Isles of Scilly Skybus

Infobox Airline
airline=Isles of Scilly Skybus
logo=LogoSkybus.gif
logo_size=user
IATA=5Y
ICAO=IOS
callsign=SCILLONIA
parent=Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
founded=March 1984
headquarters=Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
key_people=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=6
destinations=8
website= http://www.skybus.co.uk

Isles of Scilly Skybus is a British airline which operates seasonal and year round domestic scheduled services to the Isles of Scilly from various airports in south west England. The airline's main operating base is Land's End Airport (LEQ), whilst their head office is located in nearby Penzance, both in the county of Cornwall.cite web | url = http://www.buy-cornish.co.uk/directory.php?page=3&az=I%20&p=15 | title = Buy Cornish | publisher = Enterprise Edge | accessdate = January 19 | accessyear = 2007]

Isles of Scilly Skybus Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type B Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with fewer than 20 seats and/or weighing less than 10 tonnes. [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=508 Operating Licence] ]

The airline is owned by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company and has 50 employees (at March 2007).cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 95 | date= 2007-04-03] The parent company operates shipping services to the Isles of Scilly in its own name, and also owns Westward Airways.

History

The airline was established in March 1984 and started operations in August 1984. Isles of Scilly Skybus originated as an air charter operator at Land's End aerodrome which operated high frequency services to the Isles of Scilly. Following the withdrawal of Brymon Airways routes to and from the islands the operator stepped in, initially operating services to Plymouth. This route was later dropped but with the addition of Twin Otter aircraft the route network expanded to its current make-up. It is wholly owned by Isles of Scilly Steamship Company who also run the passenger ferry, Scillonian III, and freight services from Penzance to the Islands.

Services

Skybus operates scheduled services as follows (at March 2007) :

*St Marys, Isles of Scilly
*Land's End
*Bristol
*Exeter
*Newquay
*Cardiff (From Newquay)
*St Brieuc (From Newquay)
*Southampton [seasonal summer service]

The airline's services only operate Monday to Saturday, there are no Sunday flights. [cite web |url=http://www.skybus.co.uk/timetables.htm |title=Skybus - Timetables 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-18 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Scilly Isles Skybus Limited]

Fleet

The Isles of Scilly Skybus fleet includes the following aircraft (as of April 2008): [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&owner=Isles%20of%20Scilly Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register] ]

External links

* [http://www.skybus.co.uk Isles of Scilly Skybus website]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Sky%20Bus&distinct_entry=true Photos of Isles of Scilly Skybus aircraft]

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