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Thai Sky Airlines Co., Ltd was a charter passenger and cargo airline based in Thailand, with head office in the Le Concorde Tower in
Huai Khwang District Huai Khwang ( th, ห้วยขวาง, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is east of the city centre. Neighbouring districts are Chatuchak, Wang Thonglang, Bang Kapi, Suan Luang, Watthana, Ratchathewi, and Din ...
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Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
. The airline ceased operations in 2006.


History

Plans for purchasing of aircraft and setting up of airport operations started in 2002 and the airline was officially established on 30 January 2004. The first flight to Hong Kong was launched on 19 May 2005. Flights to Kuala Lumpur were launched on 21 May 2005. It is a joint venture with Thai, Hong Kong and Taiwan interests, and was set up primarily to operate charter flights for tour groups travelling from Hong Kong to Thailand. The airline ceased operations in 2006.


Fleet

At its peak, the Thai Sky Airlines fleet included three Lockheed L-1011 Tristar jets. One of the few airlines still flying the plane, it had two L-1011s for passenger service and one for cargo. However, all three were parked in August 2006 for lack of spare parts, and were cancelled from the Thai register on October 6, 2006. The airline also flew the converted Boeing 747-206BM(SUD) between 2005 and 2006 for passenger flights. In October 2006, Thai Sky leased a
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second gene ...
from Khors Air as a replacement. However, the aircraft was soon repossessed, leaving the airline with no planes.


Aircraft (grounded)

Two
wide-body aircraft A wide-body aircraft, also known as a twin-aisle aircraft, is an airliner with a fuselage wide enough to accommodate two passenger aisles with seven or more seats abreast. The typical fuselage diameter is . In the typical wide-body economy cabi ...
— * 2 x Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar - HS-AXE is now a restaurant at the Chang Chui Market in Bangkok, Thailand. HS-AXA is turned into a cafe called Pour Over Lab at Niagara N Garden restaurant in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.


References


External links


Thai Sky Airlines
(Archive)
‘Thai Sky questions’
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