On April 11th, KF Aerospace of Kelowna, BC, announced the launch of a new charter carrier
known as Aeroflyer.
According to them, this charter operation will focus on the “leisure, tourism, and
workforce transportation markets”, and is backed up by KF Aerospace’s decades of experience
in the Canadian aviation industry.
What’s really interesting though, is that they’re starting operations with two former
WestJet Boeing 737-600s.
The -600 model is the smallest variant of the 737 Next Generation, seating around 120
passengers.
Partly because of that, it didn’t sell terribly well, with just under 70 airframes built.
So, these planes are already pretty rare to begin with.
These two 737-600s date back to 2006, so they are relatively new still, but even then, a
brand new 737-600 operator in 2022 is quite unexpected!
According to their press release, one of these planes will be based in Kelowna and the other
in Calgary.
So given all this, I knew I had to make it out to capture the first ever Aeroflyer arrival
into YYC, on a ferry flight from Hamilton.
Congratulations to the entire KF Aerospace team on this new venture of theirs, and I
look forward to seeing more of these planes very soon!
Enjoy this special arrival video!