Sky Cabs

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Sky Cabs
IATA ICAO Callsign
2ESCBSKYCABS
Founded1991
Commenced operations1993
Ceased operations2000
Hubs Bandaranaike International Airport
Headquarters Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sky Cabs (Pvt.) Ltd. was a cargo airline from Sri Lanka, which was headquartered at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo [1] and had approximately 50 employees. [2]

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History

The company was registered on 1 November 1991 and was issued an operating licence in 1993. [3] [2] Sky Cabs offered scheduled and chartered international freight transport using a fleet of Antonov An-8 and An-12 aircraft. [1] The following destinations were served on a regular, scheduled basis: [2]

Terminated destinations

Country-cityAirport codeAirport nameNotesRefs
IATAICAO
Bahrain
Bahrain BAHOBBI Bahrain International Airport Terminated
India
Calicut CCJVOCL Calicut International Airport Terminated
Goa GOIVOGO Goa International Airport Terminated
Mumbai BOMVABB Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminated
Trivandrum TRVVOTV Trivandrum International Airport Terminated
Maldives
Gan GANVRMG Gan International Airport Terminated
Oman
Muscat MCTOOMS Muscat International Airport Terminated
Pakistan
Lahore LHEOPLA Allama Iqbal International Airport Terminated
Sri Lanka
colombo CMBVCBI Bandaranaike International Airport Terminated

Formerly operated

AircraftFleetIntroducedRetired
Antonov An-8 1TBATBA
Antonov An-12 1TBATBA

Subsequent closure

Investigation into the accident revealed a number of procedural failures, including the fact that the aircraft had been operated without a valid licence.

As a consequence, all international cargo airlines of Sri Lanka were grounded and had to be reassessed. Sky Cabs failed this procedure, and was subsequently shut down.

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. 1 2 "Information about Sky Cabs". Aero Transport Data Bank. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "World Airline Directory 1999". Flight International . 6 April 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ""Final Report An 12 Aircraft Accident on 24/03/2000 at Negombo, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. Accident descriptionfor Antonov 12BK RA-11302 Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) at the Aviation Safety Network