Sky King, Inc.

This article is about the North American charter airline. For the Caribbean airline, see SkyKing Limited.

Sky King, Inc.

IATA 5K ICAO SGB Callsign SONGBIRD
Founded	1990
Fleet size	11
Destinations	27
Headquarters	Sacramento, California
Key people	Gregg Lukenbill, President
Website	flyskyking.net

Sky King, Inc. is a charter airline based in Sacramento, California. Sky King was founded by Gregg Lukenbill in July 1990, who was at the time, the managing partner of the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Currently, the airline provides charter service to sports teams and businesses using Boeing 737 aircraft sporting various seat configurations. The airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 9, 2010, after it was unable to meet the payment demands of one of its largest creditors, fuel supplier Mercury Air Group.^[1]

Myrtle Beach Direct Air

From March 2007 until May 2007, Sky King operated scheduled service on behalf of Myrtle Beach Direct Air.

As of early 2011, now rebranded as Direct Air Sky King is back operating one Boeing 737-400 for their expanding scheduled charter services.

Cuban charter service

Sky King currently operates multiple charter flights from Miami and Tampa to destinations in Cuba such as Cienfuegos, Havana, Camaguey, Holguin, and Santiago de Cuba.

Atlantic City charter service

Through contract with Gold Transportation Services, Sky King provides transportation to Atlantic City from multiple destinations.

Fleet

Sky King, Inc. operates seven Boeing 737-200 and four Boeing 737-400 aircraft. The aircraft were acquired from airlines and low cost carriers such as United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways and America West, all of which vary in capacity and seating arrangement.^{[citation needed]}

Aircraft	In Service
Boeing 737-200	7
Boeing 737-400	4

References

1. ^ Shallit, Bob (2010-03-27). "Ex-Kings owner Lukenbill files Chapter 11 for aircraft business". The Sacramento Bee. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/27/2636635/ex-kings-owner-lukenbill-files.html. Retrieved 2010-03-29. 

External links

• Sky King website