- Transwest Air Terminal at Stony Rapids Airport
- Transwest Air Beech 1900D C-GTWG at Regina International Airport
- A former Transwest Air Bell 206B helicopter C-GCNC at Regina International Airport
- Transwest Air Saab 340A C-GKCY
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Founded | 2021 [2] | ||||||
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AOC # | 12508 [3] | ||||||
Hubs | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Stony Rapids Airport Fond-du-Lac Airport Wollaston Lake Airport (charter base) | ||||||
Focus cities | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 34 [4] | ||||||
Destinations | 8 [5] | ||||||
Headquarters | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | ||||||
Key people |
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Employees | 300 | ||||||
Website | riseair |
Rise Air is a scheduled and charter airline primarily serving the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its headquarters and main base was at Prince Albert.
Rise Air, a First Nations owned airline, was formed in 2021 by the merger of Transwest Airlines and West Wind Aviation. Transwest Airlines, was formed by the merger La Ronge Aviation, and Athabaska Airways. The company offered not only scheduled passenger services, but fishing charters, surveying work, forest fire fighting, and medevac operations. [2]
Rise Air's equipment includes a number of bush planes and helicopters, and four Saab 340 regional turboprop airliners. The company also operates La Ronge Water Aerodrome, Stony Rapids Water Aerodrome, and Southend/Hans Ulricksen Field Aerodrome. Rise Air as of late has been significantly scaling back summer float operations, and has been threatening to ‘park’ their Saab 340A model for many years. The company has stated plans to become an authorized and licensed ATR service and manufacturing centre. Rise Air also has maintenance bases in Saskatoon, Prince Albert, La Ronge, and Stony Rapids. Transwest Air was bought by West Wind Aviation on June 30, 2016.
In January 2021, it was announced that West Wind Aviation would be merged with Transwest Air, and would be renamed Rise Air. [6]
The company was founded by Floyd Glass, who learned to fly in the late 1930s, then served as a military flying training instructor during the Second World War. Postwar, he was the first general manager of the provincial Crown corporation Saskatchewan Government Airways. He resigned from this post, flew briefly with British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Airways, then returned to Saskatchewan and in 1955 formed his own firm, Athabaska Airways, which later existed under the name "Transwest Air". Glass died in 1999. In June 2016, West Wind Aviation put forward a letter of intent to purchase Transwest Air. The company became a subsidiary of West Wind Aviation on July 1, 2016.
In January 2021, it was announced West Wind Aviation would be merged with Transwest Air and be renamed Rise Air. [6]
As of July 2023, Rise Air offers scheduled flights to and from: [5]
Country | Province/territory | City | Airport | Notes |
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Canada | Saskatchewan | Fond du Lac Dene Nation | Fond-du-Lac Airport | Hub (secondary) |
La Ronge | La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport | |||
Points North Landing | Points North Landing Airport | |||
Prince Albert | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport | Hub | ||
Saskatoon | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport | Focus city | ||
Stony Rapids | Stony Rapids Airport | Hub (secondary) | ||
Uranium City | Uranium City Airport | |||
Wollaston Lake | Wollaston Lake Airport | Hub (secondary) |
As of January 2024, Rise Air had 35 [4] aircraft registered with Transport Canada.
Aircraft | Number | Variants | Passengers [7] | Notes |
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Aérospatiale ATR 42 | 6 | 3 - ATR 42-300 1 - ATR 42-320 2 - ATR 42-500 | 44 | Turboprop |
Beechcraft 1900 | 4 | 1900D | 19 | Can be configured for cargo. |
Beechcraft Super King Air | 9 | 9 - B200 | 8 | Medevac configuration [8] |
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | 1 | MK. I | 6 | Wheels, skis or floats, not listed at Rise Air [7] |
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 8 | 1 - Series 100 4 - Series 200 3 - Series 300 | 14 | Wheels, skis or floats [8] |
Piper PA-31 Navajo | 3 | PA-31-350 Chieftain | 7 | Not listed at Rise Air [7] |
Saab 340 | 3 | 1 - 340A 2 - 340B | 34 | |
Total | 35 |
Transwest used to operate British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 twin turboprop aircraft, the Beechcraft Model 99, the Beechcraft Baron, Beechcraft Travel Air, Cessna 441 Conquest II and the Mitsubishi MU-2. [9]
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