of over 40 aircraft, including: Convair 580s, Convair 5800s, Boeing 727s and an Israel IAI-1125 Astra SP.^{[citation needed]} In the past it has leased aircraft to other Canadian airlines including Harmony Airways and Greyhound Air.

[edit] Purolator Fleet

^{[citation needed]}

• 14 Boeing 727-200
• 5 Convair 580s

[edit] Bases

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] External links

• Kelowna Flightcraft
• Allied Wings

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 5-11 April 2005
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006