SkyLink Aviation Inc. is a Canadian-based international aviation group offering project management, air charters, aviation support, aircraft maintenance, air charter, flight planning and clearance services.
SkyLink Aviation has been contracted to perform deployment of peacekeepers and international humanitarian aid, including food and equipment, during war, major disasters and pandemics for clients including the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
,
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme; it, Programma alimentare mondiale; es, Programa Mundial de Alimentos; ar, برنامج الأغذية العالمي, translit=barnamaj al'aghdhiat alealami; russian: Всемирная продовольствен ...
,
USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 bi ...
, United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service (
Homeland Security
Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" t ...
),
IOM, the Canadian Government, the
Red Cross
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and ...
, the Italian Interior Ministry and other national governments and various
NGOs
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
.
Ground operations
Following the American control and since 2002, Skylink Aviation has been providing
ground operations and fuel supply at select airports in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Somalia, Mozambique, Angola, Rwanda, Western Sahara, Ivory Coast, Sudan (including the Darfur Region), Peru, Cambodia, all the countries ravaged by the tsunami in 2005 and many others.
Company Overview
skylinkaviation.com. retrieved 7 April 2015
* Arbil International Airport
* Baghdad International Airport
Baghdad International Airport , previously Saddam International Airport ( ar, مطار بغداد الدولي, Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy) is Iraq's largest international airport, located in a suburb about west of downtown Baghdad in the ...
* Basra International Airport
Critical observations
In July 1993, seven U.N. procurement officers from the agency headquarters were probed after allegations circulated that they had rigged bids to favor SkyLink. Mohamed Aly Niazi led the inquiry that concluded U.N. officials had engaged in "outright bid rigging" in promoting SkyLink's case; however, the corruption allegations were never substantiated and the employees returned to their jobs.
By Order No. 2001-A-530 dated November 16, 2001, Licence Nos. 962378 and 967142 were suspended because the certificate of insurance of the licensee on file with the Canadian Transportation Agency had expired.
On August 28, 2002, a CTA Application was filed by Skylink Aviation Inc. for cancellation of Licence Nos. 962378 and 967142. These were the licenses that permitted charter domestic and international service.
On September 14, 2005, an application was made by Skylink Jets Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, a subsidiary of SkyLink Aviation, for a license to operate a non-scheduled international service to transport passengers on a charter basis between points in the United States and points in Canada.
References
External links
Official siteStrategis profileSkyLink & Counterpart distribute medicine to children in Iraq
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