Sky Georgia
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| Founded | 1998 as Air Bisec | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Tbilisi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Website | skygeorgia.org | ||||||
Sky Georgia (Georgian: საერთაშორისო ავიაკომპანია „სქაი ჯორჯია“ - saertašoriso aviaqompania «sqai dzhordzhia») is an airline from Tbilisi, Georgia, operating out of Tbilisi International Airport.[1]
History
The airline was established in 1998 as Air Bisec.[2] In 2004, it was renamed Georgian National Airlines.[2] The current Sky Georgia brand[3] was adopted in 2008,[2] when the company was acquired by US-based Sky Investment Group.[4] In October 2009, the airline ceased all scheduled flights and stated that it would concentrate on cargo rather than on passenger transport.[4] In January 2010, three Ilyushin Il-76 freighter aircraft were leased.[4]
During 2007, the airline (which was called Georgian National Airlines at that time) had a codeshare agreement with airBaltic on the latter's route from Riga to Tbilisi.[5] In summer 2008, scheduled and charter services were operated from Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi to destinations in Europe and Central Asia.[citation needed] On 9 August 2008, following the outbreak of the 2008 South Ossetia war, Georgian National Airlines was banned from operating into Russia. After the crisis, flights were not resumed.[5]
Destinations
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As of January 2011, the official Sky Georgia timetable does not list any scheduled flights.[6]
Former destinations
Sky Georgia used to serve the following scheduled destinations:
- Asia
- Europe
Fleet
Current fleet
As of January 2011, the Sky Georgia fleet consists of only one aircraft, a 36 years old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 which had been acquired in 2008.[7]
Historic fleet
Over the years, the airline operated the following aircraft types:
- Tupolev Tu-134B (until 2007)[5]
- Bombardier CRJ200 (2007–2008)[5]
- Ilyushin Il-76T (from 2010)[4]
References
- ^ Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ a b c Air Bisec, Georgian National Airlines and Sky Georgia at airlineupdate.com
- ^ Airlines of Georgia
- ^ a b c d News on Sky Georgia at ch-aviation.ch
- ^ a b c d News on Georgian National Airlines at ch-aviation.ch
- ^ Sky Georgia online timetable
- ^ Sky Georgia fleet list at planespotters.net
External links
Media related to Georgian National Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
