Transwestern Airlines

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Transwestern Airlines
Transwestern airlines.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
WZTRWTrans West
Founded1977
Ceased operationsDecember 31, 1983
Hubs Salt Lake City International Airport
DestinationsUtah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
Headquarters Logan, Utah
Key peopleGeorge Bagley (President)
A Beech 99 at Salt Lake City Transwestern beech99.jpg
A Beech 99 at Salt Lake City

Transwestern Airlines was a regional airline based in Logan, Utah, [1] its hub was at the Salt Lake City International Airport. [2] Founded in 1976, the carrier began service on most of the routes abandoned by Sun Valley Key Airlines. For a period in 1978 and 1979 the airline went by the name of Transwestern Airlines of Utah. In 1983 Transwestern was acquired by Horizon Air. [3]

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Destinations

From its hub at Salt Lake City, the carrier served the following destinations at various times during its existence: [4] [5]

Transwestern also flew from Denver to Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1977 and 1978. [6]

Fleet

The Transwestern Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [7]

Accidents

A non-fatality accident in Idaho occurred on its route on February 15, 1983, on a late morning flight from Boise to Sun Valley. On approach, the sub-contracted Sierra Pacific Airlines de Havilland Twin Otter pitched forward and an emergency landing was attempted on Highway 75, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of runway 31 of Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey. Eight were injured, seven seriously. [8] The control rod connection had separated; poor maintenance procedure using a non-standard bolt was cited as the cause. [9]

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  2. Gurrister, Tim (1979-02-21). "Officials in Cache favor a study of airport security". Deseret News . pp. 16F. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  3. "Horizon buys Utah airline". Spokane Chronicle. AP. September 21, 1983. p. C7.
  4. Endicott, Bill (2001). Williams, Dayna Spear (ed.). Remember the Magic... The Story of Horizon Air. Turner Publishing Company. p. 151. ISBN   1-56311-725-8.
  5. http://www.timetableimages.com, Transwestern Airlines timetables
  6. Transwestern Airlines timetable May 15, 1977
  7. "Transwestern Airlines". rzjets. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. "All aboard live through plane crash near Hailey". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 16, 1983. p. A6.
  9. NTSB Accident Report NTSB-AR-84-03, March 6, 1984