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Lloyd & Gale Construction Services Ltd


(Administration) 8 – 220 Neave Road Kelowna, BC V1V 2L9


34699 Lougheed Hwy Mission, BC V2V 6R5


Main Telephone: 778-753-6233


aircraft maintenance, modification and manufacturing organization, and the largest cargo operator, operating or leasing over 70 aircraft. It employs 1,000 employees across Canada with approximately 500 of those at its Kelowna head office location.


Flightcraft’s Aircraft Maintenance Operations focuses on heavy aircraft maintenance, overhaul and modifications with major facilities in Kelowna and Hamilton, Ontario. This includes mechanical, structures, avionics, interiors, engine, landing gear, parts supply and fleet management with a focus on B727, B737, B757, B767; DH-8, Buffalo, Twin Otter and Convair 580/5800 stretch. The company also has nine satellite bases for maintenance across Canada.


Through its Charter Operations, the company’s fleet of DC10-30’s, Boeing 727’s and Convair 580’s is capable of moving approximately 1,000,000 lbs. of freight nightly across Canada. Flightcraft has been the exclusive air cargo carrier for Purolator Courier for over 20 years, a contract with unique requirements including maintenance and scheduling of more than 20 aircraft that fly across Canada coast to coast every weeknight.


Its Allied Wings Operation provides Primary and Advanced Military Flight Training for Canada’s Royal Canadian


Air Force at the Canada Wings Aviation Training Centre based in Southport, Manitoba near the town of Portage la Prairie. Nearly 200 pilots are training annually at the Centre utilizing a fleet of 42 aircraft (Grob120A, King Air C90B, Bell 206, and Bell 412) and four state-of- the-art flight simulators


LEADING THE WAY IN AVIATION TRAINING Flightcraft’s expertise in aircraft maintenance has helped position the Okanagan as a leader in aviation training. Most recently the company partnered with Okanagan College to develop a new Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Structures (AME S) program launched at Okanagan College in February of this year. Structures engineers are focused on maintaining and repairing the structural elements of all types of aircraft ribs, spars and skin. The addition of the 37-week AME S program makes Okanagan College the region’s largest provider of aviation training that prepares graduates for immediate entry into the field of aviation.


“We took a great deal of care in ensuring the curriculum and training for this program were in keeping with the current industry standards,” said John Haller, Dean of Trades and Apprenticeship at Okanagan College. “The result is a top notch program that is in demand.”


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Flightcraft’s Director of Human Resources, Grant Stevens, provided advice on behalf of the aviation industry as the program was developed. Students enrolled in the AME S program train on site at Flightcraft and will benefit from job opportunities related to the Westjet maintenance contract. Okanagan College also runs the AME S program in Vernon, producing a steady stream of AME candidates for aviation companies in the Okanagan.


Despite the closing of Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. maintenance operations in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal earlier this year, opportunities for aircraft maintenance workers are still plentiful, says Stevens. “A significant number of graduates of the College’s AME S program will be employed in the region which hasn’t been impacted by the layoffs in any way. Looking across North America, there is still the same number of aircraft flying today and those planes all need to be serviced. There’s really never been a better time to be involved in aircraft maintenance.”


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