Sky Service Aviation
Former Spanish charter airline
![]() Sky Service Aviation Bombardier BD-700 at Cancun Airport | |||||||
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Commenced operations | 1992 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2005 | ||||||
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Fleet size | Fleet below | ||||||
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain | ||||||
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Sky Service Aviation was a charter airline based in Madrid, Spain.[1]
History
Sky Service Aviation was founded in 1992 and went through a relaunching and expansion in 2002. The company's headquarters were in Alcobendas, Madrid, but it had offices in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca as well.[1][2]
On 18 August 2002 one of Sky Service Aviation's airplanes, a Learjet 35A, crash-landed at Asturias Airport. The accident involved no fatalities.[3]
The airline was bought by the MCH holding of Gestair in 2005. Following the purchase its fleet was merged into the fleet of the Gestair group.[4]
Code data
- ICAO Code: SKT (not current)[5]
Fleet
The airline had a number of different aircraft in its fleet according to the period, including:
- 1 Bombardier BD-700
- 1 Dassault Falcon 2000
- 1 Dassault Falcon 900 EX
- 1 Learjet 35A[6]
- 1 Learjet 55B[7]
- 1 Cessna Citation Excel[8]
- 1 Cessna CitationJet[6]
- 4 Eurocopter Colibri EC-120[6]
References
- ^ a b Directorio de empresas - Sky Service Aviation
- ^ Sky Service Aviation looks to broaden its horizons
- ^ Aviation Safety Network - Accident description
- ^ Cinco Días - Gestair compra Sky Service y refuerza su posición en vuelos para ejecutivos
- ^ Planespotters; Sky Service Aviation
- ^ a b c Sky Service Aviation - Blue Book Worldwide Air Charters
- ^ Sky Service Aviation - Planelogger
- ^ Sky Service Aviation hopes to excel above the competition
External links
Media related to Sky Service Aviation at Wikimedia Commons
- Sky Service Aviation Photos
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