Registered in the US as N2419X in 1983 ahead of being ferried to Australia where it became VH-JAW.

Sold in the US as N2983 in 1984.

During the rapid expansion of Air West into Air BC, this Islander carried on with only new titles for a while.

Conversion to turboprop done by Marshalls of Cambridge using a McKinnon kit. Converted back to a radial-engined G-21A Goose in 1985. Crashed at Port Hardy, British Columbia, on May 12, 1988.

Sold in Australia as VH-LAW in 1983. It was ferried to Australia as N2416X.

Delivered new 31st May 1991

Sold in the US as N902RT in 2014

Crashed at Mucho Lake, British Columbia, July 8, 2007

Air BC ran the Victoria to Vancouver shuttle service for CP Air at this time. First operator was Spantax as EC-DCB then leased from DHC by AirBC from July 1983 to April 1989. Later became N703WW and cancelled 25 March 1995.

Early morning, the photo was rescanned

Wartime C-47 44-76631 was transferred to the RAF as KN485 in April 1945. Briefly registered CF-GBG for ferry from Cairo to Montreal for the RCAF in 1951. The aircraft kept the original KN485 serial until the numbering system changed in 1968 and it became 12925. Disposed of in 1975 to become C-GWUG, the aircraft is pictured on lease to Air BC. It crashed into hill tops when flying freight with Kelowna Flightcraft / Purolator Courier during night VFR operations and low ceilings on January 13, 1999.

This 1968 Twin Otter first flew with Interior Airways (and a short stint with North Air) out of Fairbanks, Alaska. Returning to Canada in 1971, it's pictured with a small Pacific Western Airlines sticker continuing a commuter agreement left over from previous owner West Coast Airlines. Air BC would later partner with CPAir until bought by Air Canada. The aircraft has been flying Skydivers most recently as N203SF.

Originally delivered to Humber Airways as G-AXRM, this Islander served mostly in Canada as C-GKAW. First with Air West starting in 1976, it was last with Airlink Express. The aircraft was withdrawn and placed with a broker; the registration cancelled on April 7, 2019.

Put into service still in Surinam Airways colours, this Twin Otter would get several other color schemes over the next 30 years flying BC's coast.

Built in 1968 for Interior Airways as N4443. To C-FJCL and operated by Air BC from 12.80 until 10.92.

Air BC operated six Dash 7s into the 90s. This one was was delivered new to Golden West Airlines on December 23, 1980 as N702GW then imported for Air BC March 19, 1984. It is pictured with short lived CP Air Commuter titles near the tail. The agreement ended when Pacific Western Airlines bought CP Air and formed Canadian Airlines. Air Canada purchased 85% of Air BC and joined the Air Canada Connectors. Sold in 1991 as Air BC standardized on the Dash 8s for operations, C-FJPI went to Voyageur Airways. In 1997, the aircraft was extensively modified for geophysical survey and was recently retired and cancelled from the Canadian register on March 14, 2018.

West Coast Air Services was one of the airlines merged to form Air BC in December 1980. This Twin Otter carried the West Coast color scheme for a while before repainting.

Running up the engine outside Air BC's hangar, this Beaver was registered to the airline, but did not received their colors. Possibly leased to Air Nootka when photographed, it was certainly with that airline later. The aircraft is currently flying in Quebec at the time of uploading.

Air BC's first Dash 8 pictured in the original color scheme sporting short lived CP Air Commuter titles. Air Canada bought a majority share in Air BC during 1987 and they became an Air Canada Connector.