Sky Cana

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Sky Cana
IATA ICAO Call sign
RD SNA CANA
Founded2014
Commenced operations30 January 2021[1]
HubsLas Américas International Airport
Alliance
Fleet size2[3]
HeadquartersSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Key peopleFrank Díaz (CEO)[4]
Websiteskycana.com

Sky Holdings Corporation d/b/a Sky Cana is an airline with ACMI contracted operators headquartered in Santo Domingo.[5] It started scheduled services to Caribbean and the United States from its two hubs: Las Américas International Airport and Cibao International Airport. The services offered are transfer, freight, overflight, helicopter, advertising, air ambulance, and tour services. For a short time, The airline operated scheduled flights from New York-JFK to Santiago de los Caballeros and Santo Domingo with two flights daily.[6]

History

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In 2016, LogicPaq received its AOC from the Dominican Republic's civil aviation authority and planned to offer regular and charter flights between the Dominican Republic to Colombia, Mexico and United States for and on behalf of tour operators.[7] Its first aircraft, an Airbus A321, was delivered on 28 November 2020.[8]

In Mid-January 2021, Sky Cana became the 1st airline in the Americas to offer flights to nowhere,[9] flights in which people board an aircraft for a nominal fee and fly around the city for about an hour before returning to the airport of origin, allowing passengers to sight-see in their city from the air.

At the end of January 2021, Sky Cana was designated by the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) to operate the flight for the Champion team of the 2020-2021 winter series Águilas Cibaeñas to Mazatlán, Mexico. representing the Dominican Republic in the 2021 Caribbean Series.[10] It also operated the flight for the 2022-2023 Champion team Tigres del Licey to Caracas, Venezuela. The team also represented the country in the 2023 Caribbean Series.[11]

Fleet

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Current

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As of April 2024, the Sky Cana fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12][3]

Sky Cana fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A321-200 1 220 220 Leased from Avion Express Malta
Logic Paq fleet
ATR 72-200F 1 Cargo Operated by Air Century[13]
Total 2

Former

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Sky Cana previously operated the following aircraft:[3]

Sky Cana former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 5 2022 2024 Leased from Avion Express Malta
2 Leased from Heston Airlines
1 2023 Never entered service
Airbus A330-300 1 2022 2023 Leased from SmartLynx Airlines Malta
Boeing 737-800BCF 1 2022 2023 Leased from Bluebird Nordic[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sky Cana is a new airline in the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ "Dominican Republic's Air Century, Sky Cana partner up". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Sky Cana Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. ^ "Sky Cana official website". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. ^ "Nosotros – Sky Cana | We're taking off" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  6. ^ Sky Cana New York ready to connect with Santo Domingo and Santiago
  7. ^ "Aterriza en Punta Cana chárter de Sky Cana procedente de Medellín - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  8. ^ "Sky Cana recibió su primer avión y se prepara para despegar en el Caribe". Hosteltur: Toda la información de turismo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  9. ^ "Hito de Sky Cana con el primer vuelo sin destino de RD - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  10. ^ https://www.lidom.com/lidom-firma-contrato-aereo-traslado-equipo-dominicano-desde-santiago-a-mazatlan/ LIDOM
  11. ^ "Sky Cana, aerolínea oficial del equipo de béisbol de RD - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  12. ^ Nuestra flota
  13. ^ Charles Kauffman. "Sky Cana launches cargo operation with ATR 72 freighter". Cargofacts.com. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "Sky Cana recibió su primer Boeing 737-800F de carga". Regional.ladevi.info (in Spanish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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