Sunwest Aviation

Sunwest Aviation is a Canadian charter operator headquartered at Calgary International Airport (YYC) in Alberta. It was founded in 1986 as Sunwest Home Aviation and adopted its current name in 2006. It took over Alta Flights in 2014 and acquired Toronto-based Jet-Share Canada in February 2025, which added management and charter work in the Toronto market.

Its services include private jet and turboprop charter with 24/7 flight coordination, aircraft management for private and corporate owners, and air ambulance and medical repatriation through Sunwest AeroMedical. It also runs scheduled crew-change and workforce flights for Canadian industry. Since 2018 it has operated the Shell AeroCentre FBO at Calgary, which provides handling, hangar storage and maintenance. Aircraft sales also appear on its website.

Transport Canada data cited by Wikipedia shows a fleet of 24 aircraft in 2026. Types range from Learjet 45, Citation Excel and Gulfstream G150 jets to Challenger 300 and 600-series, and a Gulfstream G650. The turboprops include Beechcraft 1900 and King Air aircraft and Dash 8s.

Sunwest says it holds an ARGUS Platinum rating and IS-BAO Stage 3 registration. Wikipedia lists Calgary and Toronto Pearson as its main hubs, with Edmonton and Winnipeg as secondary bases.