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ATR 72-500 First Officer (YVR) — Weekday Cargo, Home Nightly + Signing Bonus

✈️ ATR 72-500 First Officer — YVR Base

KF Aerospace — a Canadian aviation company founded 55 years ago in the Okanagan Valley — is expanding its team at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Join the Purolator feeder operation, fly an all-ATR 72-500 fleet on fixed weekday routes, and be home every night with strong long-term stability through a renewed contract running to 2035.

  • Employer: KF Aerospace
  • Location: Richmond, BC (Vancouver International Airport, YVR)
  • Routes: YVR to Victoria (YYJ), Kamloops (YKA), Prince George (YXS) and Kelowna (YLW)
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, fixed weekday routes; return to YVR each evening; most weekends & statutory holidays off
  • Fleet: ATR 72-500 (all-fleet transition underway)
  • Contract term: Purolator BC Feeder Service renewed through 2035

🧭 What you’ll do

  • Operate the ATR 72-500 as First Officer on scheduled domestic air cargo services.
  • Fly fixed weekday routes between YVR and YYJ, YKA, YXS, and YLW, returning to base each evening.
  • Deliver safe, efficient, and on-time operations in accordance with KF Aerospace SOPs and Canadian Aviation Regulations.
  • Collaborate with the Captain, dispatch, and ground teams to ensure dependable feeder service performance.

🧰 What you bring

  • Current Canadian Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) or Canadian Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with IATRA/SAMRA/SARON.
  • Multi-Engine and Group 1 Instrument ratings.
  • Valid Canadian passport or Canadian work permit.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a RAIC.
  • Eligible to travel and operate to the United States and any other countries in KF’s network.
  • No criminal convictions for which a pardon has not been granted.
  • Preference: Transport-category turbine or turbojet experience and/or current ATR 72 qualification.

🌟 Pay & benefits

  • Base salary: CAD 66,013–93,958 per year.
  • Signing bonus: CAD 5,000 if ATR 72 type rated; CAD 10,000 with an ATR 72 PPC within the last 24 months; or CAD 20,000 with a valid and current ATR 72 PPC. Paid 25% upon completion of line indoctrination, 25% at 1-year, and 50% at 2-year anniversaries.
  • Coverage: Comprehensive medical & dental; disability, critical illness & life insurance.
  • Wellness: Health Spending Account and Personal Spending Account.
  • Retirement: Pension matching plan and voluntary RRSP.
  • Support: Employee & Family Assistance Program.
  • Travel: Jump-seat travel on company aircraft.
  • Rewards: Annual company profit-sharing program.

📅 Schedule & lifestyle

  • Consistent Monday–Friday roster.
  • Home every night with most weekends and statutory holidays off.
  • Excellent stability supporting a long-term, renewed feeder contract through 2035.
  • Operate within an all-ATR 72-500 fleet transition for streamlined training and operations.
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