Air British Columbia

Air British Columbia or Air BC is one of British Columbia's two flag-carrier airlines. Although primarily focussing on scheduled domestic and North American services, Air BC also operates a small number of international services, primarily to East Asia.

= History = Air British Columbia was established in 1947 through the merger of Vancouver Island Air Service (VIAS), Kootenay Air Transport (KAT), and West Coast Air Services (WCAS).

Incidents

 * 1947 https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470428-0


 * 7 December 1994: DHBC-9B Kehloke 1B VB-KAC, operating as Air BC Flight ABC17 from Victoria, crashed due to a microburst during a bad-weather landing at Blaenau International Airport. Of the 147 passengers and crew aboard, only four survived; it remains the worst aviation disaster in BC history.

= Fleet =

Current

 * ATR 42-500 - 26 (2001 to date), to be retired by 2027
 * ATR 42-600 - 0, +33 on order to be delivered 2023–2027
 * ATR 72-212A - 14 (2000 to date), to be retired by 2024
 * ATR 72-600 - 3 (2019 to date), +12 on order to be delivered by 2024
 * Avro RJ85 - 47 (1997 to date), replacement being considered by 2030
 * Avro RJ100 - 52 (1999 to date), replacement being considered by 2030
 * Boeing 737-700 - 28 (2010 to date)
 * Boeing 737-900 - 42 (2013 to date)
 * Boeing 747-8 - 4 (2012 to date)
 * Boeing 767-200ER - 14 (1994 to date), first 7 del 1994–1995, 7 more 2012–2014
 * Sukhoi Su-80 - 14 (2016 to date)
 * Sukhoi Superjet 100 - 16 (2014 to date)

Historic

 * Boeing 247D - 4 (1947–1948), ex WCAS
 * Boeing 307 Stratoliner - 2 (1947–1949), ex WCAS
 * Boeing 707-320B - 5 (1965–1993), converted to freighters in 1977
 * Boeing 707-320C - 12 (1969–1995), converted to freighters in 1980–1982
 * Boeing 757-200 - 12 (1988–2020)
 * Bristol Britannia 310 - 9 (1955–1964)
 * Canadair North Star - 4 (1948–1959)
 * Convair CV-990 - 5 (1962–1970)
 * De Havilland Comet 4C - 5 (1961–1971)
 * DHBC DH.84 Dragon 1B - 3 (1947–1957), ex VIAS
 * DHBC DH.86C Express - 2 (1947–1953), ex VIAS
 * DHBC DH.89C Dragon Rapide - 6 (1947–1952), 1 ex VIAS, 5 ex WCAS
 * DHBC DH.95 Flamingo - 4 (1947–1950), 1 ex KAT, 3 ex VIAS
 * DHBC-1 Dove - 12 (1947–1976)
 * DHBC-2 Heron 3B - 15 (1952–1987)
 * DHBC-3A Victoria C.1 - 7 (1965–1988), acquired second-hand from RBCAF
 * DHBC-3B Sandpiper - 4 (1955–1986)
 * DHBC-4 Skylark - 13 (1957–1975)
 * DHBC-5 Swan - 20 (1963–2013), 12 built as Combi, 3 converted to Combi in 1985; used as freighters only from the late 1980s
 * DHBC-7 Trident 7A - 9 (1967–2000)
 * DHBC-7 Trident 7D - 12 (1979–2016)
 * DHBC-7 Trident 7E - 15 (1974–2007)
 * DHBC-9 Kehloke 1 - 37 (1985–2020), 31 delivered new, 6 acquired second-hand
 * Douglas DC-2 - 2 (1947–1948), ex KAT
 * Douglas DC-3 - 12 (1947–1962), 2 ex KAT, 2 ex WCAS, 8 acquired second-hand
 * Douglas DC-9-14 - 12 (1966–1998)
 * Douglas DC-9-32 - 27 (1968–1997)
 * Douglas DC-9-41 - 16 (1969–1999)
 * Embraer EMB-110 - 28 (1973–2004), first 16 del 1973–1975, next 12 del 1984–1985)
 * Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra - 3 (1947–1953), ex KAT
 * Lockheed L1011-100 - 8 (1977–1992)
 * Lockheed L1011-500 – 3 (1980–2001)
 * NAMC YS-11 - 18 (1971–2000)
 * Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III - 16 (1964–1976)

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