Jett8 Airlines

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Jett8 Airlines
Jett8 Airlines Cargo logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
JXJECTAIPAN
Founded2005
Commenced operations2007
Ceased operations2012
Hubs Singapore Changi Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations5
Headquarters Singapore
Key peopleTan H K Louis (Chairman and CEO)

Jett8 Airlines Pte Ltd was a cargo airline based in Singapore, [1] which was incorporated on 8 March 2005. It was the second Singapore-based airline to offer all-cargo flights after Singapore Airlines Cargo. It was a privately owned airline with strategic alliance partnerships with Nippon Cargo Airlines and NYK Line. Jett8 launched its inaugural flight on 23 June 2007 to Hong Kong. [2]

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Jett8 Airlines did not get its air operator's certificate (AOC) renewed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore when it expired on 31 May 2011 and has ceased operations. However, Jett8 managed to secure an AOC in August 2011, allowing it to continue to operate chartered flights for one more year. [3]

History

The airline, headed by Louis Tan, a former Singapore Airlines pilot, was targeting the cargo-charter market, to avoid head-on competition with Singapore Airlines Cargo and other scheduled cargo airlines. On May 31, 2007, Jett8 took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 747-200SF previously operated by Nippon Cargo Airlines.

Jett8 Airlines was previously known as Jett8 Airlines Cargo when it was incorporated in 2005. However, on 1 April 2010, the company was renamed Jett8 Airlines.

Destinations

Jett8 served the following destinations before it ceased operations: [4]

Hub
Future
Seasonal
Terminated route
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Terminated
Luxembourg Luxembourg City Luxembourg Airport Terminated
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminated
Singapore Singapore Kallang Airport Hub
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport Terminated
Malaysia Johor

Senai International Airport

Terminated

Fleet

Prior to the company's closure in 2012, Jett8 Airlines operated 2 Boeing 747-200F with registrations 9V-JEA and 9V-JEB, from Nippon Cargo Airlines. 9V-JEA was given the name "Tai-pan", while 9V-JEB was named "Shogun". 9V-JEA was reregistered to N279SG and is currently placed in storage at Changi Airport. 9V-JEB was written off and preserved in Singapore as a firetrainer.

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References

  1. "Contact Us Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine ." Jett8 Airlines. Retrieved on 30 August 2012. "Singapore (Head Office) Jett8 Airlines Pte Ltd 20 Changi North Crescent #03-00 Singapore 499613 "
  2. "Air Cargo News :: Latest Air Cargo News". Air Cargo News. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  3. "Jett8 Airlines Secure Aviation Certificate; Seek Finance" (PDF). Jett8airlines.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  4. "Cargo airline Jett8 ready for expansion". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)