Sky Pasada Explained

Airline:Sky Pasada
Fleet Size:5
Destinations:8
Iata:SP
Icao:WCC
Callsign:SKY PASADA
Aoc:2009015[1]
Hubs:Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila)
Parent:WCC Aviation Company
Headquarters:960 Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines 1109
Key People:Capt. Ramon V. Guico III (Chairman and CEO)

WCC Aviation, Inc., operating as Sky Pasada, is an airline based in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines owned and operated by the Guico family. Founded in 2010, it primarily serves the northern Luzon provinces of Batanes, Cagayan and Isabela as well as the city of Baguio from its hub at Binalonan Airport.

History

SkyPasada started in 2005 as the WCC Pilot Academy (now WCC Aeronautical and Technical College), an aviation school established by World Citi Colleges, which was an educational institution in Cubao, Quezon City founded by the Guico family of Binalonan, Pangasinan. In 2008, the aviation school began operating from a private airstrip that the family built in Binalonan.[2] [3]

On 19 February 2010, the Guico family founded SkyPasada and began offering charter flights to various destinations in northern Luzon after it signed a memorandum of understanding with the local governments of Batanes, Cagayan and Isabela to launch the Northern Luzon Aeronautical Highway.[4] The aeronautical highway is a project of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is a cousin of the company's founder.[5] Its initial routes include flights from Tuguegarao to Maconacon, Isabela and Basco, Batanes, flights from Cauayan, Isabela to Maconancon and Palanan, Isabela, as well as a flight from Laoag to Batanes.[6] In June 2010, the company began offering flights to Baguio via Loakan Airport and Boracay via Caticlan Airport.[7] [8]

On 1 July 2010, the airline temporarily suspended operations after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines ordered the company to repair its fleet of two Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft to conform to international standards. It resumed operations on 29 May 2011.[9] [10]

Destinations

As of July 2024, Sky Pasada flies to the following domestic destinations:

Fleet

As of April 2024, Sky Pasada's fleet includes the following aircraft:

SkyPasada fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersNotesRegistration
Let L-410 Turbolet2RP-C8070, RP-C3889
GippsAero GA8 Airvan3RP-C1018, RP-C1019, RP-C1020
Cessna 208 Caravan1RP-C1943
Total6-

Incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS . . May 30, 2019 . January 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: The WCC Story . www.wccaviation.com . 30 January 2021.
  3. Web site: PGMA launches first aeronautical highway in the North . Micua, Leonardo . 19 February 2010 . balita.ph . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929121654/http://balita.ph/2010/02/19/pgma-launches-first-aeronautical-highway-in-the-north/ . 29 September 2012 . 30 January 2021.
  4. Web site: PGMA receives from Binalonan Mayor Ramon Guico Jr. the MOA to promote development of the North Luzon Aeronautical Highway . balita.ph . 20 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005171904/http://balita.ph/2010/02/20/pgma-receives-from-binalonan-mayor-ramon-guico-jr-the-moa-to-promote-development-of-the-north-luzon-aeronautical-highway/ . 5 October 2011 . 30 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Arroyo cousin’s airline launches Baguio, Batanes flights . 10 June 2010 . Corsino, Nikka . . 30 January 2021.
  6. Web site: PGMA opens "Aeronautical Highway" of Northern Luzon . 19 February 2010 . balita.ph . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929000542/http://balita.ph/2010/02/19/pgma-opens-aeronautical-highway-of-northern-luzon/ . 29 September 2012 . 30 January 2021.
  7. Web site: 'Sky Pasada' offers flights to Baguio . 13 June 2010 . . 30 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Air travel starts Baguio flights . Agreda, JM . . 20 May 2010 . 30 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Baguio back to no fly zone after Sky Pasada puts on hold flights . Palangchao, Harley . 4 July 2010 . www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph . 30 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Sky Pasada to slash cargo rates for vegetables . Catajan, Ma. Elena . 5 July 2010 . SunStar Philippines . 30 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Basco, Batanes . skypasada.com . 30 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Binalonan, Pangasinan . skypasada.com . 30 January 2021.
  13. Web site: Calayan, Isabela . skypasada.com . 30 January 2021.
  14. Web site: Cauayan, Isabela . skypasada.com . 30 January 2021.
  15. Web site: Maconacon, Isabela . skypasada.com . 30 January 2021.
  16. Web site: Palanan, Isabela . skypasada.com . 30 January 2021.
  17. Web site: Tuguegarao, Cagayan . skypasada.com . 30 January 2021.
  18. Web site: Basco, Batanes . 26 July 2024 . skypasada.com.
  19. Web site: Strong winds push plane off runway in Batanes . Sotelo, Yolanda . . 10 February 2012 . 30 January 2021.