Its main base was Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia.

The airline was established in March 2006 by a consortium of investors which included KrasAir CEO Boris Abramovich, EBRD, Altima Partners and others, becoming Russia's first low-cost airline.

Only 20 days after the only other Russian low-cost airline, Avianova, ceased its operations, Sky Express also decided to stop all flights from 29 October 2011.

Its fleet and brand name was transferred to Kuban Airlines.

[citation needed] As of March 2011, Sky Express served the following destinations:[2] Additionally, Sky Express operated charter flights on a seasonal basis to the following destinations during the summer of 2009 and 2010:[3] The Sky Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft in November 2011:[citation needed] Media related to Sky Express at Wikimedia Commons