Transwest Air

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
9T^[1]	ABS^[2]	ATHABASKA

Founded

2000

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

Frequent-flyer program

Transwest Air Loyalty Points

Fleet size

37^[3]/43^[4]

Destinations

7^[5]

Company slogan

Your Airline ~ Flying Your Way!

Headquarters

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Website

www.transwestair.com

Transwest Air Terminal at Stony Rapids Airport

Transwest Air Beech 1900D C-GTWG at Regina International Airport

Transwest Air Bell 206B helicopter C-GCNC at Regina International Airport

Transwest Air Saab 340A C-GKCY

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 regional turboprop airliners. The company also operates La Ronge Water Aerodrome, Stony Rapids Water Aerodrome.

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, Athabasca Airways, which still exists under the name "Transwest Air". Glass died in 1999.

Passenger services

Transwest Air offers scheduled flights to/from the following locations:

Saskatchewan

Fleet

As of October 2014 Transwest Air listed a fleet of 37^[3] aircraft and had 43^[4] aircraft registered with Transport Canada.

**Transwest Air Fleet**
Aircraft	Fleet	Listing	Variants	Idents	Notes
Beechraft 1900D Airliner	1	1	1900D	C-GTWG	19 passengers. Can be configured for cargo.
Beechcraft King Air 100	1	1	A100	C-GJHW	9 passengers.
Beechcraft Super King Air 200	1	1	200	C-GFSG	Medivac configuration.
Beechcraft Super King Air 300	1	1	300	C-FSEW	8 passengers.
Beechcraft Super King Air 350	2	2	B300	C-GPDC, C-GSYC	9-13 passengers. Can be configured for Medivac.
Bell 205	2	2	Bell 205A-1	C-FYHD, C-FJTG	up to 14 passengers, helicpoter
Bell 206 JetRanger	4	4	206B/206L-4	C-FTMC, C-GCNC, C-GELT, C-GYHY	3 or 5 passengers, helicopter.
Bell 407	4	4		C-FOHG, C-FOKD, C-GAVL, C-GVTH	up to 6 passengers, helicopter
Cessna 185 Skywagon	1	2	A185F	C-GXZA	3 passengers, wheel/ski or floats.
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver	5	6	MkI/MkII/MkIII	C-FGHY, C-FGQD, C-FIFJ, C-GAEB, C-GMAQ, C-FORC	5 or 6 passengers, wheels, skis or floats. MkIII is a Turbo Beaver.
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter	2	2	DHC3/DHC3-T	C-FHPE, C-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	5	100/200 Series	C-FSCA, C-FVOG, C-FGLF, C-FPGE	12 to 15 passengers, wheels, skis or floats.
Piper PA-31 Navajo	6	8	PA31-310/PA31-350	C-GAYY, C-FAAF, C-FNVH, C-GGIQ, C-GQHV, C-GUNP	8 passengers.
Saab 340	3	3	340A/340B	C-GKCY, C-GTJX, C-GTWK, C-GJVW^[6]	34 passengers. 340A can be configured for cargo.

Transwest formerly operated British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 twin turboprop aircraft.

References

↑ Airline Codes
↑ Flight International, 30 March - 5 April 2004 p.85
1 2 Transwest Air Fleet
1 2 Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Transwest Air" (enter Transwest Air in the box titled "Owner Name")
↑ Transwest Air schedule
↑ http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/ADet.aspx?id=527797&rfr=RchSimpRes.aspx?cn=%7c%7c&mn=%7c%7c&sn=%7c%7c&on=TRANSWEST%7c&m=%7c%7c

External links

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