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Hornbill Skyways Sdn Bhd (doing business as Hornbill Skyways) is a regional aircraft charter service operating in towns and rural areas in Sarawak. The company slogan is "Wings to your Destination".

Hornbill Skyways
Hangar near Kuching International Airport
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded1977; 45 years ago (1977)
HubsKuching International Airport
Secondary hubsMiri Airport
Fleet size14
HeadquartersKuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Key peopleDatuk Aidan Wing (Executive Chairman)
Websitewww.hornbillskyways.com

The airline's head office is in North Pan Hangar at Kuching International Airport. It also has a corporate office in the city of Kuching and a regional office at Miri International Airport.[1]


History


Hornbill Skyways office building in the Kuching city centre.
Hornbill Skyways office building in the Kuching city centre.

It was established in May 1977 as a private company operating one fixed-wing Cessna 421 and two Bell 206B Jet Ranger helicopters. The business idea was to provide air services to rural areas in Sarawak, as an alternative to river transportation at that time. In 1985, Hornbill Skyways was taken over by the Sarawak state government through share acquisition by Yayasan Sarawak (Sarawak Foundation) and Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC).[2]

Its main hangar is attached to Kuching International Airport, while also owning a maintenance hangar in Miri Airport.

The Government of Sarawak is currently in the process of setting up its own boutique airline through Hornbill Skyways since 2021.[3]


Fleet


Their current fleet consists of the following:[4]



Historical fleet


BAe 125 at Perth Airport (early 2000s)
BAe 125 at Perth Airport (early 2000s)

The aircraft in the fleet are for the exclusive use of Sarawak government officials. From 2003 until 2008, Hornbill Skyways operated and maintained Dornier 228 owned by Sarawak Timber Industry and Development Corporation (STIDC).

In 2003 Hornbill Skyways took over Vision Air Malaysia (subsidiary of Vision Airlines) together with 2 Dornier 228 after Vision Air Malaysia ceased operations.[5] However Hornbill Skyways ceased operating the 2 Dornier 228 in 2008 when both aircraft were sold to other airline company in Mobile.


References


  1. "LOCATION." Hornbill Skyways. Retrieved on March 15, 2018. "HEAD OFFICE (KUCHING) North Pan Hangar, Kuching International Airport, P.O. Box 1387, 93728 Kuching, Sarawak." and "REGIONAL OFFICE (MIRI) Miri International Airport, P.O. Box 1702, 98008 Miri, Sarawak" and "CORPORATE OFFICE (KUCHING) Hornbill Skyways Sdn. Bhd. Tingkat 2, Bangunan Yayasan Sarawak, Jalan Masjid, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak."
  2. "Maintain safety, Hornbill Skyways told". The Star. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Malaysia's Hornbill Skyways to set up Sarawak state airline". ch-aviation. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. Our Fleets hornbillskyways.com
  5. "Hornbill Skyways takes over Vision Air :: TravelWeekly : The Indispensable Travel Industry Read". Archived from the original on 27 March 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.


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