SkyAir

SkyAir
IATA ICAO Callsign
S8 --- SKY AIR
Founded 2009
Commenced operations 26 January 2010
Hubs Shahjalal International Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 6
Company slogan Fly Fast-Fly Safe
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key people Syed Shafayetul Islam (Chairman)
Website skycapitalcargo.com

SkyAir, legally Sky Capital Airlines, is a cargo airline headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh[1] and based at Shahjalal International Airport.

History

Sky Capital Airlines Lockheed L-1011 Tristar at Shahjalal International Airport in July 2012

The airline received an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) issued by Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh in November 2009. Commercial operations commenced on 26 January 2010.

Fleet

The SkyAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[2]

SkyAir Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders
Boeing 737-200F 1
Fokker 50F 1


The airline previously operated two Lockheed L-1011F TriStar aircraft prior to scrapping one of them.[3] In March 2010, one of the L-1011F caught fire due to an engine failure.[4]

References

  1. "Bangladeshi cargo specialist, Sky Capital, rebrands as SkyAir". ch-aviation. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2016. p. 5.
  3. "Bangladesh's Sky Capital to resume ops using a B737-200 freighter". ch-aviation. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. "Incident: Sky Capital L101 at Dhaka on Mar 22nd 2010, engine failure". The Aviation Herald. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2014.

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