Transwest Air
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| Transwest Air | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA 9T[1] |
ICAO ABS[1] |
Callsign ATHBASKA |
| Founded | 2000 | |
| Hubs | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport | |
| Secondary hubs | Lynn Lake Airport (charter base) | |
| Focus cities | Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Transwest Air Miles[2] | |
| Fleet size | 43[3] | |
| Destinations | 11[4] | |
| Company slogan | When you need to fly, count on Transwest Air! | |
| Headquarters | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: www.transwestair.com | ||
Transwest Air is a scheduled and charter airline primarily serving the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its headquarters and main base is at Prince Albert.
Transwest was formed in 2000 by the merger of two existing airlines: Air Sask (La Ronge Aviation) and Athabaska Airways.
Transwest's current equipment includes a number of bush planes and helicopters, plus three Saab 340 mini-airliners. The company also operates La Ronge Water Aerodrome.
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[edit] History
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 still exists under the name "Transwest Air". Glass died in 2000.
[edit] Passenger services
Transwest Air offers scheduled flights to/from the following locations:
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Fond-du-Lac (Fond-du-Lac Airport)
- La Ronge (La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport)
- Points North (Points North Landing Airport)
- Prince Albert (Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport)
- Regina (Regina International Airport)
- Saskatoon (Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport)
- Stony Rapids (Stony Rapids Airport)
- Uranium City (Uranium City Airport)
- Wollaston Lake (Wollaston Lake Airport)
- Manitoba
- Lynn Lake (Lynn Lake Airport) (charter base)
[edit] Fleet
As of April 2007 Transwest Air listed a fleet of 43[3] aircraft and had 45[5] aircraft registered with Transport Canada.
| Aircraft | Fleet | Listing | Variants | Idents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechraft 1900D Airliner | 1 | 1 | 1900D | GTWG | |
| Beechcraft King Air 100 | 2 | 3 | A100 | FEYP, GFFN, GJHW | 9 passengers. |
| Bell 206 JetRanger | 4 | 3 | 206B/206L | FYID, GCNC, GYHY | 3 or 5 passengers, helicopter. |
| Cessna 185 Skywagon | 4 | 5 | A185F | GALM, GCJM, GCVJ, GXZA, GZVF | 3 passengers, wheel/ski or floats. |
| Cessna 310 | 2 | 2 | 310R | GAON, GZYJ | 3 or 4 passengers. |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | 8 | 7 | MkI/MkII/MkIII | FGHY, FGQD, FIFJ, FOED, GAEB, GHGN, GMAQ | 5 or 6 passengers, wheels, skis or floats. MkIII is a Turbo Beaver. |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | 2 | 2 | DHC3/DHC3-T | FHPE, FSGD | 9 passengers, wheel/skis or floats. Transwest lists both Otters as turbo, Transport Canada list one turbo and one piston. |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 4 | 4 | 100/200 Series | FCCE, FPGE, FSCA, FVOG | 12 to 15 passengers, wheels, skis or floats. |
| Handley Page Jetstream | 2 | 2 | 3112 | FSEW, GPDC | 16 passengers, also called the "BAE Jetstream 31". |
| Mitsubishi MU-2 | 0 | 1 | MU-2B-36A | FKIO | |
| Piper PA-31 Navajo | 13 | 13 | PA31/PA31-325/PA31-350 | FAAF, FNVH, FQWP, FZPJ, GAYY, GCTG, GGIQ, GNOV, GQHV, GRQG, GUNP | 7 passengers. |
| Saab 340 | 3 | 3 | 340A/340B | GKCY,GTJX,GTWK | 34 passengers. |
Transport Canada also listed GELT, a Bell 206 and GPNO, a Beechcraft Travel Air with cancelled certificates. There is also a listing for FDMY, a Bell 206, again with a cancelled certificate that had been registered to Athabaska Airways.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Airline Codes
- ^ Transwest Air Miles
- ^ a b Transwest Air Fleet
- ^ TransWest Air schedule
- ^ Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Transwest Air" (enter Transwest Air in the box titled "Owner Name")
