Scorpion Air Explained

Airline:	Scorpion Air
Iata:	-
Icao:	SPN
Callsign:	AIR SKORPIO
Founded:	1990
Ceased:	2007
Headquarters:	Sofia, Bulgaria

Scorpion Air was an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was established in 1990 and was a general aviation company operating domestic and international charter services using helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Its operating certificate was revoked on 21 June 2007,^[1] however may have still continued operations years after, since on 14 June 2011, Paul Hurst, the managing director of Solenta Aviation at the time,^[2] stated on the PPRuNE forum that Scorpion Air operates all of Solenta Aviation's Antonov fleet, one them being involved in Solenta Aviation Gabon Flight 122A.^[3]

Code data

• ICAO Code: SPN
• Callsign: AIR SKORPIO^[4]

Fleet

• Antonov An-12
• Kamov Ka-32AO
• Mil Mi-8
• Mil Mi-26T^[5]

External links

• Web site: Welcome to Scorpion Air. Scorpion Air SA Aviation Services. https://web.archive.org/web/20090205073433/http://scorpionair.bg/1-1.htm . February 5, 2009. June 18, 2015.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aviation Safety Network: Scorpion Air. Flight Safety Foundation. June 18, 2015.
2. Web site: Paul Hurst - City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - LinkedIn .
3. Web site: Solenta operating Antonovs now? [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums ]. 2022-08-28 . www.pprune.org.
4. Web site: Rose Air . rzjets . 16 November 2021.
5. Web site: Scorpion Air . Airline History . 16 November 2021.