Airline Name
Sky Cana (Sky Holdings Corporation)
IATA: RD / ICAO: SNA / CALLSIGN: CANA
Founded in 2014, commenced operations in 2021 (Jan. 30th), ceased operations in 2024 (Apr.)
(Reason for ceasing of operations unknown)
Country of Origin
Dominican Republic / Republica Dominicana ()
Main Hub(s): Las Americas International Airport (SDQ), Cibao International Airport (STI)
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
(For this airline, most types are already available in WoA.)Aircraft operated (already in-game):
Airbus A320 (A320-200, A321-200, A321F, A320/A321/A321F) - 12 former.
(Pictured below: Airbus A320-200 LY-FJI - now known as 9H-FJI)Figured I should mention that there’s likely going to be quite a few of these livery color variations as we cover the fleet, such as these next few:
(Pictured below: Airbus A320-200 9H-MLD - now known as PR-MLD)(Pictured below: Airbus A320-200 9H-MLV)
Now, this next livery seems to be derived from an Avianca scheme:
(Pictured below: Airbus A320-200 LY-HMD)We might see quite a few liveries derived from previous operators later on. As for the A321s:
(Pictured below: Airbus A321-200 9H-AMD - later broken up)Speaking of the ‘derived from former operator’ liveries, here’s an ex-Thomas Cook one:
(Pictured below: Airbus A321-200 9H-AME - now known as N321AV)And here’s a variant of that livery, with different titles and a slightly different tail logo:
(Pictured below: 9H-AMG - now known as LY-WSA)NOTE: Before we go onto the next few aircraft, there’s some things I wanted to mention:
As you saw with the A321F mention, Sky Cana did run cargo operations, in the form of a 737-800BCF, an ATR-72-200F, and was planned to have at least one A321F. However, there are a few things to note:For one, the 737-800BCF has little media of it. I wasn’t able to find any clear shots of it, so I decided not to include it.
For two, the A321F was eventually not taken up (or so it seems?). I think it still could be included as a nice little “what-if”, but I figured that I should be clear about it.
For three, all of these cargo operations were done through a subsidiary (or closely related company), LogicPaq, which has little information on it - no callsigns, no IATA/ICAO, you get the idea, otherwise I would’ve mentioned it in the Airline Name section.
Now, I’ll still be including the ATR-72 and A321F in the hopes that they could still be added under Sky Cana; I just wanted to make a quick note and give some context and truth regarding their cargo operations.Now, with that out the way, here’s the A321F:
(Pictured below: Airbus A321F 9H-CGJ - now known as OE-LGJ)The aforementioned cargo ATR will appear in a moment. For now, though we’re moving on to:
Airbus A330 (-300, A333) - 1 former.
(Pictured below: 9H-SMI - now known as N337QT)Alright, and with that, the final (documented) aircraft type:
Aircraft operated (not in-game):
ATR-72 (-200F, AT72F) - 1 former.
(Pictured below: HI1000)
Why should this airline be added?
I’d say this airline should be added as it would be a very interesting airline with its diverse selection of liveries and aircraft types - with several differing liveries, some containing the paint schemes of former operators, and aircraft like the A321F and ATR-72-200F, I can see this airline definitely being very unique, and accessible too - I’d imagine that it shouldn’t have to worry about being event-only, given how it operated up to just around two years ago.Now around this point I’d go on about events, where it can reach, special contracts, and so on, but honestly… I don’t really have much else to say this time around - especially because again, it likely won’t be locked behind events.
Well, besides my conclusion: I really think that this airline should be added to the game because it has a unique and varied livery history, with no one, “true”, defined livery (kind of similar to something like Condor with their striped aircraft, in a way?), and their notable selection of aircraft types mixed in their fleet - mainly talking about aircraft like the A321F and the ATR72F. And of course, it’d be accessible and available on the map to anyone who wants to see this airline at their airports.
Sources:
Sky Cana’s Planespotters.net Page
Sky Cana’s Wikipedia Page