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| Founded | 1986 | |||
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| Ceased operations | March 31, 2010 | |||
| Operating bases | Toronto Pearson Airport Montreal Trudeau Airport |
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| Destinations | 78 | |||
| Parent company | Gibralt Capital Corporation, Vancouver, BC | |||
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario[1] | |||
| Key people | Rob Giguere, President and CEO Ronald Patmore - former President of Skyservice Russell Payson - former CEO and President (now head of Skyservice Business Aviation) |
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| Website | skyserviceairlines.com | |||
Skyservice Airlines Inc. was a charter airline (Skyservice Airlines) based in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] It employed more than 2000 people. Skyservice Airlines Inc. flew within Canada and to the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico, Israel and Europe. During the summer Skyservice sold tickets to Europe from Toronto using a Boeing 757-200WL. It also used an Airbus A330-300 for other chartered flights to Europe from Canada. Scheduled services to some destinations were offered during the summer season. Skyservice offered online-booking for those who wished to travel on Skyservice's scheduled destinations in the summer. Skyservice Airlines began operations in 1994.[3]
Skyservice was forced into receivership on March 31, 2010 as a result of a near $9 million debt to its long term partner Sunquest Vacations. As a result, Skyservice abruptly ceased operations. Roughly 860 jobs are expected to be lost as a result.[4]
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The airline was started in 1986. On May 2, 2005, Skyservice introduced the first of two Boeing 767-300 aircraft to its fleet, the first of which entered service on that date with a flight from Toronto to Puerto Vallarta. The aircraft (both formerly with MyTravel Airways) operated summer charters from Toronto to the UK and Europe for Sunquest Vacations, and in the winter flew from Vancouver to the Caribbean and Mexico.[5] It is one of the few discount airlines operating in Canada which still offers full meal service.
On August 28, 2007, it was announced that Skyservice sold a majority interest in its airlines business to Vancouver-based private equity company Gibralt Capital Corp. No changes in senior management, operations or staffing levels were planned.
In March 2009, Skyservice partnered with Inflite Media to offer tray table advertising across their fleet of aircraft, the first such advertising network available in Canada.
Skyservice was forced into receivership on March 31, 2010 as a result of an $8.8 million debt to its long term partner Sunquest Vacations. The last Skyservice flight, from Punta Cana to Winnipeg, took place on the same day.[6]
The Skyservice fleet consisted of the following aircraft on 20 November 2009[7]:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Class Superiore/Star Class/Economy) |
Registrations | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 11 | 180 (0/0/180) | C-GTDP, C-GTDH, C-FZAZ, C-FRAA | Used on North/South American flights. |
| Boeing 757-200 | 10 | 233 (0/0/233) 197 (0/36/161) C-GMYH |
C-GTSJ, C-GTBB, C-GMYH, C-FLOX, C-FFAN | 2 aircraft are equipped with winglets. These are: C-GMYH & C-GTBB. These are used on North/South American and European flights. C-FLOX is leased to Arkefly for the summer. |
| Total | 21 |