Scanderbegair is a New York based airline which was formed with the intention of implementing an air link to their homeland for ethnic Kosovans. The flights are operated under the AOC of Sacramento, CA based Sky King who operate a B767 registered N712AX in the colors of Scanderbegair. The B767 is used to operate the New York - Kosovo flight which fuel stop in Liege.
For the past number of weeks the New York - Pristina flight has been operated by wet leased Air Italy B757 EI-IGB which has fuel stopped in Shannon.
On Saturday morning last EI-IGB returned to Milan Malpensa from JFK, as SGB 8776.
Today's Pristina - JFK flight was operated by Air Italy B767-300 I-AIGG (the former Thomson G-OBYC). Pictured above 'Song Bird 720' is seen on finals to R24 at lunchtime today.
For those with an interest in history, Iskander Beg, or Skanderbeg after whom the airline is named was a 15th century national hero for Albanians who fought the Ottoman Empire for over twenty years.
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