Aerosvit Airlines
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| Aerosvit - Ukrainian Airlines | ||
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| IATA VV |
ICAO AEW |
Callsign AEROSVIT |
| Founded | 25 March 1994 | |
| Hubs | Boryspil International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Meridian Club | |
| Fleet size | 25 (+17 orders, 9 options) | |
| Destinations | 60 | |
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Key people | Aron Mayberg (General Director) | |
| Website: http://www.aerosvit.com/ | ||
CJSC "Aircompany "Aerosvit" (Ukrainian: ЗАТ «авіакомпанія «Аеросвіт», which means "sky world"), operating as Aerosvit-Ukrainian Airlines (Ukrainian: АероСвіт-Українські авіаланії, AeroSvit-Ukrayinski avialinii) is an airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. It is the largest Ukrainian carrier, operating scheduled domestic services to 11 cities and international services directly or by codeshare to 20 destinations in Europe. It also has long-haul international services to China, India, Thailand, Canada and the USA, as well as charter services. Its main base is Boryspil Airport, Kiev.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established on March 25, 2001 and started operations in April 1994 with flights from Kiev to Tel Aviv, Odessa, Thessaloniki, Athens and Larnaca in co-operation with Air Ukraine.[1] In October 1994 it started to dry-lease Boeing 737-200 aircraft as the network expanded to include flights to Moscow. It was the first European passenger airline to use Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.[citation needed]
Aerosvit Airlines is owned by State Property Fund of Ukraine (22%), Aerotur-Agency for Air Communications and Tourism (40%) and Gilward Investments (Netherlands) (38%). It has 1,447 employees as of March 2007).[1]
[edit] Service
Aerosvit has 2-class (business and economy) cabins in all of its international flights.
Business class passengers are in most cases provided with a menu, in which they have 3-4 options of order for every dish (main,secondary,desert,drink). Economy class passengers have two options of meals. Aerosvit, unlike many other airlines, still serves meals without special purchase. This includes absolutely all flights. On long-range flights general meals are offered twice, with a snack between them. The company also offers all passengers to order special food (fees may apply) 24 hours prior to flight. On long-haul routes business class passengers are offered personal audio/video menu. There is also a duty-free shop on all international flights.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
In December 1997 Aerosvit Flight 241 crashed near Thessaloniki, killing all 70 people aboard.[2]
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Code Share agreements
Aerosvit partner airlines.
[edit] Fleet
The Aerosvit Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2008)[3]:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
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| Antonov An-148 | (10 orders) | 70 - 80 | |
| Antonov An-24 | 7 | 40-50 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | 118 (10/108) | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 (1 order) |
130 (12/118) | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 7 | 153 (15/138) | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 3 | 106 (10/96) | |
| Boeing 737-800 | (7 orders) (7 options) |
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| Boeing 767-300ER | 5 | 231 (24/207) | one aircraft is operated by EuroAtlantic Airways |
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