- Icaro Air
Infobox Airline
airline = Icaro Air
logo =
logo_size = 300
fleet_size = 5
destinations =
IATA = X8
ICAO = ICD
callsign = ICARO
parent =
company_slogan =
founded =
headquarters =Quito ,Ecuador
key_people =
hubs =Quito -Mariscal Sucre International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =Guayaquil -Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.icaro.aero/Icaro Air is an
airline based inQuito ,Ecuador . It operates domestic passenger services under the name of Icaro Express, as well as fixed-wing and helicopter charters. Its main base isMariscal Sucre International Airport , Quito.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 92 | date= 2007-04-03]Destinations
Icaro Air operates services to the following scheduled destinations (at
January 2005 ):*
Ecuador
**El Coca
**Cuenca
**Esmeraldas
**Guayaquil
**Loja
**Lago Agrio
**Manta
**Quito .Trivia
Icaro Air, in an effort to increase passenger number, has recently begun employing female lingerie models to walk the aisles of the airplanes during flights. Icaro press releases have described the practice as an entertainment for the average business traveler.
Incidents
One Fokker F28 Mk4000 (HC-CDT) which was operated for barcelona S.C. was involved in an accident in Quito airport on
September 22 ,2008 . It skidded off Quito runway. Major airplane damage, 62 passenger on board, no deaths.Fleet
The Icaro Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of
24 September 2008 ) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=X8&al_op=1] :*2
Boeing 737-200 (which are leased fromSafair )
*1 Bombardier Dash 8-200
*2 Fokker F28 Mk4000 (one aircraft is operated for B.S.C Barcelona)External links
* [http://www.icaro.aero/ Icaro Air]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=X8&al_op=1 Icaro Air Fleet]References
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