Rise Air

"Transwest Air" redirects here. For the defunct Australian airline, see Transwest Airlines. For the defunct American airline, see Transwestern Airlines.

Rise Air
A Beechcraft 1900 at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International, with the airline's old name and logo
IATA CDD Call sign
4T RS[1] RISE AIR[1]
Founded2021[2]
AOC #12508[3]
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
Fleet size33[4]
Destinations8[5]
HeadquartersSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Key people
  • Derek Nice (President / CEO)
  • Rick Philipenko (VP Finance)
  • Tracy Young-McLean (VP Operations & Human Resources)
Employees300
Websiteriseair.ca

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.[2]

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.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Domestic Designator and Telephony Assignments" (PDF). Nav Canada. February 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2023. Rise Air: RS, RISE AIR
  2. ^ a b "ise Air: Strong roots, First Nations owned, and proudly serving the north". Northern Prospector. September 13, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Transport Canada (July 20, 2023), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TCFleet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference dest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Two northern Saskatchewan airlines rebrand, consolidate to 'stay alive'". Retrieved January 23, 2021.