Rediske Air

Defunct airline of the United States, 1991–2017

Rediske Air
Founded1991
Commenced operations1991
Ceased operations2017
Hubs
  • Soldotna Airport
Fleet size6
HeadquartersSoldotna, Alaska
Key people
  • Charlie Rediske (Founder)
  • Walter Rediske (died 2013)
  • Lyla Rediske
Websiterediskeair.com

Rediske Air was a small air taxi charter airline operating out of Alaska.[citation needed]

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.[1] As of 2017, the airline's website was no longer working.

Fleet

The DHC-3 Otter involved in the 2013 crash

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fellow Kenai Peninsula pilots laud Rediske Air as a 'top-notch outfit'". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rediske Air". airlines.net. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rediske Air, N93PC". Kathryn report. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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