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'''Transwest Airlines''' was a [[commuter airline]] operating in [[Western Australia]] from 1979 to 1981 when it was amalgamated into Skywest Airlines.<ref name=timetable1979>{{cite web |last1=Airline History |title=Transwest Airlines |url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/transwest-airlines/ |website=Airlinehistory.co.uk |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref> |
'''Transwest Airlines''' was a [[commuter airline]] operating in [[Western Australia]] from 1979 to 1981 when it was amalgamated into Skywest Airlines.<ref name=timetable1979>{{cite web |last1=Airline History |title=Transwest Airlines |url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/transwest-airlines/ |website=Airlinehistory.co.uk |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref> |
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[[File:TWH at Derby 3.jpg|thumb|A Transwest Aircraft refuelling at Derby in 1979]] |
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==Early History== |
==Early History== |
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The airline had its beginnings in [[Carnarvon, Western Australia|Carnarvon]], Western Australia when it operated as Northwest Air Taxis using a single Cessna 172. |
The airline had its beginnings in [[Carnarvon, Western Australia|Carnarvon]], Western Australia when it operated as Northwest Air Taxis using a single Cessna 172. |
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Transwest Airlines was a commuter airline operating in Western Australia from 1979 to 1981 when it was amalgamated into Skywest Airlines.[1]
Early History
The airline had its beginnings in Carnarvon, Western Australia when it operated as Northwest Air Taxis using a single Cessna 172.
Originally focussing on air charter services it was known as Transwest Aircharter operating from bases in Jandakot Airport, Geraldton, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie.[2]
When it amalgamated with Skywest Airlines in 1981 it was the largest commuter airline in Western Australia operating a range of Cessna,[1] Aerocommander,[1] Beechcraft[1] and Britten Norman Islander[1] aircraft[1] employing 28 pilots operating out of 6 regional bases in Western Australia.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Airline History. "Transwest Airlines". Airlinehistory.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Transwest Aircharter Services". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
