Lao Skyway
IATA ICAO Callsign
LK[1] LLL[1] LAVIE[2]
Founded24 January 2002 (2002-01-24)
HubsWattay International Airport
Fleet size13
Destinations9
HeadquartersWattay Airport, Vientiane, Laos
Employees200+
Websitewww.laoskyway.com

Lao Skyway, formerly known as Lao Air (Lao: ລາວເດີນອາກາດ, Thai: ลาวเดินอากาศ), is a private airline with its headquarters at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. It operates scheduled and charter services to airports in Laos.

History

Lao Air was established on 24 January 2002, as a helicopter charter service company.[3] On 8 December 2003, the airline signed a lease-to-purchase agreement with Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company for the lease of a Cessna Grand Caravan to use on its charter services. The agreement signaled the start of its fixed-wing operation. On 7 October 2005, a second leased Cessna Grand Caravan was added to its fleet.

On 14 April 2007, its regular scheduled services began using the Cessna Grand Caravan.

In April 2014 the company utilized larger passenger aircraft in order to serve the domestic airline market.[4]

Destinations

Lao Skyway operates scheduled flights to the following destinations in Laos, as of March 2017:[5]

Fleet

As of December 2023, Lao Skyway operates the following aircraft (6 helicopters, 7 fixed-wings):[5]

Lao Skyway AS350 b2
Mi17 Lao Skyway
Cessna C208b Grand Caravan Lao Skyway
Lao Skyway Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Airbus Eurocopter AS350 B31—Charter flight, Survey, Madivac, Rescue
Airbus Eurocopter AS350 B22—Charter flight, Survey, Madivac, Rescue
Mil Mi-173—Charter, MIA, Fire Fighter in Indonesia, WFO in Sudan
Xian MA-603[6]—For scheduled passenger flights
Cessna 208 Caravan2—For scheduled passenger flights and madivac
Let L-410 Turbolet2—Long term charter for Mining company
Total 13 —

Accidents

References

  1. 1 2 "Lao Skyway". ch-aviation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Order JO 7340.2G with Change 1" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 21 March 2017. p. 3–1–61. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lao Air". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. ↑ "About Us". Lao Skyway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Lao Skyway adds maiden Airbus H125 chopper". ch-aviation. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 19.
  7. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan RDPL-34144 Thulakhôm District". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 RDPL-34180 Sam Neua Airport (NEU)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Incident: Lao Skyway MA60 at Vientiane on Nov 13th 2015, runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil RDPL-34162 , 26 Apr 2016". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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