Lao Skyway

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Lao Skyway
ລາວເດີນອາກາດ
Lao Skyway logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
LK [1] LLL [1] LAVIE [2]
Founded24 January 2002;23 years ago (2002-01-24)
Hubs Wattay International Airport
Fleet size13
Destinations9
Parent company Phongsavanh Group
Headquarters Wattay International Airport, Vientiane, Laos
Employees200+
Website www.laoskyway.com

Lao Skyway, formerly known as Lao Air (Lao : ລາວເດີນອາກາດ, Thai : ลาวเดินอากาศ), is a private, domestic airline, headquartered at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. It operates scheduled and charter services to airports in Laos.

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History

Lao Air was established on 24 January 2002, as a helicopter charter service company. [3] On 8 December 2003, the airline signed a lease-to-purchase agreement with Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company for the lease of a Cessna Grand Caravan to use on its charter services. The agreement signaled the start of its fixed-wing operation. On 7 October 2005, a second leased Cessna Grand Caravan was added to its fleet.

On 14 April 2007, its regular scheduled services began using the Cessna Grand Caravan. Lao Air rebranded as Lao Skyway in late 2013. [4] In April 2014 the company began using larger passenger aircraft on its scheduled routes. [4] As of 2023, the airline is owned by Lao Skyway Group, a subsidiary of Phongsavanh Group. [5]

Destinations

As of July 2024, Lao Skyway operates scheduled flights to the following airports in Laos: [6]

Fleet

As of July 2024, Lao Skyway operates the following aircraft (6 helicopters, 7 fixed-wings): [7]

Lao Skyway AS350 b2 AS350 b2.jpg
Lao Skyway AS350 b2
Mi17 Lao Skyway Mi17 Lao Skyway.jpg
Mi17 Lao Skyway
Cessna C208b Grand Caravan Lao Skyway Cessna C208b Grand Caravan Lao Skyway.jpg
Cessna C208b Grand Caravan Lao Skyway
Lao Skyway Fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotes
Airbus Eurocopter AS350 B3 1—Charter flights, surveying, medevac, rescue
Airbus Eurocopter AS350 B2 2—Charter flights, surveying, medevac, rescue
Mil Mi-17 3—Charter, MIA
Xian MA-60 3 [8] —For scheduled passenger flights
Xi'an MA600 1 [9] ?Launch Customer
Cessna 208 Caravan 2—For scheduled passenger flights and medevac
Let L-410 Turbolet 2—Long term mining company charter
Total13—

Accidents

References

  1. 1 2 "Lao Skyway". ch-aviation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Order JO 7340.2G with Change 1" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration . 21 March 2017. pp. 3–1–61. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lao Air". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. 1 2 "Laoskyway". www.laoskyway.com. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  5. ↑ Vincent, Bruno (8 Jul 2023). "Lao Skyway". WeAreLao. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Lao Skyway.
  7. ↑ "Lao Skyway adds maiden Airbus H125 chopper". ch-aviation. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 19.
  9. ↑ Nadalet, Ivan (January 20, 2020). "Lao Skyway adds first MA-600". www.ch-aviation.com/.
  10. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan RDPL-34144 Thulakhôm District". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 RDPL-34180 Sam Neua Airport (NEU)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "Incident: Lao Skyway MA60 at Vientiane on Nov 13th 2015, runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  13. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil RDPL-34162 , 26 Apr 2016". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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