Hornbill Skyways
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| Founded | 1977 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Kuching International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Miri Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kuching, Sarawak | ||||||
| Key people | Datuk Aidan Wing (Executive Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Hornbill Skyways Sdn Bhd (doing business as Hornbill Skyways) is a regional aircraft charter service operating in towns and rural areas in Sarawak.
The airline's head office is in North Pan Hangar at Kuching International Airport. It also has a corporate office in the city of Kuching and a regional office at Miri International Airport.[1]
History
It was established in May 1977 as a private company operating one fixed-wing Cessna 421 and two Bell 206B Jet Ranger helicopters. Its business idea was to provide air services to rural areas in Sarawak, as an alternative to river transportation at that time. In 1985, Hornbill Skyways was taken over by the Sarawak state government through share acquisition by Yayasan Sarawak (Sarawak Foundation) and Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC).[2]
They also have a maintenance hangar in Miri Airport, besides than Main hangar in Kuching International Airport.
Fleet
Their current fleet consists of the following:[3]
- Bell 206L LongRanger IV
- Bell 206B JetRanger
- Eurocopter EC135 P2/P2+
- 1 Eurocopter EC 155 (for State Executive Flight)
- 1 Bombardier Challenger CL-605 (for State Executive Flight)
- 3 Beechcraft Super King Air -350I and B200GT (1 King Air 350i, 2 Super King Air B200GT)
Historical fleet
Both of them are used for exclusive use of Sarawak government officials. From 2003 until 2008, Hornbill Skyways operated and maintained Dornier 228 owned by Sarawak Timber Industry and Development Corporation (STIDC).
In 2003 Hornbill Skyways took over Vision Air Malaysia (subsidiary of Vision Airlines) together with 2 Dornier 228 after Vision Air Malaysia ceased operations.[4] However Hornbill Skyways ceased operating the 2 Dornier 228 in 2008 when both aircraft were sold to other airline company in Mobile.
References
- ^ "LOCATION." Hornbill Skyways. Retrieved on March 15, 2018. "HEAD OFFICE (KUCHING) North Pan Hangar, Kuching International Airport, P.O. Box 1387, 93728 Kuching, Sarawak." and "REGIONAL OFFICE (MIRI) Miri International Airport, P.O. Box 1702, 98008 Miri, Sarawak" and "CORPORATE OFFICE (KUCHING) Hornbill Skyways Sdn. Bhd. Tingkat 2, Bangunan Yayasan Sarawak, Jalan Masjid, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak."
- ^ "Maintain safety, Hornbill Skyways told". The Star. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
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