Icaro Air is an airline based in Quito, Ecuador. It operates domestic passenger services under the name of Icaro Express, as well as fixed-wing and helicopter charters. Its main base is Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito.

Destinations

Icaro Air operates services to the following scheduled destinations (at January 2005):

• Ecuador
• El Coca
• Cuenca
• Esmeraldas
• Guayaquil
• Loja
• Lago Agrio
• Manta
• Quito.

Trivia

Icaro Air, in an effort to increase passenger number, has recently begun employing female lingerie models to walk the aisles of the airplanes during flights. Icaro press releases have described the practice as an entertainment for the average business traveler.

Incidents

One Fokker F28 Mk4000 (HC-CDT) which was operated for barcelona S.C. was involved in an accident in Quito airport on September 22, 2008. It skidded off Quito runway. Major airplane damage, 62 passenger on board, no deaths.

Fleet

The Icaro Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 24 September 2008) :

• 2 Boeing 737-200 (which are leased from Safair)
• 1 Bombardier Dash 8-200
• 2 Fokker F28 Mk4000 (one aircraft is operated for B.S.C Barcelona)

External links

• Icaro Air
• Icaro Air Fleet

References