SkyAlps, seven planes "temporarily" suspended by ENAC: fleet halved. What happened
Today, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, started in the worst way for SkyAlps. The company, which has [...]
Today's day, Tuesday, March 4 2025, started in the worst way for SkyAlps. The company, which is based at Bolzano airport, has "parked" 7 of the aircraft that make up its fleet. The reason? ENAC - the National Civil Aviation Authority - noted "a number of nonconformities" related to aircraft maintenance.
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Specifically, as stated in a note released by ENAC, "the discrepancies revealed the existence of deficiencies in aircraft maintenance attestations with respect to the flight safety regulatory requirements set by EU Reg. 1321/2012." Not only that, ENAC also writes that "the attestations provided by a company technician in charge of carrying out maintenance, who has been banned from accessing all airports where Sky Alps operates, did not comply."
The National Authority for Civil Aviation, from Feb. 26 to 28, conducted "an extraordinary audit with a team of its own inspectors at Sky Alps headquarters," following which it was decided to ground as many as 7 planes "temporarily."
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When can the seven aircraft start flying again? Hard to say at the moment. "The return to service," ENAC points out, "may take place after completion of appropriate corrective actions to be proposed by Sky Alps and previously accepted by the Enac team in charge of certification and oversight of the company, this in coordination with the Maltese aviation authority, competent for the state of registration of the aircraft.
SkyAlps, founded in 2020, has a fleet of 14 aircraft, all De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400. The company - which maintains air operator certification - "efforts are being made to replace idle machines with other aircraft."
