delivering results for over 51 years
A truly Canadian success story, KF Aerospace (Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.) was founded by Barry Lapointe in 1970 and has grown into a world-class aerospace company with significant capabilities. Visit our Interactive Timeline to explore our history of achievements.
Headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, our 1,000-strong, highly skilled workforce has extensive experience in heavy maintenance & modifications that attracts customers from around the world.

KF Maintenance & Engineering
Canada’s largest commercial Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider
Completing 1,000,000 maintenance hours on over 300 projects annually
Unmatched quality, on-time delivery, with repair shops and engineering
KF Cargo
KF Defence Programs
Since 2005, KF Aerospace had led a group of partner contractors to provide Selection, Basic and Advanced pilot training and in-service support for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in Southport, Manitoba. A strong partnership with the RCAF has produced a highly effective and extremely efficient training solution, a real win for Canada’s defence capabilities.
KF is a founding partner of SkyAlyne (along with Canadian company CAE) to provide an innovative, all-Canadian solution for all phases of aircrew training and in-service support for the RCAF’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program.
Industry Qualifications
KF is uniquely qualified to support large scale commercial and military programs:
- Air Operator (AOC)
- Type Certificate Holder for the Convair aircraft
- Transport Canada (TC) Design Approval Organization (DAO)
Recognized Design Approval Organization (RDAO) & Recognized Maintenance Organization (RAMO) by Canadian Department of National Defence (DND)
- Maintenance Training Organization (ATO)