R1 Airlines Ltd., formerly known as Regional 1 Airlines, is a regional airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. History 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. Destinations Prior to September 11, 2005, the airline served the following five cities in western Canada: Alberta Red Deer, Red Deer Regional Airport British Columbia Kamloops, Kamloops Airport Kelowna, Kelowna International Airport Richmond, Vancouver International Airport Victoria, Victoria International Airport It 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-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. 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 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. Joint venture with Air Georgian On November 15, 2013, Regional