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Sky Airline

Sky Airline, styled as SꓘY, is an airline based at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile. It is the second largest airline in the country behind flag-carrier LATAM Airlines and the first airline to operate under a low-cost model in the country. It serves international routes to Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay. It also operates charter flights in Chile and South America and domestic flights within Peru.

Not to be confused with Sky Airlines.

IATA

2001

Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

Sky Plus

Sky Airline Ecuador
Sky Airline Peru

29

45[1]

Santiago, Chile

  • Jürgen Paulmann (founder)
  • Holger Paulmann (CEO)

skyairline.com

Awards[edit]

Sky Airline was named the Best Regional Airline in South America in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards.[7][8]


In addition, OAG (Official Airline Guide) declared Sky Airline as the most punctual airline of 2016.[9]

Maintenance[edit]

Maintenance services are supplied by AIRMAN, a sister maintenance company based in Santiago Airport.

Fleet[edit]

Current fleet[edit]

As of November 2023 the Sky Airline fleet consists of the following aircraft:[16]

On July 18, 2012, at 5:08 PM local time, a Sky Airline Flight SKU 101, operated by a , registration CC-CRQ, with 115 passengers and 6 crew members on board, en route from Antofagasta Cerro Moreno Airport to La Serena-La Florida Airport, aborted landing at La Serena touching the runway with its right hand wing, suffering substantial damage to the wing tip and flap fairing. The plane safely landed at Copiapó-Chamonate Airport at 5:47 PM with no injuries. Visibility conditions at La Serena were rapidly deteriorating at the time of the approach, but still good enough for a safe landing (6000 m. visibility). The plane was subsequently repaired.[23]

Boeing 737-200 Advanced

On October 14, 2015, a passenger on board SKU 112, an , filmed part of the plane's left engine cowling coming off as it took off from Santiago Airport en route to Chamonate Airport. The plane immediately returned to Santiago Airport and landed safely. No passengers were injured. A similar incident with the A319 had happened previously on a British Airways flight departing Heathrow Airport.[24]

Airbus A319

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