History
Noel Rude founded the company in 1996, and it was based out of Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus, OH
Air Tahoma is a spin-off from Cool Air Inc., which was founded in 1986 by Rude and his father, Bud Rude, who is a veteran of the airline industry and who founded the parent company that originally flew firefighting missions in Washington.
FedEx contracted with Air Tahoma to fly to cities without enough traffic to support a larger jet.
Air Tahoma operated twin-engine turboprop Convairs (either the 580 or the 240).
Their Air Carrier certificate was revoked in January 2009 after the FAA found many systemic violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
The Rude Family has had many investments over the years including a gold mine in Alaska. Bud Rude founded an operation in Washington State called Cool Air Inc. in 1986, which later branched out and became Air Tahoma Inc. in 1996, under the direction of his son Noel Rude. Together, this father and son team make up R & R Holdings, but other family members also hold various positions in the company.
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