Isles of Scilly Skybus
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Founded | March 1984 | ||||||
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Parent company | Isles of Scilly Steamship Company | ||||||
Headquarters | Penzance, United Kingdom | ||||||
Website | www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/travel-information/skybus |
Isles of Scilly Skybus is a British
Isles of Scilly Skybus Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type B Operating Licence; it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with fewer than 20 seats and/or weighing less than 10 tonnes.[3]
The airline is owned by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company.[4] The parent company operates shipping services to the Isles of Scilly in its own name, and also owned the now defunct Westward Airways.
History
The airline was established in March 1984 and started operations in August 1984. Isles of Scilly Skybus originated as an air charter operator at Land's End aerodrome which operated high frequency services to the Isles of Scilly. Following the withdrawal of
Destinations
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Aircraft are based at
County | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Land's End | Base | [6] |
Newquay |
Seasonal | [6] | |
St. Mary's Airport | Focus Destination | [6] | |
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Exeter | Seasonal | [6] |
Historically, Skybus have flown to
Fleet
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The Isles of Scilly Skybus fleet includes the following aircraft:[7][8]
Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 4 | 19 | |
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 3 | 8 | |
Total | 7 |
References
- ^ "Buy Cornish". Enterprise Edge. Retrieved 19 January 2007.
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 17 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Isles of Scilly Skybus. Retrieved on 5 July 2010.
- ^ Operating Licence Archived 20 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 95.
- ^ Hargreaves, Andy (15 September 2012). "Skybus Axe Flights From Bristol And Southampton". Scilly Today. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Isles Of Scilly Skybus - Routes". www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "UK's Skybus to phase-out Islanders, focus on Twin Otter ops". ch-aviation.com. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "UK's Skybus to close Newquay hangar from mid-2Q20". ch-aviation.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
External links
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