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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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 1993 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2000 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bandaranaike International Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||
History
editThe 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
edit| Country-city | Airport code | Airport name | Notes | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IATA | ICAO | |||||
| Bahrain | ||||||
| Bahrain | BAH | OBBI | Bahrain International Airport | Terminated | ||
| India | ||||||
| Calicut | CCJ | VOCL | Calicut International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Goa | GOI | VOGO | Goa International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Mumbai | BOM | VABB | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Trivandrum | TRV | VOTV | Trivandrum International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Maldives | ||||||
| Gan | GAN | VRMG | Gan International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Oman | ||||||
| Muscat | MCT | OOMS | Muscat International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Pakistan | ||||||
| Lahore | LHE | OPLA | Allama Iqbal International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Sri Lanka | ||||||
| colombo | CMB | VCBI | Bandaranaike International Airport | Terminated | ||
Formerly operated
edit| Aircraft | Fleet | Introduced | Retired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-8 | 1 | TBA | TBA |
| Antonov An-12 | 1 | TBA | TBA |
Subsequent closure
editInvestigation 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
edit- On March 24, 2000, Sky Cabs Flight 702 from Bangkok crashed into a housing area near Bandaranaike International Airport due to fuel starvation. Three people on the ground were killed, as well as six of the eight occupants on board the Antonov An-12 (registered RA-11302).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Information about Sky Cabs". Aero Transport Data Bank. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "World Airline Directory 1999". Flight International. 6 April 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ ""Final Report An 12 Aircraft Accident on 24/03/2000 at Negombo, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Accident description for Antonov 12BK RA-11302 Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) at the Aviation Safety Network