Ukraine International Airlines
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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).
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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 invested $5.4 million and became a shareholder. 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.
Services
Ukraine International Airlines operates the following services (July 2006):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Luhansk, Odessa and Simferopol.
- European scheduled destinations: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin (Tegel International Airport), Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Lisbon, London (London Gatwick Airport), London (London Heathrow Airport), Madrid, Milan (Malpensa International Airport), Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport), Rome (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport), Vienna and Zurich.
- Middle East scheduled destinations: Kuwait.
Fleet
Ukraine International Airlines operates the following aircraft (at September 2005):
- 3 Boeing 737-300
- 4 Boeing 737-400
- 2 Boeing 737-500
External links
- [Ukraine International Airlines]
- [Ukraine International Airlines Fleet Detail]
- [Ukraine International Airlines Passenger Opinions]
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