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{{Short description|Regional airline based out of Appleton, Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Wisconsin Airlines
| logo = Air Wisconsin Logo, December 2022.svg
| image = American Eagle (Air Wisconsin) Bombardier CRJ-200 N457AW (37227221340).jpg
| caption = A [[Bombardier CRJ-200]] operated by Air Wisconsin
| fleet_size = 63 (almost all parked)
| IATA = ZW
| ICAO = AWI
| callsign = WISCONSIN
| parent = Harbor Diversified Inc.
| traded_as = {{OTC Pink|HRBR}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sec.report/Document/0001193125-20-191135/ | title=Annual Report 10-K }}</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|1963|11|18}}<ref name="NAAH">{{cite book|last1=Norwood|first1=Tom|last2=Wegg|first2=John|page=5|title=North American Airlines Handbook|publisher=Airways International|location=Sandpoint, ID|year=2002|edition=3rd|isbn=978-0-9653993-8-8|url=http://www.airwaysnews.com|access-date=October 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128070750/http://airwaysnews.com/|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| commenced = {{start date and age|1965|08|23}}<ref name="NAAH" />
| aoc = A6WA683W<ref name="FAA">{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=A6WA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=AIR+WISCONSIN+AIRLINES+LLC|title=Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[Greenville, Wisconsin]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| key_people = Robert Binns ([[President (corporate title)|President]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Leadership|url=http://www.airwis.com/leadership.html#leader_cdeister|website=Air Wisconsin|publisher=Air Wisconsin Airlines|access-date=September 2, 2019|language=en}}</ref>
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]] }}
| frequent_flyer = 
| alliance = 
| num_employees = 252 (after early 2025 layoffs)
| website = {{URL|www.airwis.com}}
}}

'''Air Wisconsin Airlines''' is a charter airline based at [[Appleton International Airport]] in the town of [[Greenville, Wisconsin]] near [[Appleton, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{Ubl|* "[http://www.townofgreenville.com/town/zoning-ordinance/Zoning_Airport_11x17_web051409.pdf Zoning Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717081220/http://www.townofgreenville.com/town/zoning-ordinance/Zoning_Airport_11x17_web051409.pdf |date=2011-07-17 }}." [[Greenville, Wisconsin|Town of Greenville]]. June 17, 2009. Retrieved on June 17, 2009. | "[http://www.airwis.com/ca_contact.htm?linkSrc=7 Contact Air Wisconsin] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604042646/http://www.airwis.com/ca_contact.htm?linkSrc=7 |date=2011-06-04 }}." ''Air Wisconsin''. Retrieved on May 19, 2009. | Mader, Becca. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2004/05/17/focus3.html Appleton's Air Wisconsin cuts costs to remain competitive]." ''[[The Business Journal of Milwaukee]]''. May 17, 2004. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.}}</ref><!--Check the address and you will see it is not in Appleton (edit: however, it is therein "metropolitan area of Appleton")--> The company began operations in 1965 and became a [[United Express]] feeder carrier on behalf of [[United Airlines]] in 1985. The partnership with United ended in 2005 at which time the airline became a feeder for [[US Airways]], operating as [[US Airways Express]]. When US Airways merged into [[American Airlines]] in 2015, Air Wisconsin became an [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] affiliate. From March 2018 to April 2023, Air Wisconsin returned to operate as a United Express carrier, with hubs at Chicago–O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Washington–Dulles. In April 2023, it shifted back once again to operating only for American Eagle. The agreement with American concluded on April 3, 2025, after which the airline has been in transition to only flying [[Air charter|charter]] and [[Essential Air Service]] subsidized flights.

== History ==

[[File:Swear SA-226AT N261S Air WI ORD 02.12.73 edited-2.jpg|thumb|right|Air Wisconsin [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]] departing from [[Chicago–O'Hare]] in 1973]]

[[File:BAe 146 N604AW Air Wisc ORD 05.05.87 edited-3.jpg|thumb|right|Air Wisconsin [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-200 / Avro RJ85|BAe 146-200]] at Chicago–O'Hare in 1987]]

[[File:UsairwaysN419aw 07302009.jpg|thumb|right|[[US Airways Express]] [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|CRJ200]] operated by Air Wisconsin at [[Portland International Jetport|Portland]] ([[Maine]])]]

[[File:Uax.jpg|right|thumb|Former [[United Express]] [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|CRJ200]] operated by Air Wisconsin at Chicago–O'Hare]]

In 1963 investors from the [[Fox Cities]] raised $110,000 to start a new airline.<ref name=Commsucc>"[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%202524.html Air Wisconsin: Commuter Success Story]." ''[[Flight International]]''. October 21, 1978. p. 1464.</ref> The airline was established as an independent commuter air carrier in 1965 and started operations on August 23, 1965, just one day after the brand new [[Outagamie County Regional Airport]] was opened using [[de Havilland Dove]] commuter aircraft configured with nine passenger seats.<ref name="Updated Airport History">{{cite web|title=History – Appleton International Airport (ATW)|url=https://atwairport.com/us/airport-history/|website=Appleton International Airport (ATW)|access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref> It was founded to connect [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]] with [[Chicago]] and initially had 17 employees and two de Havilland Dove aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airwis.com/profile.html |title=History |publisher=Airwis.com |access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref> According to a Air Wisconsin timetable of August 23, 1965, the airline was flying one route between Appleton and [[Chicago–O'Hare]] with four round trips on weekdays and two round trips on Saturdays and Sundays operated with the British-manufactured Dove twin prop aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=August 23, 1965, Air Wisconsin timetable |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.timetableimages.com}}</ref>

By the mid 1970s, Air Wisconsin was flying two small commuter turboprop airliner types, the [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|de Havilland Canada DHC-6]] and [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]], and was operating a small hub at Chicago's [[O'Hare Airport]] with service primarily to destinations in [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], and [[Wisconsin]] as well as to [[Minneapolis]]/[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] from several small cities in Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=April 1, 1974, pocket Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Chicago O'Hare flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=September 1, 1973 & June 1, 1976, Air Wisconsin route maps |url=http://www.departedflights.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref>

In September 1978 the airline was certified by the [[Civil Aeronautics Board]] (CAB) as a regional air carrier (Air Wisconsin previously had commuter air carrier status with the CAB). In October 1978 it had over $10 million in assets.<ref name=Commsucc /> Joining Air Wisconsin in 1965 as traffic manager and eventually becoming president, Preston H. Wilbourne's leadership oversaw Air Wisconsin grow to an airline serving 29 cities in an eleven state area with 32 aircraft boarding over 10,000 passengers daily.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} Air Wisconsin gained the nicknames "Air Willy" and "Rag Tag".<ref name=Commsucc />

By 1985, Air Wisconsin had become a large independent regional air carrier operating [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-200 / Avro RJ85|BAe 146-200]] and [[British Aircraft Corporation]] [[BAC One-Eleven]] jets as well as [[de Havilland Canada Dash 7]] turboprops with flights as far west as [[Grand Island, Nebraska]], and [[Minneapolis]]/[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], and as far east as [[Bridgeport]] and [[New Haven, Connecticut]], with a large connecting hub located at Chicago's [[O'Hare Airport]] (ORD).<ref>{{Cite web |title=February 15, 1985, Official Airline Guide, North American edition, Chicago O'Hare flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=June 1, 1985, Air Wisconsin route map |url=http://www.departedflights.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref> By early 1986, the airline was serving sixteen airports with its British-manufactured jets with flights to Appleton, Bridgeport, [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], Chicago–O'Hare, [[Flint, Michigan]], [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], Grand Island, [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]], [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], [[Moline, Illinois]]/[[Quad Cities]], New Haven, [[South Bend, Indiana]], [[Toledo, Ohio]], [[Waterloo, Iowa]], and [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]]/[[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]], [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], with other flights and destinations in its route system being served with the Canadian-manufactured four engine Dash 7 turboprop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=January 6, 1986, Air Wisconsin system timetable |url=http://www.departedflights.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref>

Air Wisconsin pioneered the concept of [[code sharing]] on behalf of [[United Airlines]] when the carrier began operating as [[United Express]] on May 1, 1985. As an independent air carrier prior to its business agreement with United to provide passenger feed, Air Wisconsin rapidly became the nation's largest [[regional airline]] in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} On May 17, 1985, it merged with [[Mississippi Valley Airlines]] (MVA) and continued to fly as United Express, operated by Air Wisconsin.

By late 1989 Air Wisconsin was operating United Express [[code share]] service from two United hubs: [[Chicago–O'Hare]] (ORD) and [[Washington–Dulles]] (IAD).<ref>{{Cite web |title=December 15, 1989, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Chicago O'Hare & Washington Dulles flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref> According to the [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG) at this time, United Express flights were operated with [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-200 / Avro RJ85|BAe 146-200]] jets and [[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27]] turboprops nonstop to Chicago–O'Hare from [[Akron]]/[[Canton, Ohio]], Appleton, Cedar Rapids, [[Champaign, Illinois]], Fort Wayne, Green Bay, Kalamazoo, [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]], [[Lansing, Michigan]], [[Lexington, Kentucky]], Moline/Quad Cities, [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], [[Peoria, Illinois]], [[Roanoke, Virginia]], South Bend, Toledo, and Wausau, and with BAe 146-200 jets and [[Short 360]] turboprops nonstop to Washington Dulles from [[Charleston, West Virginia]], [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], and [[Richmond, Virginia]], as well as [[Harrisburg]], [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], and [[State College, Pennsylvania]].

In 1990 Air Wisconsin acquired Denver-based [[Aspen Airways]] and was itself bought by [[United Airlines]] a year later.

During the 1990s, Air Wisconsin operated [[British Aerospace]] (BAe) [[BAe ATP|ATP]] turboprop aircraft as well as [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-100 / Avro RJ70|BAe 146-100]], [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-200 / Avro RJ85|BAe 146-200]], and [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-300 / Avro RJ100|BAe 146-300]] jet aircraft on [[United Express]] services. These were all large aircraft types when compared to other regional aircraft in operation at the time. Air Wisconsin was the only U.S. operator of the BAe ATP turboprop and also the BAe 146–300, which is the largest member of the BAe 146 family of jet aircraft. [[United Airlines]] sold Air Wisconsin and the BAe 146 fleet to CJT Holdings in 1993. Air Wisconsin was then renamed Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) as UAL retained the rights to the Air Wisconsin name and logo. During the ski seasons, Air Wisconsin was operating [[British Aerospace 146|BAe 146]] jet shuttle service as [[United Express]] on the former [[Aspen Airways]] route between [[Aspen–Pitkin County Airport|Aspen, Colorado]], and [[Denver International Airport|Denver]] with at least fourteen daily nonstop flights in each direction.<ref>departedflights.com. April 2, 1995, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Denver flight schedules</ref>

In February 1998 AWAC acquired the assets of [[Mountain Air Express]] including [[Dornier 328]] turboprop aircraft which were used to expand [[United Express]] service in the west.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 69 | date= March 27, 2007}}</ref> In the fall of 2003 AWAC acquired ten [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|Bombardier CRJ]] jet aircraft from bankrupt [[Midway Airlines (1993–2003)|Midway Airlines]] and became a feeder for [[AirTran Airways]] under the name [[AirTran JetConnect]], but this relationship was discontinued in July 2004. Towards the end of the contract with [[United Airlines]] Air Wisconsin was unable to secure a long-term deal or extension to continue providing regional service for UAL. United failed to renew its contract with AWAC, allowing it to expire in April 2005, and the last flight under the United flag operated on April 16, 2006, using the BAe 146.

During 2005 AWAC invested $175 million U.S. into [[US Airways]] for their bankruptcy exit financing in exchange for a long-term contract operating as [[US Airways Express]]. In 2005 AWAC began operating all of its [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|CRJ200]] regional jets as a [[US Airways Express]] carrier with flight crew bases located in Philadelphia, New York LaGuardia, Washington Reagan National, and Norfolk, Virginia. US Airways merged with [[American Airlines]] in 2015 and Air Wisconsin operated as an [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] regional air carrier via a [[code sharing]] agreement with American until March 2018.

On November 20, 2014, it was reported that Air Wisconsin was nearing an agreement with [[Delta Air Lines]] to fly as a [[Delta Connection]] carrier beginning in January 2015. Under the terms of the deal, 26 [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|CRJ200]] aircraft were to be transferred to Air Wisconsin from [[Endeavor Air]]. In January 2015, Air Wisconsin said that negotiations had ended and that it did not want to fly under the Delta Connection brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-wisconsin-nearing-deal-with-delta-for-26-crj200s-406334/ |title=Air Wisconsin nearing deal with Delta for 26 CRJ200s |publisher=Flightglobal.com |access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, it was announced that Air Wisconsin would close all of its ground handling operations in all cities served by the air carrier primarily due to the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary of United called United Ground Express. This would leave only three American Eagle ground handling cities served, which the airline deemed uneconomical.

On March 1, 2017, Air Wisconsin announced a new agreement with United Airlines to once again operate under the United Express banner upon the expiration of the airline's agreement with American Eagle in 2018. Additionally, the new agreement with United would provide for the creation of a career pathway program whereby Air Wisconsin pilots would be offered the opportunity to move up to United upon meeting its hiring standards.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Nensel |url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/united-airlines-signs-five-year-cpa-air-wisconsin |title=United Airlines signs five-year CPA with Air Wisconsin &#124; Airports & Routes content from |publisher=ATWOnline |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref>

In September 2021, the company announced that they had signed a lease for at least 1 Bombardier CRJ200SF (converted cargo aircraft) set to enter service from December 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Air Wisconsin Dips Toe In Air Cargo |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/air-wisconsin-air-cargo/ |access-date=September 11, 2021 |work=Flying |date=September 9, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The aircraft was never delivered and the cargo program has most likely been canceled.

On August 22, 2022, Air Wisconsin announced a five-year contract to operate up to 60 CRJ200s for [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]], starting in March of 2023. These aircraft are based at Chicago-O'Hare, to fill in for the [[Envoy Air]] ERJ 145s that will be transferred over to [[Piedmont Airlines]]. The airline also plans to utilize some CRJ700s. This ended their partnership with [[United Airlines]].<ref>{{cite news |title=American Airlines restore CRJ200 |url=https://aeroxplorer.com/articles/american-airlines-restores-crj200-through-partnership-with-air-wisconsin.php |website=aeroxplorer.com |date=August 22, 2022}}</ref>

On January 10, 2025, Air Wisconsin announced it is terminating its CRJ-200 operations for American Airlines to pursue independent operations providing  [[Air charter|charter]] and [[Essential Air Service]] subsidized flights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardee |first=Howard |date=2025-01-17 |title=Air Wisconsin plans to let capacity purchase agreement with American expire |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/air-wisconsin-plans-to-let-capacity-purchase-agreement-with-american-expire/161431.article |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Rashad |date=2025-01-14 |title=Appleton-based Air Wisconsin Airlines to end partnership with American Airlines in April |url=https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2025/01/14/air-wisconsin-airlines-in-appleton-to-end-partnership-with-american-airlines/77693952007/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=The Post-Crescent |language=en-US}}</ref> It is anticipated that American and Air Wisconsin will continue an interline and codeshare relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-10 |title=Air Wisconsin Announces Strategic Shift Toward Essential Air Service and Charter Operations |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/air-wisconsin-announces-strategic-shift-toward-essential-air-service-and-charter-operations-302348203.html |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=PR Newswire |language=en}}</ref> 

On January 31, 2025, Air Wisconsin released a statement that due to their business shift in operations, they would lay off more than 500 workers across Wisconsin. The majority of those workers listed were based in Milwaukee or Appleton, Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web | title=Air Wisconsin Airlines could lay off more than 500 workers across the state | date=January 31, 2025 | url=https://biztimes.com/air-wisconsin-airlines-to-lay-off-more-than-500-workers-across-the-state/ }}</ref> Additional notices on February 3, 2025 stated that more than 200 employees will also be laid off at both [[Dayton International Airport]]<ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.whio.com/news/local/regional-airline-plans-over-200-layoffs-dayton-international-airport/TNJBRRC6URH7TCQAR6H3QMARBE/ | title = Regional airline plans over 200 layoffs at Dayton International Airport | author = Staff | publisher = [[WHIO-TV]] | date = February 3, 2025 | access-date = February 8, 2025 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250208224923/https://www.whio.com/news/local/regional-airline-plans-over-200-layoffs-dayton-international-airport/TNJBRRC6URH7TCQAR6H3QMARBE/ | archive-date = February 8, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/air-wisconsin-files-notice-to-lay-off-200-employees-at-dayton-airport/YBH7FLQXYRA3LPP66UP5SFEOCQ/ | title = UPDATE: Air Wisconsin plans 200 layoffs in Dayton; flights will not be canceled | last = Frolik | first = Cornelius | newspaper = [[Dayton Daily News]] | date = February 4, 2025 | access-date = February 8, 2025 | url-access = subscription | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250208220307/https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/air-wisconsin-files-notice-to-lay-off-200-employees-at-dayton-airport/YBH7FLQXYRA3LPP66UP5SFEOCQ/ | archive-date = February 8, 2025 }}</ref> and at Chicago O'Hare.<ref>{{cite web | title=Air Wisconsin laying off 200 O'Hare staff | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/air-wisconsin-laying-200-ohare-airport }}</ref>

In September 2025, Air Wisconsin gave notice that it will lay off the final 252 employees as sale of the company looms.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wisconsin-based airline to lay off 252 employees as sale looms |last=Schilz |first=Indiana |date=2025-09-08 |url=https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/wisconsin-based-airline-to-lay-off-252-employees-as-sale-looms/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250920091406/https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/wisconsin-based-airline-to-lay-off-252-employees-as-sale-looms/ |archive-date=2025-09-20 |access-date=2025-11-02 |work=WeAreGreenBay.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The notice was filed so potential new owner Premier Shuttle is able to align the workforce with its business plan, as the WARN number may differ from final layoffs in practice.<ref name=PostCrescent20250908>{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Zhen |title=Air Wisconsin files WARN notice for over 200 job cuts in Appleton, Milwaukee amid downsizing |url=https://www.postcrescent.com/story/money/companies/2025/09/08/air-wisconsin-files-august-29-2025-warn-notice-to-cut-over-200-jobs-across-two-sites/86047441007/ |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=The Post-Crescent |date=8 September 2025}}</ref>

== Destinations ==

Air Wisconsin operated as [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] and served 53 destinations with nearly 350 flights per day, transporting nearly six million passengers on an annual basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airwis.com/profile.html |title=Profile |publisher=Airwis.com |access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref>{{Failed verification|reason=Ciation access date is from 2018 and source provided no longer provides the data that it is trying to support|date=October 2023}}

== Crew domiciles ==

Formerly operating as American Eagle, Air Wisconsin pilots and flight attendants had crew domiciles at the following locations:<ref>{{cite web |title=Crew Domicile Locations |url=https://www.airwis.com/Travel/Routes#routes |access-date=July 9, 2023 |publisher=Airwis.com}}</ref>

* [[Chicago, Illinois]] – [[O'Hare International Airport]] (ORD)
* [[Dayton, Ohio]] – [[Dayton International Airport]] (DAY) 
* [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] – [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]] (MKE)

== Fleet ==

=== Current fleet===

The Air Wisconsin fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of July 2024):<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2024 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/pageturnpro2.com/Publications/202409/4661/111651/PDF/133711682139850559_2024_RAA_Annual_Report_WebOnly.pdf |publisher=Regional Airline Association |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=37}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airwis.com/profile.html|title=Profile|website=www.airwis.com|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Air Wisconsin fleet'''
|- style="background:white;"
!Aircraft
!Fleet
!Parked
!Total
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|[[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|Bombardier CRJ200]]
|38
|25
|63
|50
|40 were operated for [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] of which 10 are parked. American Eagle contract ended on April 3, 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Air Wisconsin, American End Regional Partnership |last=Ewing |first=Ryan |date=2025-01-10 |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/01/10/air-wisconsin-american-end-regional-partnership/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001140742/https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/01/10/air-wisconsin-american-end-regional-partnership/ |archive-date=2025-10-01 |access-date=2025-11-02 |work=AirlineGeeks |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!Total
!38
!25
!63
!
!
|-
|}

Several Bombardier CRJ200 will be sold to Premier Shuttle while the rest of the fleet will remain with Harbor Diversified, the parent company of the airline, for a new business of sales and leasing aircraft, engine, and part.<ref name=PostCrescent20250908/>

=== Historical fleet ===

In 2016, the airline retired four [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|CRJ200]] regional jets that had met their structural time limit and sent them to [[Tupelo Regional Airport]] (TUP) in Tupelo, Mississippi.

The following aircraft types were formerly operated by Air Wisconsin:

==== Jet aircraft ====

* [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-100 / Avro RJ70|BAe 146-100]] (via acquisition of [[Aspen Airways]])
* [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-200 / Avro RJ85|BAe 146-200]]
* [[British Aerospace 146#BAe 146-300 / Avro RJ100|BAe 146-300]] (only U.S. operator of the BAe 146-300)
* [[BAC One-Eleven]]

==== Turboprop aircraft ====

* [[Beechcraft Model 99]]
* [[British Aerospace ATP]]
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|de Havilland Canada DHC-6]]
* [[de Havilland Canada Dash 7]]
* [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 100|de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100]]
* [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 300|de Havilland Canada Dash 8-300]]
* [[Dornier 328]] (via acquisition of [[Mountain Air Express]])
* [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]]
* [[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27]]
* [[Short 360]] (via merger with [[Mississippi Valley Airlines]])
* [[Short 330]] (via merger with [[Mississippi Valley Airlines]])

==== Piston aircraft ====

* [[de Havilland Dove]]

=== Aircraft maintenance ===
Air Wisconsin performs CRJ maintenance activities at the following locations:
* [[Appleton, Wisconsin]] ([[Appleton International Airport]])
* [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] ([[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]])
* [[Dayton, Ohio]] ([[Dayton International Airport]])

Air Wisconsin also contracts aircraft maintenance-heavy checks at a facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC).

Past heavy check maintenance was conducted in Montreal, Canada, and Hot Springs, Arkansas (HOT).

Air Wisconsin's primary aircraft painting is located in [[Fort Worth Meacham International Airport|Fort Worth, Texas – Meacham International]] (FTW).

== Incidents and accidents ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ '''Air Wisconsin incidents and accidents'''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
!Flight
!Date
!Aircraft
!Routing
!Location
!Description
!Injuries
!style="width: 20%;"|Cause
|-
|{{nowrap|[[1972 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision|Flight 671]]}}
|June 29, 1972
|[[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]]
|[[Chicago, IL]]-<br />{{nowrap|[[Sheboygan, WI]]}}-<br />[[Appleton, WI]]
|near [[Appleton, WI]]
|While approaching [[Outagamie County Regional Airport]] (''Now Appleton International Airport''), Flight 671 was involved in a midair collision over [[Lake Winnebago]] with a [[Convair 580]] turboprop flown by [[North Central Airlines]] as Flight 290 which was operating a [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]-[[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]]-[[Milwaukee]]-[[Chicago]] flight; both aircraft crashed into the lake and sank.
|13 fatal<br />{{nowrap|(8 on Flight 671)}}<br />(5 on Flight 290)
|Pilots of both flights failed to see and avoid the others' aircraft<ref>{{cite web | url = http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR73-09.pdf | title = Aircraft Accident Report North Central Airlines, Inc. Allison Convair 340/440ICV-580, N90858 and Air, Wisconsin Inc., DHC-6, N4043B near Appleton, Wisconsin June 29, 1972 | access-date = May 17, 2010 | date = April 25, 1973 | publisher = National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref>
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|{{nowrap|[[Air Wisconsin Flight 965|Flight 965]]}}<br />
|June 12, 1980
|[[Swearingen Metro]]
|[[Appleton, WI]]-<br />{{nowrap|[[Minneapolis, MN]]}}-<br />[[Lincoln, NE]]
|near [[Valley, NE]]
|The aircraft suffered a failure of both turboprop engines after entering a thunderstorm. The amount of water ingested into the engine caused a power interruption and a loss of control; plane hit the ground nose-down and right wing-down; plane skidded and ended inverted
|13 fatal,<br />2 serious
|Improper in-flight decisions by captain, complete failure of 2 engines<ref>{{cite web | url = http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR80-15.pdf | title = Aircraft Accident Report Air Wisconsin Inc. Swearingen SA-226 Metro N650S Valley, Nebraska June 12, 1980 | access-date = May 17, 2010 | date = December 9, 1980 | publisher = National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref>
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|{{nowrap|Flight 3758}}<br />
|{{nowrap|December 16, 2007}}
|[[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|Bombardier CRJ-200]]
|[[Philadelphia]], PA-<br />{{nowrap|[[Providence, RI]]}}
|[[T. F. Green Airport]]
|Miscommunication between the first officer and captain resulted in the first officer idling the engines on final approach. Soon a 2000&nbsp;ft rate of descent developed, the captain attempted to salvage the landing and stalled the aircraft. The aircraft touched down at a 9 degree bank, collapsed the landing gear and the aircraft skidded to a halt left of the runway.
|0 injuries
|The captain's attempt to salvage the landing from an instrument approach which exceeded stabilized approach criteria, resulting in a high sink rate, likely stall, and hard landing which exceeded the structural limitations of the airplane<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20071217X01939&key=1 | title =Aircraft Accident Report Air Wisconsin Airlines. Bombardier CL600-2B19, Providence, RI December 16, 2007 | publisher = National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref>

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== See also ==

* [[Air transportation in the United States]]
* [[List of airports in Wisconsin]]

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