Rediske Air was a small
air taxi
An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand.
History
The concept of air taxis existed as early as the 1910s. This concept goes back as early as 1917 with Glenn Curtiss’ prototype, the auto-plane. Furthermor ...
charter airline operating out of
Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
.
History
Rediske Air was formed in 1991. It was started by Charlie Rediske, a local pilot. In 2001, Charlie Rediske died, and his son Walter and his daughter Lyla became chief operators of the airline. As of 2017, the airline's website was no longer working.
Fleet
* 6
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
*
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
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Cessna 207
Accidents and incidents
* On July 7, 2013, a Rediske Air
DHC-3 Otter plane
crashed in
Soldotna Airport,
Soldotna, Alaska, killing all ten people on board, including Walter Rediske and two families who were on vacation from
Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville ( ; ) is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in South Carolina, sixth-most pop ...
.
See also
*
List of defunct airlines of the United States
References
External links
Official websitefrom Archive.org
Airlines established in 1991
Airlines disestablished in 2017
Defunct charter airlines of the United States
Defunct companies based in Alaska
1991 establishments in Alaska
2017 disestablishments in Alaska
Airlines based in Alaska
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