Nice to see Lufthansa continue to send the 747 on the daily Frankfurt run. I would expect this to change to an A340 for the winter season. On arrival as LH492 this afternoon.

The final arrival for Edelweiss Air this year as their seasonal service comes to an end. Hopefully next season we see at least one A330 swap in. On arrival from ZRH as "Edelweiss (EDW) 10K"

Nice to see another AA MAX in this afternoon on a tail swap from a regular -800. Most of these MAX 8s have oddball registrations not ending in AA or NN. On departure to Chicago (ORD) as AA1717.

Built in 2013 and here arriving from its Boeing Field (KBFI) base.

Built in 2004 and here arriving from Renton (KRNT) on a NetJets service.

Built in 2021 and here arriving from Kelowna (CYLW). It is based in Alaska but has been flying in this area for the past few weeks.

First with Airfast-Helicopter registered VH-UHK this S-61 was damaged by Cyclone Tracy at Darwin, Australia on December 24, 1974. Rebuilt in Canada by Okanagan Helicopters, it was registered C-GOKZ in 1976. The helicopter is pictured with Croman having had a "Shortsky" conversion. On September 1, 2022 the helicopter had a suspected engine failure after heli-logging operations near Medford, OR. It descended to the ground and suffered a hard landing, rolling on it's side. No injuries to the two crew, the helicopter was recovered for investigation and repair.

Of Harbour Air's fleet of 14 Beavers and 22 Otters, only one of each type are adorned in this eye-catching Canada sesquicentennial colour scheme, applied in 2017. This is an early DHC-2 frame, of 1949 vintage.

First delivered to the US Army's Arctic Test Center at Fort Greely, AK as U-1A 58-1720 in 1959, this Otter was civilianised as N41755 in 1974 and converted by Aeroflite to Vazar turbine standard at Vancouver for Harbour Air over winter 2005/06.

Another subdivision of Harbour Air is Saltspring Air, specialising in serving Salt Spring Island, BC and the other Gal Islands in BC. This Otter is notable in that it has maintained the same registration ever since first being delivered to McMurray Air Service, Uranium City, SK in 1959.

The Whistler Air division of Harbour Air provides services to Whistler, BC and sightseeing over the Coastal Mountains, Garibaldi Provincial Park and Pemberton Ice Cap. First delivered to the US Army as U-1A 59-2224 in 1960, it was badly damaged on take off in Vietnam in 1969. In 1973 the wreck was sold for a mere $272, being rebuilt and sold to Kodiak Western Airlines. In 1986 it met with another serious accident while operated by Bering Air in Alaska. Rebuild and turbine conversion didn't happen till 1999, when it joined Whistler. Winter 2002/03 even saw a period of operations in Antarctica.

Painted in a smart new colour scheme, at rest on its Coal Harbour berth between services. Gulf Island's primary destination is Gabriola Island, BC. This is a 1958 Beaver which started out as US Army L-20A 57-2562

What a delightful scene, viewed from the harbour promenade.

Enjoyed a great sightseeing ride on this Otter the day before the photo. It was first delivered to the RCAF in 1960 as 9402 and was eventually turbine-modified at Harbour Air's Vancouver airport facility over winter 2002/03, at which time their standard panoramic window conversion was also carried out. Between the yellow-trimmed Harbour Air scheme applied at that time and the current blue/yellow livery, it operated for a period in special Royal Roads University colours.

Gulf Island's Beaver C-FOCN moving out for departure as Seair's C-FZZJ arrives

Beaver vs speedboat! Began life as US Army L-20A 58-2025 in 1959

The view as we begin our sightseeing flight aboard Otter C-FHAA, with the Vancouver cruise liner terminal behind. The Beavers are C-FWAC, C-FEBE and C-FFHA, the Caravan C-GIGO

First delivered to the US Army as U-1A 55-3273 in 1956, this Otter saw service in Vietnam before being rebuilt in Canada as CF-BEU. After service with a range of Canadian operators, it became N81FW on floats with Fresh Water Adventures in 2005 before acquisition by Harbour Air in 2006. That winter they converted it to Vazar DHC-3T standards at Vancouver airport and it joined their growing fleet in 2007 as C-FHAD, initially in the then-current yellow colours but without titles, which weren't added till 2010.

Acquired from Air Madagascar (5R-MVC) in 2018

This 1969 Twin Otter joined Harbour Air in January 2022, using a registration previously allocated to an Aero Commander