Sky Regional Airlines

Sky Regional Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
RS SKV MAPLE
Founded 2010
Hubs Toronto Pearson International Airport
Secondary hubs

Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Frequent-flyer program Aeroplan (Air Canada)
Alliance Star Alliance (affiliate of Air Canada)
Fleet size 25
Destinations 24
Headquarters Toronto Pearson International Airport
Mississauga, Ontario
Employees approx. 650 [1]
Website www.skyregional.com

Sky Regional Airlines is an airline whose corporate headquarters is on the property of Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Linked with Skyservice Business Aviation, it began operation under the Air Canada Express brand on May 1, 2011.[2] The airline began offering daily flights between Toronto Island and Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.[3][4]

In October 2012, Sky Regional added flights between Montreal and Moncton, New Brunswick.[5] Since the early stages of operation the airline has been active in introducing new technology to its operation. Sky Regional was the first airline in Canada to adopt the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). Each pilot at the company is issued an Apple iPad which is the platform for the EFB allowing crews to not only have quick access to flight plans and manuals but eliminate paper charts and numerous large manuals which previously would have been present on the flight deck.

Sky Regional introduced a fleet of Embraer 175 jets in March 2013 to serve US destinations such as New York, Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Dallas/Fort Worth.[1]

Between October and December 2015 the fleet of 20 was expanded to 25 after obtaining 5 additional Embraer 175 previously operated by Azul Brazilian Airlines. These aircraft were put into service in April 2016 allowing the airline to add routes to more US destination such as Denver International Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Beginning in early 2017 Sky Regionals fleet of 5 Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 will be transferred to fellow Air Canada Express carrier Jazz Aviation. Sky Regional is then expected to receive 5 additional Embraer 175 in early 2017.

Fleet

Air Canada Express Embraer 175

The Sky Regional Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[6]

Sky Regional Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400
5
—
—
74
74
 to be transferred to Jazz aviation by February 2017
Embraer 175
20
5
9
64
73
 25 aircraft in service by spring 2017
Total
25
5
—
—

In 2010, Air Canada leased the Bombardier Q400s and began sub-leasing them to Sky Regional.[7] The aircraft had been operated by Lynx Aviation of Denver.[8] They were delivered to Sky Regional between November 2010 and the beginning of 2011. The aircraft are configured with 74 seats,[9] similar to the Porter fleet.[10] The planes are painted in Air Canada Express livery.

Air Canada started to transfer its 15 Embraer 175 planes to Sky Regional in April 2013 and completed the transfer in September 2013.[1] In the fall of 2015 Sky Regional added an additional 5 Embraer 175 aircraft to its fleet. These aircraft were previously operated by Azul Brazilian Airlines.

Inflight Entertainment on board an E175 aircraft (enRoute)

Destinations

Canada

USA

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Air Canada Completes Transfer of Embraer 175 Regional Jets to Sky Regional". September 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://aircanada.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=420
  3. ↑ http://www.pilotcareercentre.com/Aviation-Pilot-Recruitment-News-Item/4500/Air+Canada+Delays+Sky+Regional's+Toronto+City+Launch
  4. ↑ http://www.pilotcareercentre.com/Aviation-Pilot-Recruitment-News-Item/4270/AC+to+use+Sky+Regional+Airlines+out+of+Toronto+City+Airport
  5. ↑ "Sky Regional to serve Moncton for Air Canada from October 1". CH Aviation. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 9.
  7. ↑ http://aircanada.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=376
  8. ↑ http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/11/349596/air-canada-takes-ex-lynx-q400s-for-sky-regional-operation.html
  9. ↑ http://www.aircanada.com/en/about/fleet/dh4.html
  10. ↑ https://www.flyporter.com/About/Our-Fleet?culture=en-CA
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