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The flights crew suspected a tire may have deflated, but further inspection found both of the planes tires were fully inflated.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation has determined the major cause of a deadly plane crash in northern Saskatchewan was a lack of proper de-icing before takeoff, along with contributing factors that included poor safety measures, in

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By Josh Sigurdson The two airlines that service northern Saskatchewan have merged together to become one airline. West Wind Aviation and Transwest Air have consolidated to become Rise Air. Spokesperson Tracy Young-McLean says everyone is excited about the merger. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Young-McLean. “We’ve had two companies with very different cultures, very different ways of operating come together. It’s sort of a new beginning for everybody to move forward to...

The slowdown of the uranium market and mines shutting down also had an effect, he said, with operations down by about 50 per cent. Transwest Air was already a wholly owned subsidiary of West Wind Aviation, after being purchased by the company in 2016, according to the Transwest website. Until now, however, West Wind Aviation and Transwest Air each had their own operating certificates, said Smith. West Wind Aviation and Transwest Air will rebrand themselves under a new single banner. (Guy Quenn...

The two carriers will rebrand themselves under a single banner as Rise Air.

Work begins on Fond du Lac Airport upgrades December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 Topics Rock crushing began in early November with construction scheduled for completion in the fall of 2021. Safety improvements include construction of turn pads at both ends of the runway, strengthening and resurfacing of the runway, taxiway and apron and replacing existing low-intensity lighting with high-intensity LED lights. The fly-in community of Fond du Lac has been dealing with infrastructur...