Ukraine International Airlines

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Ukraine International Airlines
Міжнародні Авіалінії України
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
Key people
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%).

Boeing 737-200 at London Gatwick Airport in 2004. This aircraft has now been sold
Boeing 737-200 at London Gatwick Airport in 2004. This aircraft has now been sold

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:

European scheduled destinations:

Southwest Asia scheduled destinations:

Middle East scheduled destinations:

[edit] Fleet

Ukraine International Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2008):

The company also overlooks lease of 2 Boeing 777 to begin long-range flights, however it is highly unlikely.

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