- Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
Infobox Airline
airline = Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
logo_size = 250
fleet_size = 23
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IATA = KW
ICAO = KFA
callsign = FLIGHTCRAFT
parent = Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd.
company_slogan =
founded = 1970
headquarters = Kelowna,British Columbia ,Canada
key_people =
hubs =Kelowna International Airport
secondary_hubs =Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport
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frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.flightcraft.caKelowna 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 andCanada 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 isKelowna International Airport , with a hub atHamilton/John C. Munro International Airport ,Hamilton, Ontario cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 100 | date= 2007-04-03] .History
The parent company,
Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. , was established on20 March 1970 and the charter subsidiary was established and started operating in June 1974. It is wholly owned by Barry Lapointe Holding .Destinations
Kelowna Flightcraft operates domestic freight services to the following destinations (at January 2005) [
Flight International , 5-11 April 2005] :Calgary ,Edmonton , Halifax, Hamilton, Kamloops, Kelowna,Moncton ,Montreal ,Ottawa , Prince George, Regina,Saskatoon , St Johns, Thunder Bay,Vancouver , Victoria andWinnipeg .Fleet
As of March 2007 the Kelowna Flightcraft fleet includes :
*1 Boeing 727-100F
*2 Boeing 727-200
*12 Boeing 727-200F
*6 Convair CV-580
*1 Convair CV5800
*1 IAI Astra
*2 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30/FIn the past it has leased aircraft to other Canadian airlines including
Harmony Airways andGreyhound Air .Purolator Fleet
* 14
Boeing 727 -200
* 5 Convair CV-580Bases
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.References
External links
* [http://www.flightcraft.ca Kelowna Flightcraft]
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