Sky Service Aviation

This article is about the Spanish company. For the Kazakh company, see Sky Service (Kazakhstan).

Sky Service Aviation

Sky Service Aviation Bombardier BD-700 at Cancun Airport
IATA ICAO Call sign - SKT -
Commenced operations	1992
Ceased operations	2005
Operating bases	Barajas Airport
Fleet size	Fleet below
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Key people	José María Espinosa Director-general

Sky Service Aviation was a charter airline based in Madrid, Spain. ^[1]

History

Sky Service Aviation was founded in 1992 and went through a relaunching and expansion in 2002. The company's headquarters were in Alcobendas, Madrid, but it had offices in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca as well. ^{[1] [2]}

On 18 August 2002 one of Sky Service Aviation's airplanes, a Learjet 35A, crash-landed at Asturias Airport. The accident involved no fatalities. ^[3]

The airline was bought by the MCH holding of Gestair in 2005. Following the purchase its fleet was merged into the fleet of the Gestair group. ^[4]

Code data

• ICAO Code: SKT (not current)^{[ citation needed ]}

Fleet

The airline had a number of different aircraft in its fleet according to the period, including:

• 1 Bombardier BD-700
• 1 Dassault Falcon 2000
• 1 Dassault Falcon 900 EX
• 1 Learjet 35A ^[5]
• 1 Learjet 55B ^[6]
• 1 Cessna Citation Excel ^[7]
• 1 Cessna CitationJet ^[5]
• 4 Eurocopter Colibri EC-120 ^[5]

References

1. Directorio de empresas - Sky Service Aviation ^{[ usurped ]}
2. Sky Service Aviation looks to broaden its horizons
3. Aviation Safety Network - Accident description
4. Cinco Días - Gestair compra Sky Service y refuerza su posición en vuelos para ejecutivos
5. Sky Service Aviation - Blue Book Worldwide Air Charters
6. Sky Service Aviation - Planelogger
7. Sky Service Aviation hopes to excel above the competition

External links

• Media related to Sky Service Aviation at Wikimedia Commons