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HORNBILL SKYWAYS SDN BHD
Corporate Office: Level 2 Bangunan Yayasan Sarawak Jalan Masjid, 93400 Kuching
T (082) 415 737
W hornbillskyways.com
Kuching HQ
North Pan Hangar
Kuching International Airport 93528 Kuching, Sarawak
T (082) 455 737
Miri Base
Miri International Airport 98008 Miri, Sarawak
T (085) 611 066
(085) 616 400 New Hangar
Hornbill Skyways has been providing air travel to the remotest and most densely forested areas of Sabah and Sarawak since 1978. The Company’s HQ and principal operational base is at Kuching International Airport. It also maintains a base in Miri to serve the northern region of Sarawak, meeting the aviation needs
of Miri/Mulu, Bintulu, Limbang and even Kota Kinabalu in neighbouring Sabah.
Aircraft are available for passenger charter, sightseeing flights, aerial filming and photography, emergency
medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and
Built for comfort: Hornbill’s state-of-the-art Bombardier Challenger CL605 executive jet.
aerial surveying (including aerial mapping, powerline surveys, timber surveys and geospatial imaging) as well as conventional and underslung freight/cargo transport with ground handling services.
Hornbill Skyways is owned by Sarawak State Government agencies and one of its principal tasks is flying VVIPs, including the Governor and
the Chief Minister. The company is uncompromising when it comes to standards
of safety and quality and
also provides back up equipment, comprehensive maintenance and associated ancillary assistance for
its fleet. Its engineering facilities and personnel have the capacity to provide a
wide range of maintenance, repair and ground handling services, all of which meet the strictest requirements of the Department of Civil Aviation of Malaysia.
The Hornbill Skyways fleet
includes 10 rotary-wing and four fixed-wing aircraft. The helicopter fleet comprises two 6-seater Bell 206 L4 Long Ranger, one 4-seater Bell 206 B3 Jet Ranger,
five twin engine Eurocopter EC135 with 5-seat executive layout and one twin engine Eurocopter EC155 with 5-seat executive layout. Fixed-wing aircraft include one 5-seater Beechcraft Super King Air B200 GT turboprop, two 8-seater Beechcraft King
Air 350i turboprops and
one 12-seater Bombardier Challenger CL605 executive jet.
Aerial Photography made simple: the Bell 206 L4 Long Ranger’s doors dismount quickly and easily.