Pacific Western Airlines Convair 640, CF-PWY, photographed from the original observation deck unloading passengers in the rain at Vancouver International Airport in September 1973. Many decades would pass before 'jet bridges' were introduced at YVR for turboprop services. PWA repainted this aircraft a few years later in a blue and white colour scheme. After PWA it was operated by Aero Trades Western Ltd., Worldways Canada (1982-1983), Air Niagara (1983-1994) and then leased back and forth between Time Air and North Canada Air at least three times between 1987 to 1993, then retired.

Harrison Airways acquired two Convair 440s from Scandinavia in the mid-1970s. The first, CF-HAF (msn 432), was painted in the airline's blue and white colour scheme. The second, C-GBHA arrived at YVR in Stellair colours with the Canadian registration crudely applied on the rear fuselage with tape. This 440 never entered service with Harrison Airways before bankruptcy. Sold to Aero Dyne Corp of Renton, Washington as N440AD and later flown by Airways Int'l. and Trans Texas Air Freight. Sold to Peru in 1988 and to Bolivia in 1992 as CP-2256. It crashed on Sep. 14, 1993 near Colquemarca, Peru.

The Government of Alberta's new Beech King Air 200, C-GFSB, visited Vancouver Airport on January 17, 1976. The aircraft was first registered in Canada on September 17, 1975. After 22 years of government service, Alberta sold the aircraft to Pentastar Transportation of Spruce Grove, Alberta in November 1997. It was resold to Fast Air Ltd. in May 1998 and flew with this Winnipeg-based charter company until September 2004.

Helicopters Without Borders (HWB) is a Vancouver based non-profit organization that delivers health, wellness, and critical support to remote communities and population struck by disaster across British Columbia. It was established by Danny Sitnam, the founder of Helijet International and associates on January 12, 2021 during Covid-19. This S-76C++ is the second S-76 to carry a HWB colour scheme. It is leased from Eagle Copters in Calgary, AB, which acquired several S-76C++ from the Bristow Group, including this aircraft, in November 2020. This aircraft was previously N80907 and later N871AL.

Airbus EC135T2+, N165WC, on board billionaire Dennis Washington's private yacht Attessa IV moored at Lonsdale Quay on the North Vancouver, BC waterfront, next to the Washington Company's Seaspan Shipyards. This aircraft was acquired in 2014 and replaced a similarly registered Airbus EC130. This EC135 was previously registered N912RP.

This Blackcomb Helicopters Airbus 355N, C-FHPG, previously operated in Spain as EC-IBN before it was imported to Canada by Heliproducts Industries Ltd. of Pitt Meadows, BC (CYPK) in July 2014. It joined the Blackcomb fleet in December 2014.

Airbus EC135T2+, N161WC, landing at Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) to refuel. This is one of two EC135s operated by the Washington Companies owned by billionaire Dennis Washington of Missoula, Montana. The other helicopter is usually based on board Washington's private yacht Attessa IV which is based next to the company's Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The helicopter was previously registered D-HECR and N167AE.

Mercy Air's Thermal, California-based Airbus EC135P2+, N135CM, landing at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport to refuel. A division of air ambulance provider Air Methods, Mercy Air has 15 emergency medical service helicopter bases in California and three in Nevada.

Airbus EC135P2+, N230AM, was based at Gillespie Field (KSEE) in El Cajon the day it was photographed flying from the Desert Regional Medical Center to Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) to refuel. A division of air ambulance provider Air Methods, Mercy Air has 15 emergency medical service helicopter bases in California and three in Nevada.

Helijet started scheduled helicopter operations in November 1986 linking downtown Vancouver and Victoria. In early 2018, the company acquired three former offshore S-76C++ helicopters from PHI in Louisiana when it won new contracts to fly guests from Massett and Sandpit airports to remote salmon fishing resorts in Haida Gwaii (previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), an archipelago off BC's northwest coast. In 2022, Helijet started flying flying its S-76C++ on its scheduled passenger routes after partnering with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. ("Blade"), replacing older S-76As.

Helijet used to dedicate its older Sikorsky S-76A's to its scheduled passenger service linking Vancouver Harbour with downtown Victoria and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. After Helijet entered into a commercial agreement with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. ("Blade") in late 2021, many of the flights are now operated by the company's more powerful Sikorsky S-76C++ fleet. S-76C++ spent many years supporting offshore oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico with PHI as N790P before joining the Helijet fleet in March 2018.

Ascent Helicopters of Parksville, BC acquired this MD900 in October 2012 initially to work on high voltage power line maintenance contracts with BC Hydro, the provincial hydro electric power utility. The company was subsequently awarded an air ambulance contract from its base on Vancouver Island. The helicopter usually transfers island patients to hospitals in Nanaimo and Victoria. The MD900 also serves communities on the BC mainland such as Powell River, with patients transferred to Vancouver hospitals. This is the only MD900 flying in Canada. It was previously N7006X and N902JW.

This 2010 model Sikorsky S-92A, C-GXQI, was seen ground running outside the Heli-One Canada hangar at Vancouver Airport on November 11, 2022. Heli-One is the maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) unit of CHC Helicopters which is based in Dallas, TX. Test flown by Sikorsky as N2133X, it flew with CHC in the UK as G-CHCS, and was exported to the US as N760MR in March 2020. CHC does not fly offshore oil and gas contracts in the US or Canada, its original birthplace. The S-92 was first registered to Heli-One in August 2022 and will probably depart soon for an international CHC contract.

This AS350B3 was built in France (ex-F-WWXV) and imported by Airbus Helicopters Canada of Fort Erie, Ontario in May 2018 for completion and painting. It was sold to a private owner in British Columbia in April 2019 and is leased by Blackcomb Helicopters as required. It carries the private owner's custom "maple leaf" colour scheme.

Blackcomb Helicopters acquired this AS350B2 in December 2019. It was first flown in France as F-WQDB, in the United States as N407AE and N852ML, and was then imported to Canada by Lakeshore Helicopters of Fort McMurray, Alberta as C-GLHC in November 2007. The aircraft was re-registered C-FIRE when it joined the fleet of HELIOPS Alberta Ltd. in June 2012.

Bell 214B-1, C-FZVT, has been registered to Black Tusk Helicopters of Squamish, BC since May 1997. The helicopter previously operated in the United States as N9941K and in Norway as LN-OSG with Helikopter Service AS and Lufttransport AS (a HS company). Black Tusk acquired a new Kaman K-Max C-FZVM in March 2021 for logging so its three Bell 214B-1s could be dedicated to firefighting, but the K-Max crashed in the ocean while logging near Killam Bay, BC on October 4, 2021. The family-owned company also operates two Bell 206B's, a Airbus AS350B2 and a new K-Max, C-FZVB, delivered in March 2022

Black Tusk Helicopters imported C-FBBT from Korea in June 2015. This well travelled aircraft was previously N3891J, JA9274, N314CR, N214NS, C-GTWL, and HL9152. It was previously operated in Canada by Transwest Helicopters in 2001-2002. Black Tusk bought a new Kaman K-Max C-FZVM in March 2021 for logging so its three Bell 214B-1s could be fully dedicated to firefighting, but the C-FZVM crashed in the ocean while logging near Killam Bay, BC on October 4, 2021. The family-owned company also operates two Bell 206B's, a Airbus AS350B2 and a new K-Max, C-FZVB, delivered in March 2022.

Twin Otter C-GHAP was registered to Regent Aircraft Services Inc. in Calgary in February 2022 and to Harbour Air on May 13, 2022. It usually flies the airline's downtown-to-downtown route between Vancouver and Victoria Harbour.

VIH Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N Short, C-GOJN was contracted to airlift new signs to the top of the Canadian Western Bank building located at 1070 West Georgia in downtown Vancouver on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. The signage was airlifted from the heliport at HMCS Discovery, a local naval base on an Island adjacent to Stanley Park. This S-61N was delivered new to Greenland Air as OY-HBK in 1975. Later flown by Resorts Int'l and Trump Air (N222RA), Canadian Helic. (C-FSYH), Carson (fuselage shortened), and EP Aviation (N612RM) flying for US State Dept. overseas. VIH imported it in Jan 2019.

Harbour Air Cessna Grand Caravan, C-GHAN, arriving in Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre dock for passengers to clear Canadian customs. The aircraft was operating trans-border flight #1612 from Lake Union (W55) is Seattle, Washington. This 55 minute downtown-to-downtown service was suspended for about two years as a result of Covid-19 flight but resumed in the summer. Many of the passengers work in the tech sector in Seattle or Vancouver. Harbour Air imported the aircraft to Canada in late March 2022.