Private company

R1 Airlines

Logo: R1 Airlines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian regional airline, 2003–2020

R1 Airlines Ltd., formerly known as Regional 1 Airlines, was a regional airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1
Regional 1 DHC-8 (3858032679)
Photo: RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

R1 Airlines Ltd., formerly known as Regional 1 Airlines, was a regional airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.2

The story

It was established and started operations in August 2003 as Westpoint Airlines and renamed to Regional 1 Airlines the following year operating scheduled services in Western Canada. On September 11, 2005, the airline ceased providing scheduled operations and focused entirely on providing business charter services, workforce transportation and ACMI operations. 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.

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Products and brands

Current fleet

The R1 Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2019). All aircraft are listed under Regional 1 Airlines:

Former fleet

The airline previously operated other models of the aircraft listed above and the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.

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Timeline

  1. 2020Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2003Founded Founded in Calgary1

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