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2E
  
SCB

Commenced operations
  
1993

Founded
  
1991

SCB
  
SKYCABS

Headquarters
  
Ceased operations
  
2000

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

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History

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

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).
  • References

    Sky Cabs Wikipedia


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