KF Aerospace appeared to be in trouble a few years ago when it lost some lucrative contracts and, in turn, more than 100 employees.

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The company signed a contract with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. , which developed the engineering rights and modification packages to convert a passenger aircraft into a cargo aircraft.

KF is now licensed to install these cargo doors into B737-400, B737-800, MD80, and CRJ aircraft on AEI91裸聊视频檚 behalf. In conjunction with that contract, KF Aerospace signed a customer 91裸聊视频擵x Capital 91裸聊视频� that provides them with the opportunity to convert up to 19 B73791裸聊视频檚 they own to from passenger to cargo configuration over the next three years.

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All of these new contracts will mean more jobs.

Staffing wise we are back well over 800 employees nationally, and currently looking to fill about 90 positions across Canada. Kelowna has over 575 staff now, and will reach about 650 by end of summer.

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It91裸聊视频檚 still not quite as many employees as they previous to 2015 when the company lost its contract to be Purolator Courier91裸聊视频檚 mainline operations and Canada Post mail service. The two were estimated to be worth upwards of $1 billion.

At that time, KF Aerospace employed 1,000 and that number included pilots and others on the flight operations side of the business.

It is remarkable growth, and it comes from a concerted effort to grow the maintenance side of the business while the flight operations side went into a period of retraction.

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The other reason for growth is being attributed to an adjustment to their business plan.

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The company put together a business development group, assigned people within that group to work with existing customers and to generate additional longer-term business opportunities and invested in training. That created the space for new growth.

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