Thai Sky Airlines is a charter passenger and cargo airline based in Thailand.
History
Plans for purchasing of aircraft and setting up of airport operations started in 2002 and the airline was officially established on January 30, 2004. The first flight to Hong Kong was launched on May 19, 2005. Flights to Kuala Lumpur were launched on May 21, 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.
Incidents
January 2, 2006 - Thai Sky flight 9I287 from Bangkok, blew a front tire on landing at Incheon. There were no injuries. There were no spares for the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, so one had to be brought from Bangkok, causing a day's delay. [1]
February 1, 2006 - a Thai Sky Lockheed L-1011 Tristar filled with Hong Kong tour groups aborted take-off at Hong Kong International airport. The Lockheed was grounded due to technical reasons, leaving angry and terrified tourists stranded. They started negotiating with Thai Sky Airlines for a refund of their paid tour. At the same time, returning Hong Kong tourists at Bangkok International Airport refused to board a plane from the same airline to take them back to Hong Kong, as they were worried about their own safety. In the end, some tourists agreed to board the plane. This plane landed at Hong Kong on February 2 at 6:10am, which made it possible for the group waiting in Hong Kong to finally depart for Bangkok on that same day at 8:19am. The incident resulted in both flights suffering a 12-hour delay.
Fleet
Thai Sky is one of the few airlines in the world still flying the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar. It has two L-1011s for passenger service and one for cargo. It also has one Boeing 747-200SUD.
THAI SKY AIRLINES (9I)
HS-AXA Lockheed Tristar 1; c/n 1147; ex N722DA; exported to Thailand 25-Feb-05; regd 28-Feb-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; operated first service 19-Mar-05; current
HS-AXE Lockheed Tristar 1; c/n 1097; ex N718DA; f/n at Don Muang (as N718DA) 15-Apr-05; exported to Thailand 13-Jun-05; regd 16-Jun-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; current
HS-AXF Lockheed Tristar 1F; c/n 1012; ex N311EA, HS-SEB; regd 29-Apr-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; ‘Thai Sky Cargo’ titles; parked at Sharjah Oct-05; current
HS-AXJ Boeing 747-206M/EUD; c/n 21659; ex N1792B, PH-BUM, HS-VAV; f/n 30-Oct-05; regd 16-Nov-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; canx 14-Mar-06; reverted to HS-VAV
Homepage: http://www.thaiskyairlines.com/main.html
Photo gallery: http://www.thaiskyairlines.com/gallery.htm
History
Plans for purchasing of aircraft and setting up of airport operations started in 2002 and the airline was officially established on January 30, 2004. The first flight to Hong Kong was launched on May 19, 2005. Flights to Kuala Lumpur were launched on May 21, 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.
Incidents
January 2, 2006 - Thai Sky flight 9I287 from Bangkok, blew a front tire on landing at Incheon. There were no injuries. There were no spares for the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, so one had to be brought from Bangkok, causing a day's delay. [1]
February 1, 2006 - a Thai Sky Lockheed L-1011 Tristar filled with Hong Kong tour groups aborted take-off at Hong Kong International airport. The Lockheed was grounded due to technical reasons, leaving angry and terrified tourists stranded. They started negotiating with Thai Sky Airlines for a refund of their paid tour. At the same time, returning Hong Kong tourists at Bangkok International Airport refused to board a plane from the same airline to take them back to Hong Kong, as they were worried about their own safety. In the end, some tourists agreed to board the plane. This plane landed at Hong Kong on February 2 at 6:10am, which made it possible for the group waiting in Hong Kong to finally depart for Bangkok on that same day at 8:19am. The incident resulted in both flights suffering a 12-hour delay.
Fleet
Thai Sky is one of the few airlines in the world still flying the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar. It has two L-1011s for passenger service and one for cargo. It also has one Boeing 747-200SUD.
THAI SKY AIRLINES (9I)
HS-AXA Lockheed Tristar 1; c/n 1147; ex N722DA; exported to Thailand 25-Feb-05; regd 28-Feb-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; operated first service 19-Mar-05; current
HS-AXE Lockheed Tristar 1; c/n 1097; ex N718DA; f/n at Don Muang (as N718DA) 15-Apr-05; exported to Thailand 13-Jun-05; regd 16-Jun-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; current
HS-AXF Lockheed Tristar 1F; c/n 1012; ex N311EA, HS-SEB; regd 29-Apr-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; ‘Thai Sky Cargo’ titles; parked at Sharjah Oct-05; current
HS-AXJ Boeing 747-206M/EUD; c/n 21659; ex N1792B, PH-BUM, HS-VAV; f/n 30-Oct-05; regd 16-Nov-05 to Thai Sky Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; canx 14-Mar-06; reverted to HS-VAV
Homepage: http://www.thaiskyairlines.com/main.html
Photo gallery: http://www.thaiskyairlines.com/gallery.htm
