Sky Express

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Sky Express
Скай Экспресс
IATA
XW[1]		 ICAO
SXR[1]		 Callsign
SKYSTORM[1]
Founded 2006
Commenced operations 29 January 2007
Ceased operations 29 October 2011
Hubs Vnukovo International Airport
Fleet size 10
Destinations 9
Headquarters Moscow, Russia
Key people Marina Vladimirovna Bukalova (General Director)[1]
Website http://www.skyexpress.ru/

CJSC Sky Express (Russian: ЗАО «Небесный Экспресс»), also known in Russian as Скай Экспресс, was the first Russian airline to present itself as a low-cost carrier focusing on domestic flights. Its main base was Vnukovo International Airport.

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[edit] History

The airline was established in March 2006 by a consortium of investors which included KrasAir CEO Boris Abrmovich, EBRD, Altima Partners and others, becoming Russia's first low-cost airline. The first flight took off on 29 January 2007 from Moscow to Sochi.

Only 20 days after the only other Russian low-cost airline, Avianova, ceased its operations, SkyExpress also decided to stop all flights from October 29, 2011. Its fleet and brand name will be transferred to Kuban Airlines.

[edit] Destinations

A SkyExpress Boeing 737-500 landing at Vnukovo Airport, Russia. (2010)

As of March 2011, the Sky Express destinations are[2]:

[edit] Regular flights

[edit] Charter flights

Additionally, Sky Express operates charter flights on a seasonal basis to the following destinations (as of summer 2009)[3]:

[edit] Fleet

Sky Express Boeing 737-300

As of August 2011, the Sky Express fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 17.7 years:[6]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
Airbus A319
3
—
156[7]
Boeing 737-300
2
—
148[8]
Boeing 737-500
5
—
132[9]
Total
10
1

[edit] Incidents

Wikinews has related news: Boeing 737 makes emergency landing at Vnukovo airport in Moscow
  • October 24, 2008: The crew of Sky Express flight XW230 from Sochi to Vnukovo Airport with 132 passengers, reported an attempted hijacking by a drunk passenger, who yelled "Allah Akbar" and threatened to explode a bomb demanding the airplane to divert to Vienna. The crew raised a hijack alert almost immediately after liftoff. Emergency services and police were awaiting the plane in Moscow, and the passenger was arrested. [1]
  • April 2, 2009: A Boeing 737 of Sky Express made an emergency landing at Vnukovo Airport shortly after takeoff when abnormal vibrations from the jet's left engine were detected by the crew. None of the 69 people on board were hurt.[10]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 20 February 2007, p. 303
  2. ^ Sky Express website - Flight Schedule
  3. ^ Sky Express website - Flight Schedule (Russian language only)
  4. ^ http://www.pac.ru/content/view/943/
  5. ^ http://www.pac.ru/content/view/927/
  6. ^ Sky Express fleet list at planespotters.net
  7. ^ Aviaport digest
  8. ^ Skyexpress official 737-300 seat map
  9. ^ Skyexpress official 737-500 seat map
  10. ^ Boeing 737 lands safely after emergency landing in Moscow (CNN)
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