Sabah Air
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| Sabah Air Penerbangan Negeri Sabah |
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| IATA SA |
ICAO SAX |
Callsign SABAH AIR |
| Founded | 1975 | |
| Fleet size | 7 | |
| Destinations | Charter | |
| Parent company | Sabah State Ministry of Finance | |
| Company slogan | See Sabah by Air...Fly Sabah Air | |
| Headquarters | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| Key people | The General Manager | |
| Website: Sabah Air | ||
Penerbangan Sabah Sdn Bhd, trading as Sabah Air (Malay: Penerbangan Sabah), is an airline based in Sabah, Malaysia.
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[edit] History
The airline was incorporated in 1975 as a private limited company wholly owned by the state government of Sabah, under the purview of the state Ministry of Finance. The board of directors is made up of the state government and private sector. The role of the board is to formulate a set of strategies and policies to achieve a common goal and vision. The Air Operator Certificate issued to Sabah Air by the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation permits it to carry out non-scheduled air services and flying services to any destinations from Sabah.
[edit] Services
Pleasure flights can be arranged for sight seeing above neighbouring islands and beaches in Sabah, such as Gaya, Manukan and Sapi islands to visitors. Business and visiting flights are arranged for both diplomatic and private missions.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On June 6, 1976 11 lives including the first chief minister of Sabah Tun Fuad Stephens and some state cabinet members were lost in an air crash over Sembulan village in Kota Kinabalu district. The plane which was on its way to Kota Kinabalu airport from Labuan, crashed about 30 minutes after taking off. Until this date, no formal report appears to have been made.
- See also: Double Six Tragedy
[edit] Fleet
As of January 2007 the Sabah Air fleet includes [1] :
| Aircraft | Number in Service | Number on Order | Number of Seats |
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| GAF N22B Nomad | 1 | - | - |
| Bell 206 B helicopter | 6 | - | - |
| Bell 206 L3 & L4 helicopter | 2 | - | - |
| Beechcraft King Air 200 | 1 | - | - |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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