BC news round up - week 10 2026

A round up of aviation news in BC/YT and with major airlines who serve BC.  All photos my own unless stated.

If anyone has any news or photos - particularly from elsewhere in BC or Yukon - please comment or send to me via email cangloballog@gmail.com

NEW DELIVERIES

6th March ... C-FGOJ ... Bombardier Dash 8-106 ... Central Mountain Air [Smithers BC]

5th March ... C-FSCY ... Boeing 737-8 MAX ... Air Canada Rouge [Montreal QC] ... tfd from AC

4th March ... C-FZPJ ... Boeing 767-33A (ER) (BDSF) ... Cargojet Airways [Hamilton ON] ... std Goodyear AZ after F conversion by IAI Bedek in Tel Aviv between 02.02.25 - 20.02.26

4th March ... C-GKFF ... ATR 72-500 (F) ... KF Aerospace [Kelowna BC] ... re-reg from C-GKFY

4th March ... C-FIDL ... Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 ... Pacific Sky Aviation [Victoria BC] ... tfd from DHC

3rd March ... 153001 ... Airbus CT-153 Juno ... RCAF 15 Wing (SkyAlyne) [CFB Moose Jaw SK]


C-FIDL as seen in Victoria [YYJ], photo taken by Tim Martin on Flickr.  Remains in the livery of former operator the US DOJ with maple leafs added.  The reg used to be a YVR regular on a -300 with Hawkair (see below), R1 and CMA.


For nostalgia's sake, here is -314 when with Hawkair as C-FIDL - photo taken at YVR by John Olafson on Flickr


While not specifically YVR rated, I imagine we will see them in BC and the first has been delivered to SkyAlyne who are a partnership between the RCAF, CAE and KF Aerospace to operate the new incoming FAcT (Future Aicrew Training) fleet - image credit Key Aero

CANCELLATIONS

None

ACCIDENTS

2nd March ... C-GPCI ... Saab 340B+ ... Pacific Coastal Airlines [Vancouver BC] ... Powell River airport BC [YPW] ... one brake locked on landing causing aircraft to leave the runway and stop just short of a ditch


C-GPCI with the WestJet Link livery covered over with titles added awaiting tail decals, the same aircraft featured in last weeks post in full WS livery

NEWS OF THE WEEK

8th March ... effective today Delta Airlines daily A220-100 DL1049/1064 Salt Lake City UT [SLC] reverts to DL Connection opb SkyWest ERJ-175 DL3710/3711.

6th March ... KF Aerospace certify first 737-800 combi conversion on behalf of Boeing completed at Kelowna [YLW], first aircraft  delivered to Air Inuit [Montreal YUL] C-FTUW and C-FTUY.

5th March ... Kelowna [YLW] and Edmonton [YEG] first routes transferred from AC to Rouge with 737-8 MAX with small sticker.  Next route Cancun [CUN] 19th March, rest April as previous post.


Photo by King Hui on Facebook

3rd March ... CMA Dash 8-Q400 C-GKUG operate for TNDC First Nation who own the land of the Newmont mines is also now using the pyramid Signature terminal, parking at their Millionair hangar


C-GKUG with CMA in standalone TNDC livery joining the Summit Air frames at Signature

INTERESTING VISITORS - foreign registered and rare bizjets and non scheduled visitors

March 2nd ... CS-GLJ ... Bombardier Global 6500 ... NetJets Europe [Lisbon]


March 2nd ... T7-828 ... Airbus A220-100 ACJ ... Jet Aviation Business Jets [San Marino]


Photo by Brandon Siska - arrived from Tallinn via Keflavik, departing to Anchorage AK

March 3rd ... 9H-VJD ... Bombardier Global 6000 ... VistaJet [Malta]

March 3rd ... N470CT ... Hawker Beech 400XP ... Zenodro At Tranquility Avn [Long Beach CA]


Photo by Rob Reid

March 3rd ... N906AS ... Raytheon Hawker 800XP ... O Plus A Avn [Rockwall TX]


Photo by Rob Reid

March 3rd ... C-GMYW ... Bell 407 ... 824506 Alberta ... [Grande Prairie AB]


March 4th ... 9H-VJG ... Bombardier Global 6000 ... VistaJet [Malta]

March 6th ... LX-FMA ... Dassault Falcon 900LX ... Flying Group [Luxembourg]


March 7th ... T7-VRS ... Embraer Legacy ... VSR Ventures [Delhi]


Photo by Peter Smithson on Flickr

March 7th ... N338TD ... Pilatus PC-24 ... CTP Aviation [Hayward CA]

March 7th ... N840NN ... Boeing 737-823 ... American Airlines [Dallas Fort Worth TX] - 100th anniversary livery


Photo by Manuel Vieira Ribeiro on Facebook

March 8th ... D-AFAD ... Bombardier Challenger 605 ... FAI Rent-A-Jet (Nuremberg]


Photo by King Hui on Flickr

March 8th ... XA-RLY ... Bombardier Global 5000 ... Aviones Y Helicopteros Ejecutivos [Leon]


Photo by Chung Kwok on Facebook

Honorable mention to Victoria [YYJ] who saw this Bombardier Global Express [Nuremberg] D-AFAU on March 5th - photo by Tim Martin on Flickr


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