KF Aerospace
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| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada(1970) |
| Products | Aircraft |
Number of employees | 1000 |
| Subsidiaries | KF Cargo |
| Website | KF Aerospace |
KF Aerospace (formerly Kelowna Flightcraft) is an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) which operates two Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities in Canada, one in Kelowna, British Columbia, and the other in Hamilton, Ontario.
KF Aerospace also owns KF Cargo for Cargo Charters and Aircraft Leasing services and also, KF Defence Programs, contract operator of the Canadian Forces Contracted Flying Training and Support program.[1]
History
The company was established as Kelowna Flightcraft on March 20, 1970 and the charter subsidiary Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter was established and started operating in June 1974. It is wholly owned by Barry Lapointe Holding.
Flightcraft's extensive history in maintenance work directed to the ubiquitous Boeing 727 "feederliner" series has led to their adaptation as the main type for cargo operations, with Purolator Courier their main client. It was announced on February 19, 2014 that Flightcraft lost their contract with Purolator Courier as another carrier, Cargojet, won the contract.[2]
On March 30, 2005, KF Aerospace was awarded a $1.77 billion contract to lead a team of Canadian companies called KF Defence Programs to provide primary flight training for the Canadian Forces Air Command at Southport at the former CFB Base Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
KF Aerospace also undertakes maintenance and upgrades on the Convair CV-240 family, for which it owns the type certificate. KF Aerospace converts existing Convair CV-580s to the updated CV5800 configuration and provides conversions of the former Canadian Forces CC-109 Cosmopolitan transport fleet into freighters and "fire-fighting" water/chemical bombers.[3]