BC news round up - week 11 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

12th March ... C-FLES ... DHC 3T Turbine Otter ... Sealand Aviation [Campbell River BC] ... ex C-FIKT via a museum in Oslo Norway, converted to turbine by Kenmore Air from 21st June 2022.

CANCELLATIONS

12th March ... C-FYNS ... Airbus A319-114 ... Air Canada Rouge [Montreal QC] - stored in Marana AZ since 3rd September 2025

12th March ... C-GBHR ... Airbus A319-114 ... Air Canada Rouge [Montreal QC] - stored in Marana AZ since 3rd September 2025

12th March ... C-GWWJ ... Boeing 737-8CT ... WestJet [Calgary AB] ... stored in Tucson AZ since 16th February 2026

ACCIDENTS

None

TSB have posted some photos on Flickr this week of some accidents now the reports have been done.



6th October 2023 ... C-GTYH ... Piper PA-34-200 Seneca ...Skyquest Aviation [Langley YNJ]  near Chilliwack [YCW] airport


5th January 2024 ... N617TT ... Bell 206B JetRanger II ... Aircraft Guaranty near Revelstoke BC



10th June 2024 ... C-GRSA ... Cessna U206G Stationair ... Rocking Star Avn [Burwash Landing YDB] at Haines Junction YT [YHT] airport

NEWS OF THE WEEK

March 8th ... Delta replace A320 with A220-300 on DL2482/3 from Minneapolis St Paul MN [MSP] arrival 1052 departure 1207.

March 9th ... news reports including from Global News that the unfinished central parkade may never be completed and be demolished instead.

March 10th ... China Southern CZ329/330 with 777-300 (ER) switches to day time on Tuesday's arrival 1000 departure 1230.

March 19th ... AC to Cancun [CUN] to swith to Rouge 737-8.

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

March 9th ... N901WF ... Hawker Beech 900XP ... Int'l Group / Varsity Avn [Martinsburg PA]

March 9th ... M-INKE ... Gulfstream G600 ... Hampshire Aviation [Bournemouth]

March 10th ... B-KQU ... Boeing 777-367 (ER) ... Cathay Pacific Airways [Hong Kong] ... first visit in "80 years of Cathay Pacific" livery.  Their first North American route was YVR exactly 40 years ago.


Photo by Brandon Siska on Flickr

March 10th ... N663DN ... Boeing 757-223 ... Delta Air Lines [Atlanta GA] ... DL8951 Nashville Predators charter

March 11th ... C-GIAW ... IAI 1124A Westwind ... SkyCare Air Ambulance [Sioux Lookout ON]


March 11th ... N708PC ... Gulfstream Commander 695-980 ... Austin Point Avn [Hillsboro OR]

March 11th ... XA-ALV ... Gates Learjet 35A ... Personas Y Paquetes Por Aire [Guadalajara]


March 12th ... VP-CVA ... Gulfstream G650ER ... Jet Avn Business Jets [Hong Kong]


March 14th ... C-FVGY ... ATR 42-300 (F) ... Air North Cargo [Whitehorse YT]


Photo by Brandon Siska on Flickr

Honorably mention to Victoria Harbour [YWH] where I spent a weekend actually on a floating B&B at Fishermans Wharf - next travel post will cover my flights on a Saab and Otter.


C-GVNL Harbour Air DHC 3T Turbine Otter - boarding back to YVR


C-FHAJ Harbour Air DHC 3T Turine Otter moored at Victoria Harbour [CXH]


C-GFHA Harbour Air DHC 6 Twin Otter 300 moored at Victoria Harbour [CXH]


Nose on line up at Harbour Air terminal Victoria Harbour [CXH]


N90422 Kenmore Air Harbor DHC 3T Turbine Otter in Emerald Queen Hotel & Casino special livery departing Victoria Harbour to their facility on Lake Union Seattle WA

Honorable mention to Whitehorse [YXY] as one of Canada's best photographer's Brandon Siska visited on March 7th for the winter games and snapped some visitors bringing in the compeititors teams.


TF-FIO Boeing 757-208 of Icelandair came in from Nuuk Greeland and positioned empty to SeaTac WA


N932AK Boeing 737-9 MAX of Alaska Airlines inbound from Anchorage AK in "West Coast Wonders" special livery


C-GCUA Boeing 737-8Q8 of Chrono Aviation inbound from Iqaluit NU still in the livery of former operator OWG


C-GCNU Boeing 737-36Q of Canadian North arriving from Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet NU


N703AL Boeing 737-9 MAX of Alaska Airlines arriving from Anchorage AK

Honorable mention to Pitt Meadows on March 12th where I saw this VIH Helicopters [Victoria BC YYJ] C-GQNG Sikorsky S-61 Short. Not only is it coming up 66 years young, originally built as an L model, it was converted by Carson Helicopters to an N model which includes new blades which increase lifting capacity to 10,000 lbs. The Short or "Shortsky" as it is usually nicknamed has a cabin length reduction of 50" behind the cockpit which further increases lifting capacity primarily for heli logging and other sling work.


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