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Songbird Airways (formerly ''Sky King'') is a charter airline based in Orlando, Florida. Sky King was founded in July 1990 to fly for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Sky King operated flights from Florida to Cuba on behalf of Customer Service Providers (CSPs). Sky King also conducted flights of deportees to undisclosed destinations on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In the past, the airline provided charter service to sports teams and businesses using Boeing 737 aircraft sporting various seat configurations. The airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 9, 2010, after it was unable to meet the payment demands of one of its largest creditors, fuel supplier Mercury Air Group. It filed for bankruptcy again in 2012.〔(Sky King Airlines files for bankruptcy, Herald-Tribune, September 20, 2012. )〕 Sky King emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 3, 2014 upon confirmation by the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Trustee's Plan of Reorganization.〔(United States Bankruptcy Court, Order of Confirmation, Sky King, Inc., October 3, 2014 )〕 Sky King was acquired by AerLine Holdings LLC on October 24, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/29431-floridian-charter-specialist-sky-king-eyes-relaunch )〕 Service was resumed on December 22, 2014 after the United States Department of Transportation found the carrier "fit, willing and able" to resume service with up to ten aircraft.〔(D.O.T. Final Order of Fitness, Sky King, Inc., December 22, 2014 )〕 == History == The airline began operations in July 1990 as a privately held company to fly for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Initially, the company provided service for the Kansas City Kings in a single BAC One-Eleven under FAR-125. In 2002, Sky King received its FAR-121 certificate and 98% of the company’s flying was for hockey teams. A series of events in 2005, including the NHL lockout, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the spike in jet fuel prices required Sky King to find an alternate way of running its business. This resulted in the adoption of the ACMI (Aircraft Crew Maintenance and Insurance) model and a partnership with Gold Transportation was forged. Today, Sky King is a leading passenger charter airline company providing dedicated ACMI services both domestically and internationally. In March 2010, Sky King filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Sky King emerged from this Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2011. Following a successful reorganization in June 2010, the airline moved its headquarters from Sacramento, California to Lakeland, Florida. By moving to Lakeland, Sky King was able to reduce its maintenance costs by eliminating cross-country ferry flights) and focus on expanding the east coast markets it served. In October, 2010, Sky King was purchased by Aviation Capital Partners Group and shifted its focus away from private charters and towards providing scheduled services. At the end of 2010, Sky King had over 270 employees. At the end of August 2012, Sky King returned three aircraft to its owner, AerSale, in Roswell, NM. At the same time, Sky King again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and laid off over 20 pilots, 30 flight attendants, and others in operations, maintenance, and the Lakeland office. In December 2013, Sky King furloughed/laid off nearly half of staff across all departments and returned one airplane to the leasing company. As of December 31, 2013, Sky King had two airplanes in its fleet, one of which had been grounded for several months with a bad engine that needed replaced. Also in December, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed that Sky King owed $23,424.26 in taxes to New Jersey from 2009, thus prohibited from doing air charter business with Atlantic City casinos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.njdge.org/docs/Rulings/2013/dec1_dec15_2013/c3_skyking.pdf )〕 Sky King emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 3, 2014 upon confirmation by the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Trustee's Plan of Reorganization.〔(United States Bankruptcy Court, Order of Confirmation, Sky King, Inc., October 3, 2014 )〕 Sky King was acquired by AerLine Holdings LLC on October 24, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/29431-floridian-charter-specialist-sky-king-eyes-relaunch )〕 Service was resumed on December 22, 2014 after the United States Department of Transportation found the carrier "fit, willing and able" to resume service with up to ten aircraft.〔(D.O.T. Final Order of Fitness, Sky King, Inc., December 22, 2014 )〕 In June 2015, the name was changed to ''Songbird Airways''.〔(Sky King changes name to Songbird Airways ). CH-Aviation. Retrieved June 06, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Songbird Airways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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