Ukraine International Airlines
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| Ukraine International Airlines Міжнародні Авіалінії України |
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| IATA PS |
ICAO AUI |
Callsign UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL |
| Founded | 1 October 1992 | |
| Hubs | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | |
| Frequent flyer program | Panorama Club | |
| Fleet size | 15 | |
| Destinations | 27 | |
| Parent company | State Property Fund of Ukraine | |
| Headquarters | Kiev, Ukraine | |
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| Website: http://www.flyuia.com/ | ||
CJSC "Ukraine International Airlines" (Ukrainian: ЗАТ "Авіакомпанія "Міжнародні Авіалінії України"), Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny, [ˌmiʒnaˈrodni ˌɑviɑˈliniji ˌukraˈjinɪ]) is a flag carrier airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger and cargo services to cities in western Europe. Its main base is Boryspil International Airport (KBP).
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 1 October 1992 and started operations on 25 November 1992. It was one of the first joint ventures with foreign capital in Ukraine and was the first airline in the CIS to introduce new Boeing 737 aircraft. The founding shareholders were the Ukrainian Association of Civil Aviation and Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), an Irish aircraft leasing company. In 1996, Austrian Airlines and Swissair became shareholders, investing US$9 million in new equity. In 2000, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development became a shareholder by investing $5.4 million. The airline is owned by Austrian Airlines (22,5%), Aer Cap (6%), EBRD (9,9%) and the State Property Fund of Ukraine (61,6%).
Its growth plans that included expansion into Eastern Europe and North America were brought to a halt by a rapid expansion of its domestic rival, private Aerosvit Airlines. As the routes it was intending to introduce had already been taken up by its more aggressive competitor, Ukraine International has had to concentrate on its core Western European destinations.
[edit] Destinations
Ukraine International Airlines operates the following services (at March 2008):
Domestic scheduled destinations:
- Kyiv (Boryspil International Airport)
- Lviv (Lviv International Airport)
- Simferopol (Simferopol Airport)
- Odesa (Odessa Airport)
European scheduled destinations:
- Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport)
- Barcelona (Barcelona International Airport)
- Berlin (Tegel International Airport)
- Brussels (Brussels Airport)
- Dusseldorf (Düsseldorf International Airport)
- Frankfurt (Frankfurt International Airport)
- Helsinki (Helsinki-Vantaa Airport)
- Lisbon (Portela Airport)
- London (London Gatwick Airport)
- Madrid (Barajas International Airport)
- Milan (Malpensa International Airport)
- Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
- Rome (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport)
- Vienna (Vienna International Airport)
- Zürich (Zürich International Airport)
Southwest Asia scheduled destinations:
Middle East scheduled destinations:
- Doha (Doha International Airport)
- Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
- Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport)
- Sharm el Sheikh (Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport)
[edit] Fleet
Ukraine International Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2008):
- 1 Antonov An-24 - the airline does not include this aircraft in its official fleet
- 4 Boeing 737-300 seats: 132 (34/89), retrofit with winglets started in March 2008 (UR-GAH)
- 5 Boeing 737-400 seats:167,
- 6 Boeing 737-500 seats: 102 (18/84),
The company also overlooks lease of 2 Boeing 777 to begin long-range flights, however it is highly unlikely.
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