KF Cargo

KF Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
FK KFA FLIGHTCRAFT
Founded 1970
Hubs Kelowna International Airport
Secondary hubs Hamilton Airport
Fleet size 7
Company slogan We're all about the craft
Parent company Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd.
Headquarters Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Website KF Cargo
A KF Cargo Convair 5800

KF Cargo (formerly Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter) 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.

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:[1] Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George, Vancouver and Victoria also air cargo service from Miami to Caracas, Lima, Bogotá and Valencia[2] in South America.

Fleet

A KF Cargo McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Cargo Fleet

As of September 2018 the KF Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft for their cargo operations:[3][4]

AircraftNumberNotes
Convair 580/58005Operated on BC feeder service
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30/F 2
Total7

Leasing

KF Cargo leases out McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Boeing 737, and Convair 580/5800 aircraft.[5] KF Cargo's leasing operations has the distinction of developing the world's first Boeing 737-300 Quick Change aircraft.[6]

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[6]

Historical Fleet

The airline previously operated Boeing 727-100, Boeing 727-200, and Boeing 737-300 jets, Convair 5800 and Grumman Gulfstream I turboprops, and de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou, Douglas DC-3, Douglas C-47 and Howard 500 piston powered aircraft.[7] The company developed the Convair 5800 turboprop aircraft which is a stretched version of the Convair 580.

Accidents and incidents

Bases

Pilot Bases include Kelowna, Hamilton, and Vancouver.

Primary Maintenance Bases include Hamilton and Kelowna with a Satellite Base at Vancouver.

References

  1. ↑ Flight Schedule
  2. ↑ "KF Cargo launches Miami freighter services to South America 19 / 04 / 2016".
  3. ↑ "Kelowna Flightcraft". planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kelowna Flightcraft Air Fleet". Flightradar24. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Leasing Overview". KF Cargo. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Boeing 737-300/-400". KF Cargo. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. ↑ https://www.airliners.net, photos of Kelowna Flightcraft aircraft
  8. ↑ "C-GWUG Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  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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