It was established and started operations in August 2003 as Westpoint Airlines and renamed to Regional 1 Airlines the following year[3] operating scheduled services in Western Canada.[4] On September 11, 2005, the airline ceased providing scheduled operations and focused entirely on providing business charter services, workforce transportation and ACMI operations.[5] R1 Airlines under Order No. 2019-A-52 had its operating certificates suspended, on April 8, 2019, by the Canadian Transportation Agency. Reason for suspension is listed as "The Licensee has ceased to meet the requirement to hold a valid Canadian aviation document under subparagraphs 61(a)(ii) and 73(1)(a)(ii) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended (CTA)". On February 20, 2020, Determination No. A-2020-30 was issued by the Canadian Transportation Agency as The Licensee has requested that the licences remain suspended and not be cancelled. The Canadian Transportation Agency stated that the licences will be automatically cancelled, if they are not reinstated within one year from the date of this Determination.[6]
DestinationsEdit
Prior to September 11, 2005, the airline served the following five cities in western Canada[citation needed]:
Newly branded R1 Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 used to transport clients and their workforces for business purposes to remote and densely populated regions in the world.Former Regional 1 Bombardier Dash 8 at Cambridge Bay Airport used daily to carry workers to Hope Bay Aerodrome. Aircraft now operated by Provincial Airlines Limited of Newfoundland and Labrador
R1 offers fleet and services to the oil and gas industry, mining, peacekeeping and humanitarian missions, the construction industry, energy and utilities and forestry.
FleetEdit
Current fleetEdit
The R1 Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2019). All aircraft are listed under Regional 1 Airlines:[2]
On November 15, 2013, Regional 1 and Air Georgian completed a joint venture through the creation of a parent company, Regional Express Aviation Ltd. (REAL), based in Calgary, Alberta and then rebranded under the name of R1 Airlines Ltd. Its new ownership structure gives the subsidiary additional clout in both the domestic and international aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) business charter markets. One of the immediate benefits delivered through the launch of REAL was Air Georgian's 15-strong fleet of Beech 1900D turboprops, which are now being offered by R1 on both new and existing ACMI contracts in addition to its regular scheduled work for Air Canada. Through its links with Air Georgian and Avmax, R1 Airlines now has access to the world's largest private fleet of Dash 8 and CRJs, while the addition of the 18-seat Beech 1900Ds mean it can now serve far smaller markets that had been inaccessible to its larger types.
The arrangement also provides more than $100 million in spare parts and domestic maintenance bases in Halifax, Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. International deployments are supported through Avmax facilities in Great Falls, Montana, Jacksonville, Florida, Nairobi, Kenya and N’djamena, Chad.
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 2023-05-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-02-26. Regional 1 Airlines: TSH, TRANSCANADA
^ ab"Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Regional 1 Airlines". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
^"Westpoint Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
airlines, formerly, known, regional, airlines, regional, airline, based, calgary, alberta, canada, iata, icao, callsign, transcanada, founded2003aoc, afleet, size8, parent, companyregional, express, aviation, headquarterscalgary, alberta, canadakey, peoplejohn. R1 Airlines Ltd formerly known as Regional 1 Airlines is a regional airline based in Calgary Alberta Canada R1 Airlines Ltd IATA ICAO Callsign TSH 1 TRANSCANADA 1 Founded2003AOC n aFleet size8 2 Parent companyRegional Express Aviation Ltd HeadquartersCalgary Alberta CanadaKey peopleJohn Binder CEO and Al Young Vice President Websitehttp www r1airlines ca Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Current fleet 3 2 Former fleet 4 Joint venture with Air Georgian 5 ReferencesHistory EditIt was established and started operations in August 2003 as Westpoint Airlines and renamed to Regional 1 Airlines the following year 3 operating scheduled services in Western Canada 4 On September 11 2005 the airline ceased providing scheduled operations and focused entirely on providing business charter services workforce transportation and ACMI operations 5 R1 Airlines under Order No 2019 A 52 had its operating certificates suspended on April 8 2019 by the Canadian Transportation Agency Reason for suspension is listed as The Licensee has ceased to meet the requirement to hold a valid Canadian aviation document under subparagraphs 61 a ii and 73 1 a ii of the Canada Transportation Act S C 1996 c 10 as amended CTA On February 20 2020 Determination No A 2020 30 was issued by the Canadian Transportation Agency as The Licensee has requested that the licences remain suspended and not be cancelled The Canadian Transportation Agency stated that the licences will be automatically cancelled if they are not reinstated within one year from the date of this Determination 6 Destinations EditPrior to September 11 2005 the airline served the following five cities in western Canada citation needed Alberta Red Deer Red Deer Regional Airport British Columbia Kamloops Kamloops Airport Kelowna Kelowna International Airport Richmond Vancouver International Airport Victoria Victoria International Airport nbsp Newly branded R1 Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 used to transport clients and their workforces for business purposes to remote and densely populated regions in the world nbsp Former Regional 1 Bombardier Dash 8 at Cambridge Bay Airport used daily to carry workers to Hope Bay Aerodrome Aircraft now operated by Provincial Airlines Limited of Newfoundland and LabradorIt used to operate one aircraft in the Democratic Republic of the Congo flying for the World Food Programme under the auspices of United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The company also operated two Dash 8 and two DHC 6 Twin Otter aircraft for Flamingo Air in Haiti until operations were halted after the fall of former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Police fleeing insurgents in Cap Haitien hijacked one Dash 8 on the ramp and forced the crew to fly them to Port au Prince and during the takeoff roll the aircraft came under fire but was not damaged citation needed R1 offers fleet and services to the oil and gas industry mining peacekeeping and humanitarian missions the construction industry energy and utilities and forestry Fleet EditCurrent fleet Edit The R1 Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of September 2019 All aircraft are listed under Regional 1 Airlines 2 R1 Airlines Aircraft No of aircraft Variants NotesBeechcraft Super King Air 1 300Canadair CL 600 Bombardier CRJ100 1 CL 600 2B19 Series 100 Bombardier CL 600 Bombardier CRJ700 1 CL 600 2C10 Series 701 De Havilland Canada Dash 8 5 DHC 8 103 DHC 8 106 DHC 8 301 DHC 8 314Former fleet Edit The airline previously operated other models of the aircraft listed above and the de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter 7 Joint venture with Air Georgian EditOn November 15 2013 Regional 1 and Air Georgian completed a joint venture through the creation of a parent company Regional Express Aviation Ltd REAL based in Calgary Alberta and then rebranded under the name of R1 Airlines Ltd Its new ownership structure gives the subsidiary additional clout in both the domestic and international aircraft crew maintenance and insurance ACMI business charter markets One of the immediate benefits delivered through the launch of REAL was Air Georgian s 15 strong fleet of Beech 1900D turboprops which are now being offered by R1 on both new and existing ACMI contracts in addition to its regular scheduled work for Air Canada Through its links with Air Georgian and Avmax R1 Airlines now has access to the world s largest private fleet of Dash 8 and CRJs while the addition of the 18 seat Beech 1900Ds mean it can now serve far smaller markets that had been inaccessible to its larger types The arrangement also provides more than 100 million in spare parts and domestic maintenance bases in Halifax Montreal Kingston Toronto Calgary and Vancouver International deployments are supported through Avmax facilities in Great Falls Montana Jacksonville Florida Nairobi Kenya and N djamena Chad References Edit a b ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies Aeronautical Authorities and Services PDF Nav Canada 2023 05 04 p 6 Retrieved 2023 02 26 Regional 1 Airlines TSH TRANSCANADA a b Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Quick Search Result for Regional 1 Airlines Transport Canada Retrieved 2019 09 07 Westpoint Airlines Airline History Retrieved 17 November 2020 Flight International 12 18 April 2005 R1 Airlines Airline History Retrieved 17 November 2020 Application by Regional 1 Airlines Canadian Transportation Agency Retrieved 22 October 2020 Canadian Civil Aircraft Register History Search Result Portals nbsp Canada nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R1 Airlines amp oldid 1141845834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
