Cascade Airways

Cascade Airways Airline codes|CZ|CCD|CASCADE was an airline which flew primarily regional air routes out of Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1969, but later shut down in 1986.

Operations

Cascade Airways served the American Northwest, primarily Seattle, Spokane, Salt Lake City, Pullman, Boise and Yakima.

The headquarters for the company were in Spokane, WA. Other points served by Cascade included Wenatchee, WA, Moses Lake, WA, Walla Walla, WA (the main maintenance base), Lewiston, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Pocatello, ID, Kalispell, Missoula, Helena, and Butte in Montana, and Calgary, Alberta in Canada. Also served were Portland, Eugene, Medford, OR; Reno, NV; Twin Falls, ID; Salt Lake City, UT; Pasco, Olympia, Richland, WA. When Horizon Air began operating in 1983, Cascade was competing against an unstoppable airline that eventually acquired Air Oregon and Transwestern Airlines. The airline was forced to get help from Horizon but subsequently bought afterwards when Cascade wasbeyond rescue.

Fleet

Cascade operated the following aircraft types:

* BAC One-Eleven 200
* BAC One-Eleven 400
* Beechcraft 1900
* Beechcraft BE-99
* Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
* Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
* Hawker Siddeley HS748