Velvet Sky (airline)

Velvet Sky
IATA ICAO Call sign
VZ VEL VELVET
Founded2009 (2009)
Commenced operations22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)
Ceased operations27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
Operating bases
Hubs
Fleet size4 (in 2012)
Destinations5 (in 2012)
Parent companyExcalibur Aerospace[1]
HeadquartersDurban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Key people
  • Stephen Nthite (Chairman)
  • Dhevan Pillay (CEO)
  • Paul Green (Director Flight Operations)
  • Captain Neil Brough (Chief Training Captain)[2]
Websitewww.flyvelvetsky.com (defunct)
Boeing 737-300 of Velvet Sky

Velvet Sky was a low cost airline based at the King Shaka International Airport near Durban, South Africa. The airline launched in March 2011.[3] It ceased operations in February 2012 and was liquidated in May 2012.

  1. ^ Engineering News – Macdonald Holdings sells Velvet Sky to Excalibur Aerospace
  2. ^ Velvet Sky – Our People
  3. ^ "Business Day". Retrieved 1 September 2017.