SKYJET Airlines

SKYJET Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
M8 MSJ MAGNUM AIR
Founded 2005
Commenced operations December 14, 2012
Fleet size 3 (1 was written off)
Destinations 4
Parent company Magnum Air SkyJet, Inc.[1]
Key people
Website www.flyskyjetair.com

Magnum Air (SkyJet), Inc., operating as SKYJET Airlines, is Manila's First Boutique Airline in the Philippines that launched the Manila-Basco route for its initial operation.[4][5] The airline started regular commercial flights on 14 December 2012.

History

The airline started as an air charter company for group travelers and tourists wanted to visit Batanes.[6] In 2012,[7][8] The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) granted its air operator's certificate (AOC) to operate commercial scheduled domestic and international routes. On 14 December 2012, it started regular flights to Basco, the capital of the province of Batanes. At the time, SkyJet was the only airline flying to this far-northern area of the Philippines. After few months, SkyJet also launched its inaugural flights to Coron, Palawan, Virac, Catanduanes and Boracay (Caticlan). SkyJet also started charter flights for the guests of Balesin Island, a high-end exclusive-membership island club. In December 2013, Businessman-Politician Hon. Dino Reyes Chua led a group of investors and took over the company and relaunched the airline company as Manila's First Boutique Airline. In 2014, Hon. Dino Reyes Chua was named as the new president of the SkyJet Airlines.[2]

On 15 August 2014, SkyJet launched its first international flight to Taiwan, but during its inaugural chartered flight between Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines and Taiwan, its aircraft experienced mechanical malfunction causing delays to Taiwanese tourists.[9] The airline was forced to halt the route.

Suspension

In May 2015, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines suspended SkyJet operations after a team of experts from the European Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency observed eight safety shortcomings in its operations, from flight data monitoring and quality assurance to airworthiness and maintenance control.[10] On 22 May, the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the CAAP from enforcing the suspension or 20 days, saying that the suspension order issued against Skyjet, dated May 15, was clearly "irregular, not valid, and issued without due process of law." Skyjet said they asked the court to clarify the matter because they believed CAAP did not give them due process before it decided to suspend their operations. Skyjet also filed a civil case against CAAP officials included a P20-million ($448,687.55) damage claim because of the losses incurred by the airline, and that the "irregular suspension order caused delays that affected around 2,900 passengers".[11] Before the expiration of the TRO, the CAAP lifted the suspension and Skyjet withdrew the civil suit.[12]

Destinations

SkyJet operates to the following destinations:[13]

Fleet

As of July 2016, SkyJet's fleet includes the following aircraft:

SkyJet Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
British Aerospace 146-100 2 80-Seater Passengers 2 BAe 146-100 was used for more than destinations in Manila, Coron, Basco, Batanes and Caticlan (now Boracay)
British Aerospace 146-200 1 1 BAe 146-200 was written off due to overshot the runway at Balesin Islands in Quezon Province

Livery

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Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ↑ http://www.skyjetair.com/demosite/about-us-2/aliquam-ac/
  2. 1 2 "SkyJet gets new president". philstar.com.
  3. ↑ "Skyjet Airlines, Philippines newest domestic carrier". Tsikot Philippines 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/370327/new-airline-skyjet-set-to-fly-to-underserved-unserved-areas#.UL3gu2d9uSo
  5. ↑ http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=841349350613
  6. ↑ "Business". Sun.Star.
  7. ↑ "SkyJet gets temporary CAB permit to run commercial operations". GMA News Online.
  8. ↑ "SkyJet to operate to underserved and unserved areas in the Philippines". centreforaviation.com.
  9. ↑ "SkyJet Abruptly Cancels Taiwan Flights - Philippine Flight Network". philippineflightnetwork.com.
  10. ↑ Philippine Daily Inquirer. "2 airlines grounded over safety". inquirer.net.
  11. ↑ "Court stops Skyjet suspension for now". Rappler. May 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Skyjet, Seair under heightened surveillance after suspension order lifted – CAAP". GMA News Online. June 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Skyjet Air - Skyjet". skyjetair.com.
  14. ↑ http://www.interaksyon.com/article/73081/75-walk-away-unscathed-from-plane-mishap-in-balesin-quezon

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