Skyways Express AB was a Swedish
airline
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that operated regional and domestic scheduled services. With its corporate head office on the property of
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the pro ...
in
Sigtuna Municipality
Sigtuna Municipality (''Sigtuna kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Märsta, approximately north of the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
The municipality is a part of Metropolit ...
,
Sweden
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, its main hub was at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. The airline was placed into administration on 22 May 2012. Previously its head office was at Eurostop köpcenter, Cederströms slinga,
Arlandastad.
History
The airline was established in 1987 and was previously known as Avia. It acquired Salair on 15 July 1991, Highland Air in March 1997 and Air Express in 1999. A partnership was forged with
Scandinavian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines, more commonly known and styled as SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''SAS'' is an abbreviation of the company's full name, Scandinavian Airlines System or legally Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark ...
(SAS) which acquired a 25% stake in April 1998. The owners were Salenia (72.7%), SAS (25%) and Janus (2.3%). The operational division of Skyways was separated from the sales division in 2009. During 2010 there was some restructuring regarding ownership. SAS sold its share of the company at a loss, and eventually it was acquired by the asset management company Manswell Enterprises Limited, controlled by
Ihor Kolomoyskyi
Ihor Valeriyovych Kolomoyskyi ( uk, Ігор Валерійович Коломойський, translit=Ihor Valereriyovych Kolomoyskyi; he, איגור קולומויסקי; born 13 February 1963) is a Ukrainian-born billionaire, business magna ...
. In 2011 Skyways merged with another Manswell controlled company, the Gothenburg-based airline
City Airline, as Skyways. It also bought the Danish airline
Cimber Sterling and developed the intention to become Scandinavia's biggest regional airline.
[
] As of December 1, 2010 the operation, sales and marketing of the airline functioned again as one unit under
Avia Express continuing the use of the brand Skyways.
On 22 May 2012, Skyways Express AB and City Airline AB filed for bankruptcy; Cimber Sterling had filed for bankruptcy earlier that month.
Destinations
In May 2012, Skyways operated to the following destinations:
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Fleet
In August 2010 the Skyways Express fleet included the following aircraft:
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See also
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Airlines
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Transport in Sweden
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Railways in Sweden
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References
External links
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Airlines established in 1993
Airlines disestablished in 2012
Defunct airlines of Sweden
European Regions Airline Association
SAS Group
Swedish companies established in 1993
Swedish companies disestablished in 2012