Skyservice Airlines
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| Founded | 1986 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Toronto Pearson Airport Montreal Trudeau Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 19 | ||||||
| Destinations | 91 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Etobicoke, Ontario[1] | ||||||
| Website | http://www.skyserviceairlines.com | ||||||
Skyservice Inc. is a business aviation, air ambulance and charter airline (Skyservice Airlines) based in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. It employs more than 2000 people and more than 50 business and airline aircraft. As well as Canada, the Skyservice Airlines division flies to the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico and Europe.
History
The airline was started in 1986. On May 2 2005 Sky-Service introduced the first of two Boeing 767-300 aircraft to its fleet, the first of which entered service on that date with a flight from Toronto to Puerto Vallarta. The aircraft (both formerly with MyTravel Airways) operated summer charters from Toronto to the UK and Europe for Sunquest Tours, and in the winter flew from Vancouver to the Caribbean and Mexico. [2] It is one of the few discount airlines operating in Canada which still offers full meal service.
On August 28, 2007, it was announced that Skyservice sold a majority interest in its airlines business to Vancouver-based private equity company Gibralt Capital Corp. Its business jet charter and air ambulance services were not included in the sale. No changes in senior management, operations or staffing levels were planned.
Destinations
Incidents and accidents
- One of Skyservice's 767s was involved in a landing incident in 2005. The aircraft was repaired in Punta Cana and is back into service with MyTravel Airways.
Fleet
The Skyservice fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2008)[[1]]:
- 1 Airbus A319-100
- 8 Airbus A320-200
- 0 Airbus A330-300 (Skyservice leases their A330 from My Travel Airways)
- 9 Boeing 757-200
- 1 Boeing 757-200WL (C-GMYH has winglets[3])
Historical Fleet
- 2 Boeing 767-300 (To My Travel Airways)