Sky Gates Airlines

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Sky Gates Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
U3SAYSKY PATH
Founded2015;10 years ago (2015)
Commenced operations2016;9 years ago (2016)
Hubs Zhukovsky International Airport
Secondary hubs Sheremetyevo International Airport
Fleet size3
Parent company Red Wings Airlines
Headquarters Moscow, Russia
Website

Sky Gates Airlines is a Russian cargo and passenger charter airline which operates principally out of Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo airports in Moscow, Russia, where it was also headquartered. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

Sky Gates Airlines Boeing 747-400F SKY GATES AIRLINES 747-400F.jpg
Sky Gates Airlines Boeing 747-400F

In October 2016, Sky Gates commenced domestic and international services from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport using a leased Boeing 747-400F aircraft. [5]

Sky Gates Airlines suspended all operations on in February 2022 due to sanctions [6] with plans to restart services in the foreseeable future. [7]

In March 2022, Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines took over both of Sky Gates' aircraft. [6] In the same month, the operating certificate of the airline was suspended at its request. [8]

In August 2023, the airline was bought out by Red Wings Airlines, and in December of the same year operations were restarted. [9]

Fleet

As of August 2025, Sky Gates Airlines operates the following aircraft: [10]

Sky Gates Airlines fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersNotes
Ilyushin Il-76TD 10
Ilyushin Il-96-400T 20

References

  1. ↑ "Sky Gates Airlines to enter market this year - Russian aviation news". Russian Aviation Insider. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Sky Gates Cargo Airlines adds to fleet with a B747F". AIR CARGO WEEK. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Rosaviatsia curbs validity of Sky Gates Airlines' AOC". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Home".
  5. ↑ "Sky Gates Airlines Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  6. 1 2 "Russia's Sky Gates retires aircraft to Azerbaijan's Silk Way". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Sky Gates Airlines" . Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Минус девять за бортом". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  9. ↑ "Авиакомпания Red Wings возрождает грузоперевозчика Sky Gates". flyredwings.com (in Russian). 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  10. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Sky Gates Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 73.

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