Skyway Enterprises Inc. is an American

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based in

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. It operates domestic/international on demand cargo and passenger charter flights, as well as contract flights for

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'' 12–18 December 2008

History

The airline was established in 1981 in

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as a

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dealership, and started operations with cargo charters in 1983. It moved operations to Kissimmee in 1989. In February 2021, Skyways was purchased by JMB Aviation Group, owner of

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Destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

As of September 2022 the Skyway Enterprises fleet includes:

Retired fleet

Learjet 23 The Learjet 23 (originally Lear Jet 23) is an American six-to-eight-seat (two crew and four to six passengers) twinjet, high-speed business jet manufactured by Learjet. Introduced in 1964, it was Learjet's first model and created a new market ...

*1 Learjet 24D *1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F *5 Shorts 330-200

Accidents and incidents

*2 February 1998 - Two Skyway Enterprises Shorts 330-200 (N2630A and N2629Y) were damaged beyond repair by a tornado at

Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most c ...

. Both aircraft had to be written off. No one was injured.Aviation Safety Network
retrieved 26 November 2006 *9 April 2003 - Skyway Enterprises Shorts 330-200 (N805SW), on a flight from

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was about to land at

DuBois Regional Airport DuBois Regional Airport , formerly DuBois–Jefferson County Airport, is in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, eight miles northwest of DuBois, a city in Clearfield County. The airport is in Washington Township. It is owned and operated by the Cle ...

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, 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. Wreckage of Skyway Enterprises Shorts 360 N380MQ Martin Uzzell

Wreckage of Skyway Enterprises Shorts 360 N380MQ Martin Uzzell

*29 October 2014 - Skyway Enterprises Flight 7101, a Shorts 360-200 (N380MQ), on a flight from

Princess Juliana International Airport Princess Juliana International Airport is the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is located on the Dutch side of the island, in the country of Sint Maarten, close to the shore of Simpson Bay Lagoon. In 2015, the ...

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Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muñoz ...

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, crashed into the water off Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport shortly after takeoff from runway 28, killing the two crewmen on board. The body of German national Eric Schnell (49), the pilot, was discovered the night of the incident. Co-pilot Rigoberto Lopez may still be strapped in his seat in the plane wreckage, according to Wendell Thode, Coast Guard Acting Head and Head of Operation.The Daily Herald hedailyherald.com/ref>

References

External links

Skyway Enterprises
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