SkyAir

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

Sky Capital Airlines Ltd
IATA ICAO Callsign
S8 442 Sky Capital
Founded2009
Commenced operations26 January 2010
Hubs
Fleet size4
Destinations6
Parent companyBlueplanet Group
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Key people
  • Md Arifur Rahman (Chairman)
  • Khalil bin Wahid (MD)
  • J M Mostafizur Rahman (CEO)
Websiteskycapitalcargo.com

History

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

SkyAir Boeing 737-200F

The SkyAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[2][3]

SkyAir fleet
AircraftIn fleetOrders
Boeing 737-200F 1
Fokker 27 MK 050 2
Robinson R66 1
Total4

The airline previously operated two Lockheed L-1011F TriStar aircraft prior to scrapping one of them.[4]

In March 2010, one of the L-1011F caught fire due to an engine failure.[5]

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See also

References

  1. "Bangladeshi cargo specialist, Sky Capital, rebrands as SkyAir". ch-aviation. 9 May 2014.
  2. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019. p. 5.
  3. "Sky Capital fleet". SKy capital. 12 March 2019.
  4. "Bangladesh's Sky Capital to resume ops using a B737-200 freighter". ch-aviation. 29 April 2014.
  5. "Incident: Sky Capital L101 at Dhaka on Mar 22nd 2010, engine failure". The Aviation Herald. 23 March 2010.
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