Sunwest Aviation

History

It was established in 1986 as Sunwest Home Aviation and rebranded with the current name in 2006.[4]

On 1 October 2014, Sunwest took over the operations of Alta Flights.[5] Along with Cenovus Energy they operate the Axe Lake Aerodrome.[6]

On December 15, 2018, Sunwest Aviation entered the FBO business and became the official Shell AeroCentre in Calgary. In addition to being the newest FBO in Calgary, Sunwest continues to provide aircraft management for aircraft owners.

The company also operates a medical repatriation program and participates in HOPE (Human Organ Procurement and Exchange Program) by providing air ambulance services that allow for the time sensitive transportation of lifesaving organs.

Fleet

The airline has a fleet of 31 aircraft, including 15 jets.[3]

Current Fleet
Former Sunwest Aviation Bombardier Challenger 600 series

As of August 2019 Transport Canada lists the following aircraft as being in the Sunwest Fleet:[3]

Sunwest Aviation fleet
AircraftNo. of aircraftVariantsNotes
Beechcraft 190061900D19 passengers
Beechcraft Super King Air2Super King Air 200
Super King Air 300		1 each
Bombardier Challenger 3004Challenger 300
Challenger 350
Bombardier Challenger 600 series1CL-604 (2B16)
Cessna Citation Sovereign2Model 680
de Havilland Canada Dash 84DHC-8-202
DHC-8-314
DHC-8-315		1
1
2
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner3SA226-TC Metro
SA227-DC Metro 23		1
2
Gulfstream G1501G150
Gulfstream GV-SP1GV-SPGulfstream G550
Gulfstream G6501G650ER
Learjet 35135A
Learjet 453
Piper PA-31 Navajo1PA-31-350 Chieftain
Raytheon Hawker 8001800XP

Former fleet

Over the years Sunwest has flown over 300 aircraft. In addition to other aircraft of the types listed above Sunwest has previously flown the following:[7]

References
  1. Transport Canada (2019-09-08), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  2. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Sunwest Aviation". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. "Sunwest Home Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. Alta Flights Sunwest also operates a medical repatriation program, known at Halo Medevac, transporting patients locally and internationally following a medical emergency.
  6. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  7. Historical register at Transport Canada
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