SkyAir

Sky Capital Airlines Ltd
IATA ICAO Callsign
S8 AHW Sky Capital
Founded2009
Commenced operations26 January 2010
Hubs
Fleet size3
Destinations6
Parent companyBlueplanet Group
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Key people
  • Md Arifur Rahman (Chairman)
  • Khalil bin Wahid (MD)
  • J M Mostafizur Rahman (CEO)
Websiteskycapitalcargo.com

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

SkyAir Boeing 737-200F

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

SkyAir fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders
Boeing 737-200F 1
Fokker 50 2
Total 3

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

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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