Lao Skyway

Lao Skyway
IATA ICAO Callsign
LK[1] LLL[1] LAVIE[2]
Founded 2002 (2002)
Hubs Wattay International Airport
Fleet size 12 (March 2017)
Destinations 7 (March 2017)
Headquarters Wattay Airport
Vientiane, Laos
Website www.laoskyway.com

Lao Skyway, formerly known as Lao Air (Lao: ລາວເດີນອາກາດ), is a private airline with its headquarters at Wattay Airport in Vientiane, Laos. It operates scheduled and charter services to airports in the country not served by Lao Airlines.

History

Lao Air was established on 24 January 2002, as a helicopter charter service company.[3] On 8 December 2003, the airline signed a lease-to-purchase agreement with Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company for the lease of a Cessna Grand Caravan to use on its charter services. The agreement signaled the start of its fixed-wing operation. On 7 October 2005, a second leased Cessna Grand Caravan was added to its fleet.

On 14 April 2007, its regular scheduled services began using the Cessna Grand Caravan.

In April 2014 the company utilized larger passenger aircraft in order to serve the domestic airline market.[4]

The company's website payment section has been down since November 2014.[5] As of April 2016, it is still operating a wide range of internal flights.

Destinations

Lao Skyway operates scheduled flights to the following destinations in Laos, as of March 2017:[6]

Fleet

As of March 2017, Lao Skyway operates the following aircraft:[6][7]

Lao Skyway Fleet
Aircraft In service Notes
Airbus H1251For government and private operations
Eurocopter AS350B25
Mil Mi-174
Xian MA-602For scheduled passenger flights
Total 12

References

  1. 1 2 "Lao Skyway". ch-aviation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. "Order JO 7340.2G with Change 1" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 21 March 2017. p. 3-1-61. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. "About Us". Lao Skyway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. http://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g737155-i12857-k7914565-Lao_Skyway_services_to_Huay_Xai-Huay_Xai_Bokeo_Province.html
  6. 1 2 "Lao Skyway adds maiden Airbus H125 chopper". ch-aviation. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 19.

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