Holds the Convair type certificate and its own supplemental type certificates, designs and manufactures aircraft parts and modifications, leases aircraft, and delivers defence aircrew training through the SkyAlyne joint venture.
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Holds the Convair type certificate and its own supplemental type certificates, designs and manufactures aircraft parts and modifications, leases aircraft, and delivers defence aircrew training through the SkyAlyne joint venture.
Head office at 5655 Airport Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, with sites at Richmond BC, Mount Hope ON (Hamilton airport), Southport MB and a defence liaison office in Ottawa. kfaero.ca
Founded by Barry Lapointe in 1970 and describes itself as a 1,200-strong workforce. kfaero.ca
Type certificate holder for all Convair aircraft - the 240, 340, 440, 580, 5800, 600 and 640 - and responsible for supporting the worldwide Convair fleet. kfaero.ca
Its in-house design approval organisation has created over 200 supplemental type certificates in 30 years, several of which are sold to third parties. kfaero.ca
Co-founded SkyAlyne with CAE in 2018. SkyAlyne, not KF alone, was awarded the RCAF Future Aircrew Training contract in May 2024; KF publishes no value for its own share. kfaero.ca
Won the RCAF Contracted Flying Training and Support programme in 2005. The $1.8 billion figure it cites is a 22-year programme value delivered with its Allied Wings team, not money received by KF. kfaero.ca
Its legal name is Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd., incorporated in British Columbia on 1970-03-25; the KF Aerospace name dates from a 2015 rebrand. kfaero.ca
Products KF Aerospace publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Type certificate holder
As the OEM of record for the Convair 240/340/440 family and derivatives, supplies AOG repair support, part manufacturing, cargo-door conversions, stretch programmes and continued-airworthiness documentation.
Learn moreAircraft modification
A portfolio of its own STCs available for purchase, covering ADS-B Out, cabin altitude warning, electronic flight bag, SATCOM and in-seat power on Boeing 737 series plus ATR 42 and King Air items.
Learn moreHow KF Aerospace says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
Heavy maintenance, modifications and engineering for commercial and military operators across its five Canadian sites.
Leasing of Convair 580, Boeing 737-300/-400/-800 and ATR aircraft, alongside its own flight and air cargo operations.
Publicly announced partnerships.
Executed joint venture: KF co-founded SkyAlyne with CAE in 2018, and the two jointly manage SkyAlyne and the Future Aircrew Training contract.
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