Regional 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avmax,[2] is a regional airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was established and started operations in August 2003 and operated scheduled services in Western Canada.[3] On September 11, 2005, the airline ceased providing scheduled operations and focused entirely on providing charter services.[citation needed]
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Prior to September 11, the airline served the following 5 cities in western Canada[citation needed]:
Historically they operated one aircraft in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, flying for the World Food Programme, under the auspices of MONUC. 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-Haïtien 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]
According to Transport Canada the Regional 1 fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2012):[1]
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