8/27/2015: SkyGreece Suspends Operations

DALLAS – Today in Aviation, Athens (ATH) based SkyGreece Airlines (GW) ceased operations in 2015.

The carrier was founded in 2012 by a group of Greek-Canadian entrepreneurs and a retired priest. They aimed to offer “authentic Greek hospitality,” and allow Greek ex-pats to travel to their homeland.

Some of the airline’s newly hired crew pose for a promotional shot in front of its 767. Photo: SkyGreece Airlines.

Initial Aircraft


An ex-Martinair Holland (MP) Boeing 767-300ER (SX-BPN) named ‘Taxiarhis’ was acquired in December 2013 to operate services between ATH and North America. It also planned to use an Airbus A340-300 read more ⇒

Source:: “Airways Magazine”

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