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Rise Air

Airline in Saskatchewan, Canada

Airline in Saskatchewan, Canada

FieldValue
airlineRise Air
logoRise Air logo.png
num_employees300
imageC-GTWG Beechcraft Be.1900 Transwest Air (7643678202).jpg
captionA Beechcraft 1900 at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International, with the airline's old name and logo
fleet_size33
destinations8
CDDRS
IATA4T
ICAO-
callsignRISE AIR
founded2021
aoc12508
headquartersSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
key_people
hubsPrince Albert (Glass Field) Airport
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
secondary_hubsStony Rapids Airport
Fond-du-Lac Airport
Wollaston Lake Airport (charter base)
focus_citiesSaskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
website

Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport Fond-du-Lac Airport Wollaston Lake Airport (charter base)

Rise Air is a scheduled and charter airline primarily serving the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its headquarters and main base are in Saskatoon.

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.

Rise Air's equipment includes Twin Otters, King Air 200s, Beaver, ATR 42-320/500s, Beech 1900s and 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.

History

Athabaska Airways 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.

Passenger services

As of July 2023, Rise Air offers scheduled flights to and from:

CountryProvince/territoryCityAirportNotes
CanadaSaskatchewanFond du Lac Dene NationFond-du-Lac Airport(secondary)
La RongeLa Ronge (Barber Field) Airport
Points North LandingPoints North Landing Airport
Prince AlbertPrince Albert (Glass Field) Airport
SaskatoonSaskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
Stony RapidsStony Rapids Airport(secondary)
Uranium CityUranium City Airport
Wollaston LakeWollaston Lake Airport(secondary)

Fleet

As of January 2025, Rise Air had 29 aircraft registered with Transport Canada.

Current fleet

AircraftNumberVariantsPassengersNotesTotal29
Aérospatiale ATR 4263 - ATR 42-300
1 - ATR 42-320
2 - ATR 42-500
Beechcraft 190041900D
Beechcraft Super King Air8B200
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver1MK. I
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter71 - Series 100
4 - Series 200
2 - Series 300
Saab 34031 - 340A
2 - 340B

Former fleet

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, Mitsubishi MU-2 and the Piper PA-31.

|File:Stony Rapids Air Terminal.jpg|Transwest Air Terminal at Stony Rapids Airport |File:TranswestB1900D.jpg|Transwest Air Beech 1900D C-GTWG at Regina International Airport |File:TranswestHelicopter.jpg|A former Transwest Air Bell 206B helicopter C-GCNC at Regina International Airport |File:Transwest Air Saab 340.jpg|Transwest Air Saab 340A C-GKCY

References

References

  1. {{CanDD. Rise Air. RS. RISE AIR. 2. July 25, 2023
  2. {{TCAOC. July 20, 2023. 125-08. Transwest+Air
  3. (September 13, 2021). "ise Air: Strong roots, First Nations owned, and proudly serving the north". [[Northern Prospector]].
  4. "Two northern Saskatchewan airlines rebrand, consolidate to 'stay alive'".
  5. "Flight Schedules".
  6. {{TCregister. TRANSWEST+AIR. Transwest Air. January 29, 2025
  7. "Transwest Air Fleet".
  8. "Charters".
  9. (April 28, 2020). "CCAR - History Search Result - Transwest Air Historical Fleet".
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