KF Aerospace

[1] Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. (KFL) – a division of KF Aerospace – is an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) and operates two maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities in Canada, one at Kelowna International Airport in British Columbia and the other at Hamilton International Airport in Ontario.On March 30, 2005, KF Aerospace was awarded a $1.77 billion contract to lead a team of Canadian companies called Allied Wings to provide primary flight training for the Royal Canadian Air Force  at Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. - the former CFB Base in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.Since 2005, KF Aerospace and its Allied Wings partners have provided basic and advanced flying training (multi-engine and rotary-wing) for RCAF pilots and aircrew.Allied Wings also provides classroom and simulator instruction alongside RCAF uniformed instructors, and manages all facilities, grounds and operations for the program.KF Aerospace has converted existing Convair CV-580s to the updated CV5800 configuration and had provided conversions of the former Canadian Forces CC-109 Cosmopolitan transport fleet into freighters and "fire-fighting" water/chemical bombers.[4] In February 2019, KF announced plans for a $30 million expansion of its MRO facility in Hamilton, Ontario, including a new 75,000 sq.foot hangar that introduced wide-body aircraft capability and additional lines of maintenance to KF’s Hamilton operation.[6][7] The two hangars house legacy aircraft such as a World War II Mosquito fighter-bomber and a Hawker Tempest MKII.
Map of KF Aerospace’s locations
KF Aerospace c. 1970s
Barry Lapointe c. 1968
A Convair CV580 in KF's cargo fleet
The KF Centre for Excellence
An Aeroflyer Boeing 737NG
The wide-body hangar at KF Aerospace’s Hamilton location
KF’s Kelowna base
KF Aerospace winning the 2023 Safety and Quality Award at the Boeing Company’s 2023 Supplier of the Year event
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