Sky Cabs

Sky Cabs (Pvt.) Ltd. was a cargo airline from Sri Lanka, which was headquartered at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo[1] and had approximately 50 employees.[2]

Sky Cabs

IATA ICAO Callsign 2E SCB SKYCABS
Founded	1991
Commenced operations	1993
Ceased operations	2000
Hubs	Bandaranaike International Airport
Headquarters	Colombo, Sri Lanka

History

The company was registered on 1 November 1991 and was issued an operating licence in 1993.[3][2] Sky Cabs offered scheduled and chartered international freight transport using a fleet of Antonov An-8 and An-12 aircraft.[1] The following destinations were served on a regular, scheduled basis:[2]

Terminated destinations

Country-City	Airport Code		Airport Name	Notes	Refs
	IATA	ICAO
Bahrain
Bahrain	BAH	OBBI	Bahrain International Airport	Terminated
India
Calicut	CCJ	VOCL	Calicut International Airport	Terminated
Goa	GOI	VOGO	Goa International Airport	Terminated
Mumbai	BOM	VABB	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	Terminated
Trivandrum	TRV	VOTV	Trivandrum International Airport	Terminated
Maldives
Gan	GAN	VRMG	Gan International Airport	Terminated
Oman
Muscat	MCT	OOMS	Muscat International Airport	Terminated
Pakistan
Lahore	LHE	OPLA	Allama Iqbal International Airport	Terminated
Sri Lanka
colombo	CMB	VCBI	Bandaranaike International Airport	Terminated

Formerly operated

Aircraft	Fleet	Introduced	Retired
Antonov An-8	1	TBA	TBA
Antonov An-12	1	TBA	TBA

Subsequent closure

Investigation into the accident revealed a number of procedural failures, including the fact that the aircraft had been operated without a valid licence.

As a consequence, all international cargo airlines of Sri Lanka were grounded and had to be reassessed. Sky Cabs failed this procedure, and was subsequently shut down.

Accidents and incidents

• On March 24, 2000, Sky Cabs Flight 702 from Bangkok crashed into a housing area near Bandaranaike International Airport due to fuel starvation. Three people on the ground were killed, as well as six of the eight occupants on board the Antonov An-12 (registered RA-11302).[4]

References

1. "Information about Sky Cabs". Aero Transport Data Bank. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
2. "World Airline Directory 1999". Flight International. 6 April 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
3. ""Final Report An 12 Aircraft Accident on 24/03/2000 at Negombo, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
4. Accident description for Antonov 12BK RA-11302 Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) at the Aviation Safety Network

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