SkyLink Express

SkyLink Express is a cargo airline headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It operates dedicated air cargo/courier feeder flights throughout Canada and USA and provides on demand air cargo charters from its bases in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton and Montréal-Mirabel.

SkyLink Express
IATA ICAO Callsign
N/A SLQ SKYLINK
Founded1994
HubsCYVR - Vancouver

CYWG - Winnipeg
CYHM - Hamilton

CYMX - Montréal-Mirabel
Fleet size16
Destinations20+
HeadquartersMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Key peopleDan Rocheleau (CEO) Richard McDole (President)
WebsiteSkyLink Express

History

The airline was established in February 1994 as QuikAire Cargo Inc.[1] Dan Rocheleau, Founder and President of the airline, started the airline using the Cessna C208 Caravan to meet a specialized demand in the Canadian short-haul air cargo market and several C208B Grand Caravans and Super Cargomasters are in use by the airline today.

In April 1996, QuikAire Cargo Inc. formed a partnership with SkyLink Group of Companies and rebranded itself as SkyLink Express Inc. The new relationship fostered the next stage of growth for the airline as it acquired courier feeder contracts across Canada. In 1996, SkyLink Express also became the first carrier in Canada to operate Raytheon factory-converted, all-cargo, Beechcraft B1900C aircraft. Today, the airline operates the largest B1900C fleet in Canada[2] and 2nd largest in North America.[3]

In July 2009, SkyLink Express entered into a partnership with Cargojet to combine SkyLink Express operational assets and routes with a Cargojet subsidiary, Prince Edward Air Ltd., to consolidate regional air cargo operations into Cargojet Regional Partnership.[4][5][6]

In July 2010, SkyLink Express purchased 100% of Cargojet Regional Partnership from Cargojet.[7]

2013 was a Western expansion year for SkyLink Express as new flight crew / maintenance bases were launched in Vancouver (August 2013) [8] and Winnipeg (September 2013).[9]

Past and present courier/cargo feeder operations include UPS, FedEx, DHL Express, Altimax, Canada Post, Cargojet, Dynamex, Midland Courier, Purolator and Sameday Worldwide.

Facilities

SkyLink Express maintains facilities in the following Canadian cities (as of March 2015):

Fleet

The SkyLink Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2016):[2]

SkyLink Express Fleet
AircraftIn service
Beechcraft 1900C Airliner11
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan5

References
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  3. "FAA Registry - Aircraft - Make / Model Inquiry". Registry.faa.gov. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "AMERICAS: Cargojet + SkyLink = Cargojet Regional | Payload Asia". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "SkyLink expands regional air cargo operations". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. "BC Success for Skylink Express!". Skylinkexpress.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  9. "SkyLink Express Inc. | LinkedIn". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.
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