- 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=March1984
headquarters=Penzance ,Cornwall ,England ,United Kingdom
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fleet_size=6
destinations=8
website= http://www.skybus.co.ukIsles of Scilly Skybus is a British
airline which operates seasonal and year round domestic scheduled services to theIsles of Scilly from various airports in south westEngland . The airline's main operating base isLand's End Airport (LEQ), whilst their head office is located in nearbyPenzance , both in the county ofCornwall .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 March2007 ).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 ofBrymon Airways routes to and from the islands the operator stepped in, initially operating services toPlymouth . 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]References
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