AirCal

AirCal is an airline based in the state of California in the United States. It operates scheduled flights primarily within the continental United States, but also flies to Anchorage, Alaska, and Vancouver, British Columbia

= History = Established in 1967 as Air California, the airline was renamed AirCal in 1981. In 1981 it acquired and absorbed Texas-based Muse Air, giving it a strong presence in the Texas market and destinations in Florida, Louisiana, and Illinois.

AirCal in British Columbia
AirCal's connection to BC began in 1973, when Air California placed its first order with De Havilland BC for the DHBC-7 Trident 7E tri-jet airliner, and between 1974 and 1980, De Havilland delivered a total of 25 Trident 7Es to AirCal; the last were retired in 2013. Pleased with the Trident and having established a relationship with DHBC, AirCal became an early customer for the DHBC-9 Kehloke 1, acquiring a total of 25 between 1986 and 1993, and then went on to become the North American launch customer for the Kehloke 2. Fourteen were delivered new to AirCal, and the airline had held options on a further thirty, but production was terminated in 1993, after Boeing's takeover of DHBC; AirCal accepted Boeing's offer to convert the Kehloke options to a Boeing 737 variant, choosing the 737-700. AirCal eventually acquired all 24 Kehloke 2s that were built, and for a time, over two-thirds of AirCal's fleet were DHBC products. The last Tridents were retired in 2013, and the last Kehloke 1s in 2019; eleven Kehloke 2 remain in service, with retirement foreseen by the end of 2024.

AirCal began its first BC service in 1975, between Los Angeles and Vancouver, then added a San Diego service in 1984. Since 1991, there is a winter-only service between Vancouver and Palm Springs, California.

= Fleet =

Current

 * 737-800 - 30 (1995 to date)
 * DHBC-9 Kehloke 2 - 11 (to be retired by end 2024; 13 already retired)

Historic

 * DHBC-7 Trident 7E - 25 (1974–2013)
 * DHBC-9 Kehloke 1 - 25 (1986–2019)

BC-made aircraft
''Note: a green background indicates an aircraft in service, a yellow background indicates a retired aircraft, and a pink background indicates an aircraft lost in an accident.


 * style="background: #c7fcdd" | DHBC-5(C) Swan || style="background: #c7fcdd" | C-FYDU || style="background: #c7fcdd" | C961 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1968 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1996, bought from Mount Cook Airline (New Zealand), converted to Combi || style="background: #c7fcdd" | in service
 * style="background: #c7fcdd" | DHBC-5(C) Swan || style="background: #c7fcdd" | C-FYDY || style="background: #c7fcdd" | C959 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1968 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1996, bought from Mount Cook Airline (New Zealand), converted to Combi || style="background: #c7fcdd" | in service
 * }
 * style="background: #c7fcdd" | DHBC-5(C) Swan || style="background: #c7fcdd" | C-FYDY || style="background: #c7fcdd" | C959 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1968 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1996, bought from Mount Cook Airline (New Zealand), converted to Combi || style="background: #c7fcdd" | in service
 * }

= Routes = Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services within the United States; "Continental" refers to services between NAFTA signatories (BC, Mexico, Canada, and the United States).