Thai Sky Airlines
Thai Sky Airlines was a charter passenger and cargo airline based in Thailand.
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[edit] History
Plans for purchasing of aircraft and setting up of airport operations started in 2002 and the airline was officially established on January 30, 2004. The first flight to Hong Kong was launched on May 19, 2005. Flights to Kuala Lumpur were launched on May 21, 2005. It is a joint venture with Thai, Hong Kong and Taiwan interests, and was set up primarily to operate charter flights for tour groups travelling from Hong Kong to Thailand. The airline ceased operations in 2006.
[edit] Fleet
At its peak, the Thai Sky Airlines fleet included [1] three Lockheed L-1011 Tristar jets. One of the few airlines still flying the plane, it had two L-1011s for passenger service and one for cargo. However, all three have been parked since August 2006 for lack of spare parts, and were cancelled from the Thai register on October 6, 2006. The airline also flew the converted Boeing 747-206BM(SUD)[2][3] between 2005 and 2006[4] for passenger flights.
In October 2006, Thai Sky leased a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 from Khors Air[5] as a replacement. However, the aircraft was soon repossessed, leaving the airline with no planes.
[edit] Aircraft (grounded)
Two wide-body aircraft —
- One Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar, registered HS-AXA
- One Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar, HS-AXE (seen during the 2011 floods at Don Mueang)
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ HS-AXJ - Planespotters.net
- ^ Ex KLM and Phuket Airlines Boeing 747-206BM(SUD) HS-AXJ
- ^ airframes.org: Aircraft Registration Database
- ^ Авіакомпанія «Хорс / Khors» Aircompany McDonnell Douglas MD-82 UR-CBO, back from lease to Thai Sky (the airline logo is still there)
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