HiSky
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| Founded | 2020 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5[3] | ||||||
| Destinations | 22 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Chișinău, Moldova | ||||||
| Key people | Iulian Scorpan, CEO | ||||||
| Website | hisky.md | ||||||
HiSky is a Moldovan airline based in Chișinău, Moldova, the airline has an additional Air Operating Certificate (AOC) in Romania. The airlines main bases are Chișinău International Airport and Cluj International Airport.[1]
History
The company's CEO, Iulian Scorpan, is a former pilot of Air Moldova.[4]
In February 2020, the Moldavian aviation authorities stated that HiSky currently was not granted an air operator's certificate due to irregularities found during the certification process, and that an investigation has been launched.[5] One of the issues noted is that Cobrex Trans, the airline which was supposed to operate Airbus A320s on behalf of HiSky, does not have this aircraft type in its fleet yet.[5][6]
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova, as of 12 May 2020 HiSky was still not licensed for commercial operation.[7] At the same time, the company was offering tickets for flights originating from Chisinau over its own website. The airline had then stated its plans to launch flights in July with two Airbus A320 family aircraft from Air Lease Corporation.[8]
HiSky was forced to delay their route launches several times in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] As of 18 September 2020, the airline removed their planned schedule entirely.
However, on the 11th of December 2020, the airline obtained the operational certificate in Romania[2] and on 19 February 2021 the airline has obtained the operational certificate in Moldova.[11]
On 22 February 2021, the airline has announced it will start flying to Dublin and Lisbon from its first hub in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[1]
From 28 April 2021, HiSky Airlines will launch new flights from Chisinau to Paris, from Paris and Frankfurt to Romanian Satu Mare, from April 29 from Dublin to Iasi, from May 1 from Frankfurt to Satu Mare and from Chisinau to Frankfurt.[12]
Destinations
As of September 2022, HiSky operates to the following destinations
Fleet
As of April 2022[update], the HiSky fleet consists of the following aircraft:[21]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | 144 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A321neoLR | — | 2 | 220 | [22] |
| Total | 5 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d "HiSky will operate scheduled and charter flights from Cluj Napoca". boardingpass.ro. 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Exclusive: HiSky has obtained the air operator certificate in Romania". boardingpass.ro. 11 December 2020.
- ^ "HiSky fleet".
- ^ hisky.md - About us retrieved 1 March 2020
- ^ a b aerotelegraph.com - "HiSky - Authority warns from new airline that wants to serve Düsseldorf" (German) 1 March 26 February 2020
- ^ planespotters.net - Cobrex Trans retrieved 1 March 2020
- ^ "Certified air operators :: Civil Aviation Authority Republic of Moldova". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ https://hisky.md/hisky-isi-mareste-flota.php In Romanian
- ^ routesonline.com - HiSky revises operation from August 2020 22 July 2020
- ^ routesonline.com - HiSky further delays service launch to mid-Sep 2020 20 August 2020
- ^ "HiSky has obtained the air operator certificate in Moldova too". boardingpass.ro. 19 February 2021.
- ^ http://www.hisky-airlines.ru/news/raspisanie-novyh-rejsov-hisky-airlines-na-vesnu-leto-2021-goda/ Flight schedule for spring 2021 (in Russian)
- ^ "HiSky: București - Bruxelles BRU din noiembrie 2022". 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "ISKY AND AMARA TOUR LAUNCH CHARTER FLIGHTS TO MOROCCO, EGYPT, TUNISIA AND TURKEY". hisky.aero. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "HISKY LAUNCHES REGULAR FLIGHTS FROM CHISINAU TO 9 DESTINATIONS IN EUROPE AND ASIA". hisky.aero. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "HISKY OPENS ITS OPERATIONAL BASE IN CLUJ". hisky.aero. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "HISKY WILL COMMENCE FLYING FROM MILAN BERGAMO AIRPORT FROM 20 DECEMBER 2021 • SACBO S.p.A." milanbergamoairport.it. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ a b "HiSky announces three routes from Bucharest: Cluj, Timișoara and Tel Aviv!". en.airlinestravel.ro. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "HiSky va zbura din Iași spre Dublin din aprilie 2021". boardingpass.ro.
- ^ NEOADVANCED. "HiSky". hisky.aero. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "HiSky Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "HiSky - Companie aeriană, cu zboruri regulate și charter din Republica Moldova și România".
