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SKZ
  
SKYWAY-INC

Destinations
  
MYNN, MYGF, MUGM, MUHA

Fleet size
  
9

Secondary hubs
  
KSAV

Founded
  
1981

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Headquarters
  
Kissimmee, Florida, United States

Hubs
  
Miami International Airport, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Rafael Hernández Airport, Kissimmee Gateway Airport

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Skyway Enterprises is an American airline based in Kissimmee, Florida, USA. It operates domestic/international on demand cargo and passenger charter flights, as well as contract flights for FedEx, UPS, and Government.

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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.

Fleet

As of December 2008 the Skyway Enterprises fleet includes:

Accidents and incidents

  • 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.
  • 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 around again to land and crashed left of the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged but the two crew survived.
  • 29 October 2014 - Skyway Enterprises Flight 7101, a Shorts 360-100 aircraft (N380MQ), on a flight from Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport (SXM/TNCM), Netherlands Antilles to San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico, crashed into the water off Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport shortly after takeoff from runway 28. There were 2 crew on board. The body of German national Eric Schnell (49), the pilot of the crashed plane, was discovered the night of the incident. FedEx co-pilot Roberto Lopez may still be strapped in his seat in the plane wreckage according to Wendell Thode, Coast Guard Acting Head and Head of Operation.

    • References

    Skyway Enterprises Wikipedia
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