Ukraine International Airlines

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Ukraine International Airlines

IATA PS	ICAO AUI	Callsign UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL
Founded		1 October 1992
Hubs		Boryspil State International Airport (KBP)
Frequent flyer program		Panorama Club
Member lounge		N/A
Alliance		Swissair, Austrian Airlines
Fleet size		12
Destinations		25
Parent company		Ukraine International Airline
Headquarters		Kiev, Ukraine
Key people		N/A (CEO), N/A (CFO)
Website: http://www.flyuia.com/

Ukraine International Airlines (Ukrainian: Міжнародні Авіалінії України, Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny, [ˌmiʒnaˈrodni ˌɑviɑˈliniji ˌukraˈjinɪ]) is an airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger and cargo services to some cities in western Europe. Its main base is Boryspil State International Airport (KBP).

1 History
2 Services
3 Fleet
4 References
5 External links

[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 UIAB (Austrian/Swiss Airlines) (22.5%), Debis AirFinance (6%) and the State Property Fund of Ukraine.

Its ambitious 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 had to concentrate on its core Western European destinations and domestic flying.