Sky Pasada

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Sky Pasada
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IATA ICAO Callsign
SP WCC
Founded February 19, 2010
Hubs Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Fleet size 8
Destinations 11
Company slogan OK sa trip! Mabilis, safe at reliable pa.
Parent company WCC Aviation
Headquarters 960 Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines 1109
Key people Ramon V. Guico III (President and CEO)
Website http://www.skypasada.com

WCC Aviation, Inc., operating as Sky Pasada, is an airline based in Manila, Philippines and owned by the Guico family of Pangasinan. The Guico family also owns the World Citi College and the World City Medical Center.[1] Its corporate headquarters is located at the World City Medical Center in Cubao, Quezon City. The airline is primarily serving the aeronautical highway of northern Luzon with flights to Boracay in the Visayas. On July 1, 2010, the airline suspended operations on order from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines for the repair of its fleet of 2 Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft to conform to international standards, but resumed operations on May 29, 2011.

Destinations

Sky Pasada flies to 14 domestic destinations.

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Online Booking

Recently, the airline upgraded its booking system by acquiring the services of Videcom, a British company, to work on its online reservation systems. It is now one of the local airlines in the Philippines with an online booking and reservation system.

Fleet

As of June 2010 Sky Pasada's fleet totalled eight aircraft, three of which were Let L-410 Turbolet twin-engine short-range transport aircraft.

Incidents

  • On February 10, 2012, Sky Pasada flight SP0633, a Let L-410 from Basco, Batanes to Itbayat overran the runway due to strong winds. As a result, the landing gear of the plane was destroyed.[2]
  • On September 11, 2013, a Piper Seneca plane of the charter airline crash-landed on a rice field minutes after take-off. The incident was due to power failure on its right engine. The aircraft pilot and co-pilot and the two passengers were unhurt.[3]

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