Sky Pasada

History

SkyPasada started in 2005 as the WCC Pilot Academy (now WCC Aeronautical and Technical College), an aviation school established by World Citi Colleges, which was an educational institution in Cubao, Quezon City founded by the Guico family of Binalonan, Pangasinan. In 2008, the aviation school began operating from a private airstrip that the family built in Binalonan.

On 19 February 2010, the Guico family founded SkyPasada and began offering charter flights to various destinations in Northern Luzon after it signed a memorandum of understanding with the provincial governments of Batanes, Cagayan and Isabela to launch the Northern Luzon Aeronautical Highway. The aeronautical highway was a project of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is a cousin of the company's founder.

Its initial routes included flights from Tuguegarao to Maconacon, Isabela and Basco, Batanes, flights from Cauayan, Isabela to Maconancon and Palanan, Isabela, as well as a flight from Laoag to Batanes. In June 2010, the company began offering flights to Baguio via Loakan Airport and Boracay via Caticlan Airport.

On 1 July 2010, the airline temporarily suspended operations after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines ordered the company to repair its fleet of two Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft to conform to international standards. It resumed operations on 29 May 2011.

Destinations

As of July 2024, Sky Pasada flies to the following domestic destinations:

• Basco - Basco Airport
• Binalonan - Binalonan Airfield
• Calayan - Calayan Airport
• Cauayan - Cauayan Airport
• Laoag - Laoag International Airport
• Maconacon - Maconacon Airport
• Palanan - Palanan Airport
• Tuguegarao - Tuguegarao Airport
• Baguio - Loakan Airport

Fleet

As of April 2024, Sky Pasada's fleet includes the following aircraft:

Incidents

• On 9 February 2012, Sky Pasada flight SP0633, a Let L-410 operating from Basco, Batanes to Itbayat, Batanes, overran the runway due to strong winds. As a result, the landing gear of the aircraft was destroyed.

References

References

1. (May 30, 2019). "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS". [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]].
2. "The WCC Story".
3. Micua, Leonardo. (19 February 2010). "PGMA launches first aeronautical highway in the North".
4. (20 February 2010). "PGMA receives from Binalonan Mayor Ramon Guico Jr. the MOA to promote development of the North Luzon Aeronautical Highway".
5. Corsino, Nikka. (10 June 2010). "Arroyo cousin’s airline launches Baguio, Batanes flights".
6. (19 February 2010). "PGMA opens "Aeronautical Highway" of Northern Luzon".
7. (13 June 2010). "'Sky Pasada' offers flights to Baguio".
8. Agreda, JM. (20 May 2010). "Air travel starts Baguio flights".
9. Palangchao, Harley. (4 July 2010). "Baguio back to no fly zone after Sky Pasada puts on hold flights".
10. Catajan, Ma. Elena. (5 July 2010). "Sky Pasada to slash cargo rates for vegetables".
11. "Basco, Batanes".
12. "Binalonan, Pangasinan".
13. "Calayan, Isabela".
14. "Cauayan, Isabela".
15. "Maconacon, Isabela".
16. "Palanan, Isabela".
17. "Tuguegarao, Cagayan".
18. "Baguio, Benguet".
19. Sotelo, Yolanda. (10 February 2012). "Strong winds push plane off runway in Batanes".