Skyway Enterprises

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Skyway Enterprises is an airline based in Kissimmee, Florida, USA. It operates domestic on demand cargo charter flights, as well as contract flights for DHL, FedEx and UPS. ^[1]

Contents 1 Code data 2 History 3 Incidents and accidents 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code data

• ICAO Code: SKZ
• Callsign: Skyway Inc ^[2]

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1981 in Michigan as a Cessna dealership, and started operations with cargo charters in 1983. It moved operations to Kissimmee in 1989. ^[1]

[edit] Incidents and accidents

• 2 February 1998 - Two Skyway Enterprises Shorts 330-200 aircraft (N2630A and N2629Y) were damaged beyond repair by a tornado at Miami International Airport. Both aircraft had to be written off. No one was injured. ^[3]
• 9 April 2003 - Skyway Enterprises Shorts 330-200 aircraft (N805SW), on a flight from Pittsburgh was about to land at DuBois Regional Airport, Pennsylvania, when an engine surged, the pilot attempted to go round again to land and crashed left of the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged but the two crew survived. ^[3]

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Skyway Enterprises fleet includes ^[4] :

• 1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10
• 1 Shorts 330-200
• 8 Shorts 360-200

[edit] External links

• Skyway Enterprises

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Flight International 12-18 April 2005
2. ^ Airline Codes (November 2006)
3. ^ ^{a b} Aviation Safety Network retrieved 26 November 2006
4. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006