KF Cargo

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KF Cargo
KF Aerospace logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
FKKFA [1] FLIGHTCRAFT [1]
FoundedMarch 20, 1970
AOC # Canada:
KF Cargo: 884 [2]
Kelowna Flightcraft: 14657 [3]
United States: UKFF210F [4]
Hubs
Secondary hubs John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
Fleet size12 [5]
Destinations6
Parent company Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd.
Headquarters Kelowna, British Columbia
Website www.kfaero.ca/cargo-operations/

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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History

A KF Cargo Convair 5800 KFCargoConvairCV5800C-GKFSYYJAugust2018.jpg
A KF Cargo Convair 5800

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

KF Cargo operates air cargo services to the following destinations: [6]

Fleet

Current fleet

A KF Cargo Convair 5800 C-GKFS@YYJ 01Dec20.jpg
A KF Cargo Convair 5800

As of September 2019, KF Cargo/KF Maintenance and Engineering has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada. [5]

Kelowna Flightcraft fleet
AircraftIn
Service
Notes
Beechcraft A60 1Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
Beechcraft 390 2
Boeing 737-600 2
Cessna 180 1
Convair CV-580 6
Total12

Leasing

KF Cargo leases out Convair 580/5800s. [7] KF Cargo's leasing operations has the distinction of developing the world's first Boeing 737-300QC. [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

The airline previously operated a diverse range of aircraft including: [9]

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.

See also

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