Skyline Airways
{{Short description|Defunct Nepalese airline which, 1998–2006}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Skyline Airways
| image = File:Skyline Airways logo.gif
| IATA = SK{{efn|Skyline Airways did not have no registered IATA airline code allocated, but used "SK" on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official IATA code would be used). However, officially, the IATA Code SK is allocated to Scandinavian Airlines.{{cite web |title=Schedule for the Summer Season |url=http://www.skyair.com.np/index1.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214103915/http://www.skyair.com.np/index1.html|publisher=Skyline Airways |archivedate=14 February 2007}}}}
| ICAO = -
| callsign = -
| founded = 1998
| commenced = 15 July 1999
| ceased = 2006{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
| bases = Tribhuvan International Airport
| fleet_size = 2 (at closure)
| destinations = 8 (at closure)
| headquarters = Tinkune, Kathmandu, Nepal
| key_people = Ang Tshering Sherpa (Chairman){{cite web |title=We need to talk directly with potential tourists |url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=6826#.XOz3bxYzapo |publisher=Nepali Times |accessdate=1 May 2019 |date=3 May 2002}}
}}
File:Skyline Airways Twin Otter Hanuise-1.jpg at Tribhuvan International Airport (April 2001).]]
File:Lukla 2001 b.jpg parked at Lukla Airport]]
Skyline Airways Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was operational between 1999 and 2006{{cite web |url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/5337 |last1=|first1=|title=Skyline Airways|date=|publisher=Flight Safety Foundation|access-date=26 June 2015}} and provided scheduled services to rural destinations in Nepal, as well as charter flights.
History
Skyline Airways launched revenue operations on 15 July 1999,{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} with a fleet of two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.
Destinations
Skyline Airways regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:{{cite web|url= http://www.nepalhiking.com/nepal_domestic_flight.htm |last1=|first1=|title=Domestic Flight Schedule|date=|publisher=Nepal Trailblazers |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20061208220553/http://www.nepalhiking.com/nepal_domestic_flight.htm |archivedate=December 8, 2006|accessdate=26 June 2015}}
Fleet
At the time of closure, Skyline Airways operated the following aircraft:
| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|+Skyline Airways Fleet ! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Notes | ||
| De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 2 | {{citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
=Former fleet=
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+Skyline Airways former Fleet ! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Notes | ||
| Dornier 228 | 1 | {{cite web |title=Registration Details for 9N-AHE (Skyline Airways) |url=https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/9N-AHE/683892 |publisher=Planelogger |accessdate=1 May 2019}} |
Accidents and incidents
- 25 December 1999 - A Skyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AFL) crashed 5 minutes after takeoff from Simara Airport on a flight to Kathmandu. All three crew and seven passengers were killed.{{cite web |url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/323603 |last1=|first1=|title=Aviation Safety Network Accident Description |date=25 December 1999|publisher=Flight Safety Foundation|access-date=18 November 2006}}
- 17 July 2002 - A Skyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AGF) left Jumla on a flight to Surkhet. The aircraft reached an altitude of about 6500 feet around 18 minutes after take-off and before crashing into trees on the Gargare Danda hill in bad weather, 10 km north of Surkhet. All four people on board were killed, including two crew and two passengers.{{cite web |url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/323015 |last1=|first1=|title=Aviation Safety Network Accident Description |date=17 July 2002|publisher=Flight Safety Foundation|access-date=18 November 2006}}{{cite web|url= http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2002/aug/aug02/national8.htm |last1=Poudel|first1=Keshab|title=CFIT Again: Despite growing awareness of the risks, Controlled Flight Into Terrain remains the key cause of air disasters|date=8 August 2002|publisher=Nepal News|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081121224617/http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2002/aug/aug02/national8.htm |archivedate=November 21, 2008 |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}
Notes
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Skyline Airways}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.skyair.com.np |title=Skyline Airways: Window to Himalayan Kingdom|date=8 August 2002|publisher=Skyline Airways|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060202011511/http://www.skyair.com.np/ |archivedate=February 2, 2006 |accessdate=26 June 2015}} (Archived company web site)
{{Airlines of Nepal}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Nepal
Category:Airlines established in 1998
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2003