Sky Express (Russia) Explained

Airline:Sky Express
Скай Экспресс
Iata:XW[1]
Icao:SXR
Callsign:SKYSTORM
Founded:2006
Commenced:29 January 2007
Ceased:29 October 2011
Bases:Moscow-Vnukovo
Fleet Size:9
Destinations:9
Parent:Kuban Airlines (2011)
Headquarters:Moscow, Russia
Key People:Marina Vladimirovna Bukalova (MD)
Website:skyexpress.ru

CJSC Sky Express (Russian: ЗАО «Небесный Экспресс»), simply known as Sky Express and in Russian as Скай Экспресс, was a Russian low-cost airline. Its main base was Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia. Sky Express was the first airline to focus on being a low-cost domestic airline in Russia. It operated from January 2007 until October 2011.

History

The airline was established in March 2006 by a consortium of investors which included KrasAir CEO Boris Abramovich, EBRD, Altima Partners and others, becoming Russia's first low-cost airline. The first flight took off on 29 January 2007 from Moscow to Sochi. Only 20 days after the only other Russian low-cost airline, Avianova, ceased its operations, Sky Express also decided to stop all flights from 29 October 2011. Its fleet and brand name was transferred to Kuban Airlines.

Destinations

As of March 2011, Sky Express served the following destinations:[2]

Scheduled flights

Charter flights

Additionally, Sky Express operated charter flights on a seasonal basis to the following destinations during the summer of 2009 and 2010:[3]

Fleet

The Sky Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft in November 2011:[6]

AircraftTotalPassengers
Airbus A319-1003156
Boeing 737-3002148
Boeing 737-5002132

Incidents and accidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 20 February 2007, p. 303
  2. http://www.skyexpress.ru/en//where_to_depart/flight_information/index.php Sky Express website – Flight Schedule
  3. http://www.skyexpress.ru/where_to_depart/flight_information/index.php#charter Sky Express website – Flight Schedule (Russian language only)
  4. Web site: Pac Group . 2009-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009173344/http://www.pac.ru/content/view/943/ . 2011-10-09 .
  5. Web site: Pac Group . 2009-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009173141/http://www.pac.ru/content/view/927/ . 2011-10-09 .
  6. http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/SkyExpress Sky Express fleet list at planespotters.net
  7. http://avherald.com/h?article=40ed4867 Sky Express XW230 Hijack Scare
  8. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/04/russia.emergency.landing/ Boeing 737 lands safely after emergency landing in Moscow (CNN)