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MARKET REPORTPOLISH OPERATORS SPRINTSKYTAXI DISPLAY COLORFULIVERIES ACROSS EUROPEANSTORY AND PHOTOS BY ERYL CRUMPPOLISH REGIONAL AIRLINESARE MAKING THEIR COLORFULMARK ON AIRPORTS ACROSSEUROPE WITH THEIR MULTI-COLORED FLEET OF SAAB340As.SprintAir, part of the SprintAirGroup, operates domestic passengerservices from its base inWarsaw to various destinationsin Poland. SprintAir also operatesregional freight services acrossEurope on behalf of freight forwardersincluding UPS and DHL.Operating 11 Saab 340As,SprintAir flies five freighterconversions, four QC versionsand two others, both obtainedfrom Australian carrier RegionalExpress earlier this year, in passengerconfiguration.All Saab 340As are painted in thesame basic color scheme, but thetail and fuselage logos and stylingsport paint in greens, blues, redsand orange.SprintAir President Jan Szczepkowskinotes the airline was originally setup in 2003, under the name AirPolonia Cargo. It started freightand mail flights in April 2004,with three Let L-410s.Later that year, the airline wasrenamed to SkyExpress andacquired its first Saab 340A. BetweenApril 2006 and April 2007,the airline started scheduleddomestic passenger operationsunder the Direct Fly brand. Afterthose flights were suspended,the airline continued freightoperations.In January 2008, SprintAir Groupwas established, and the airlinechanged its name to SprintAir.The passenger operation restartedsoon afterwards.SkyTaxi operates fromWroclawMeanwhile, another Polish airline,SkyTaxi, operates “on demand”and charter services from itsWroclaw base. Two Saab 340Ascurrently comprise the fleet andhave been seen across Europe.During the last football (soccer)season, they were seen regularlyflying French team FC Sochaux-Montbéliard to away games.SkyTaxi was established in theyear 2000 at a small grass airfieldnear Opole, Poland. The fleet10 MARKET REPORT | October 2009
MARKET REPORTSPRINTAIR SAAB 340AsSPORT PAINT IN GREENS,REDS AND BLUESAIR ANDLSKIESthen consisted of a six-seat PiperSeneca II, and the first flight wasto Warsaw. The base was switchedto Wroclaw in the fall of 2000flying to many destinations allover Europe.SKYTAXI SAAB 340AsOPERATE ON DEMAND,CHARTER SERVICES FROMITS WROCLAW BASE“By the end of 2001, we made adecision to enlarge our fleet anda Cessna T303 Crusader waspurchased. A much larger aircraftwas required by mid-2005 tomeet market requirements. Afterevaluating various types, theSaab 340A was selected,” SkyTaxiChief Executive Officer GregRybczynski tells Saab MarketReport. The Quick Change versionwas delivered to Wroclaw inNovember and was put straight towork. Rybczynski said the secondaircraft was delivered in the fallof 2008.MARKET REPORT | October 200911
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