- Sabah Air
Infobox Airline
airline=Sabah Air
"Penerbangan Negeri Sabah"
logo_size=138
IATA=SA
ICAO=SAX
callsign=SABAH AIR
parent=Sabah State Ministry of Finance
founded=1975
headquarters=Kota Kinabalu ,Malaysia
key_people= The General Manager
fleet_size= 7
destinations=Charter
company_slogan=See Sabah by Air...Fly Sabah Air
website= [http://www.sabahair.com.my Sabah Air]Penerbangan Sabah Sdn Bhd, trading as Sabah Air ("Malay": Penerbangan Sabah), is an
airline based inSabah ,Malaysia .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. TheAir 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.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.
Incidents and accidents
On
June 6 ,1976 11 lives including the first chief minister of SabahTun Fuad Stephens and some state cabinet members were lost in an air crash over Sembulan village inKota Kinabalu district. The plane which was on its way to Kota Kinabalu airport fromLabuan , crashed about 30 minutes after taking off. Until this date, no formal report appears to have been made.Fleet
As of January
2007 the Sabah Air fleet includes [Flight International , 3-9 October 2006] :External links
* [http://www.sabahair.com.my Sabah Air]
* [http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/42433 Review of the air crash] atMalaysiakini .
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19760606-0&lang=en]References
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