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Ukraine International ceased being a member<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flyingblue.fr/en/partners/airline/airline-ukraine-international-airlines/presentation|title=Flying Blue - Ukraine International|website=flyingblue.fr}}</ref> of the [[Flying Blue]] rewards programme as of 1 January 2019.
Ukraine International ceased being a member<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flyingblue.fr/en/partners/airline/airline-ukraine-international-airlines/presentation|title=Flying Blue - Ukraine International|website=flyingblue.fr}}</ref> of the [[Flying Blue]] rewards programme as of 1 January 2019.


Ukraine International Airlines informs about the delay of 22 flights, which has occurred in the evening of 29 January at Boryspil Airport. The delays were caused by the failure in refueling aircraft with aviation fuel<ref>https://www.flyuia.com/ua/en/news/2019/failure-of-fueling-at-boryspil-airport</ref>
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Ukraine International Airlines posted a net loss of almost Hr 2.7 billion (about $100 million) in 2018, or about nine times more than it lost in 2017, Ukrainian media reported on March 25, citing a UIA investor report.


This is the second year in a row that the company has made a loss, despite seeing growth in passengers. According to a February statement by company head Yuri Miroshnikov, UIA is struggling to stay profitable in the face of growing competition from budget airlines. In 2017, the company recorded a Hr 304 million loss.<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/business/ukraine-international-airlines-net-loss-up-by-nine-times.html</ref>
This is the second year in a row that the company has made a loss, despite seeing growth in passengers. According to a February statement by company head Yuri Miroshnikov, UIA is struggling to stay profitable in the face of growing competition from budget airlines. In 2017, the company recorded a Hr 304 million loss.<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/business/ukraine-international-airlines-net-loss-up-by-nine-times.html</ref>

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Ukraine International Airlines posted a net loss of almost Hr 2.7 billion (about $100 million) in 2018, or about nine times more than it lost in 2017, Ukrainian media reported on March 25, citing a UIA investor report.


== Corporate affairs ==
== Corporate affairs ==

Revision as of 16:24, 17 April 2019

"Ukraine Airlines" redirects here. For other uses, see List of airlines of Ukraine.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)
Міжнародні Авіалінії України (МАУ)
File:Ukraine International Airlines Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
PS[1] AUI UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL
Founded1 October 1992
HubsBoryspil International Airport
Frequent-flyer programPanorama Club
Fleet size41
Destinations88
Holding company#Parent companyCapital Investment Project LLC (74%)
HeadquartersKiev, Ukraine
Key peopleYuri Miroshnikov, President[2]
Websiteflyuia.com

Ukraine International Airlines PJSC, often shortended to UIA (Ukrainian: Авіакомпанія Міжнародні Авіалінії України, Aviakompaniya Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny, [ˌɑwijɑkɔmˈpɑnʲijɑ miʒnɑˈrɔdnʲi ˌɑwijɑˈlʲinʲiji ukrɑˈjɪnɪ]), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ukraine,[3] with its head office in Kiev[4] and its main hub at Kiev's Boryspil International Airport. It operates domestic and international passenger flights and cargo services to Europe, the Middle East, the United States,[5] Canada,[6] and Asia.

History

Early history

A former Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-200 in 1998

The airline was established on 1 October 1992 and started operations on 25 November 1992 with a Kiev-London flight. It was one of the first "joint ventures with foreign capital" in Ukraine and the first airline in the former Soviet Union to use new Boeing 737-400 aircraft.[citation needed] 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 $9 million USD in new equity.[citation needed]

The airline began cargo operations with a Boeing 737-200 aircraft on 13 November 1994 to London and Amsterdam.

In 2000, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development became a shareholder by investing $5.4 million. In 2006, UIA adopted a new classification system for freight operations[clarification needed] which allowed the airline to carry a wider range of goods, ranging from live animals to fresh food and valuable objects. Additionally, an express service was introduced to meet the needs of customers wishing to make use of expedited cargo delivery services.[citation needed]

Developments since 2013

Ukraine International Airlines' first Boeing 777-200ER delivered in February 2018

In the first half of 2013, the airline's traffic rose by 60% to 2,200,000 passengers. According to the company's president Yuri Myroshnikov, the UIA planned to achieve the same 2013 yearly results (i.e. to reach yearly traffic of 4,400,000).[7] On 25 April 2014, UIA began non-stop flights from Kiev to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.[8] Also in 2013, due to the demise of competitor Aerosvit, UIA launched new flights from Ukraine to Baku in Azerbaijan, Yerevan in Armenia, Larnaca in Cyprus, Munich in Germany, Warsaw in Poland, Vilnius in Lithuania, Prague in the Czech Republic, Athens in Greece, Batumi in Georgia, Moscow (Sheremetyevo Airport), Yekaterinburg, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, and Sochi in Russia, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and in 2014, New York City in the United States.[9]

In October 2015 UIA was banned by Russian government from flying to Russian destinations as a response to a ban by Ukrainian government of Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine.[10]

Since June 2016 most of UIA's international flights are sold with the basic "hand luggage-only tariff". If passengers are booking this tariff and want to check in luggage, fees up to USD 60 per flight will be charged.[11] Also since summer 2016 UIA wetleases an ERJ 145 from Dniproavia (also of the group "Privat") for daily services to Chernivtsi (because the condition of the airport doesn't allow E-190 and B737-operations) [12]

On 14 June 2016 the offices of UIA were searched because of an investigation of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine concerning passenger fees not paid to the State Aviation Fund.[13]

As of 22 June 2016, the ownership structure is registered as the following: 74.1627% Capital Investment Project, Ukraine and 15.9108% Ontobet Promotions Ltd, Cyprus.[14]

In March 2018, Ukraine International announced a fleet modernisation plan. While the first of three pre-owned Boeing 777-200ER had already been delivered, the airline expects several new Boeing 737 and Embraer 195 aircraft during the year to replace the last Boeing 737 Classics.[15]

Ukraine International ceased being a member[16] of the Flying Blue rewards programme as of 1 January 2019.

Ukraine International Airlines informs about the delay of 22 flights, which has occurred in the evening of 29 January at Boryspil Airport. The delays were caused by the failure in refueling aircraft with aviation fuel[17]

This is the second year in a row that the company has made a loss, despite seeing growth in passengers. According to a February statement by company head Yuri Miroshnikov, UIA is struggling to stay profitable in the face of growing competition from budget airlines. In 2017, the company recorded a Hr 304 million loss.[18]

Ukraine International Airlines posted a net loss of almost Hr 2.7 billion (about $100 million) in 2018, or about nine times more than it lost in 2017, Ukrainian media reported on March 25, citing a UIA investor report.

Corporate affairs

In February 2011, the Ukrainian government sold its 61.6% stake in UIA to three existing minority shareholders for UAH 287 million  (USD 36.2 million). As of 26 July 2013, the airline was owned by Ukraine-based Capital Investment Project LLC (74%) and Cyprus-based Ontobet Promotions Limited (26%)[19][20] The owners are represented by Aron Mayberg, a business partner of Igor Kolomoyskyi and the former CEO of the bankrupt AeroSvit Airlines, from which partially licences and planes were transferred to Ukraine International Airlines.[21]

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), the country’s national carrier, is to slow down its expansion plans in order to stabilise its financial performance and climb out of the red.[22]

Destinations

Countries served by Ukraine International Airlines as of September 2018
Main article: List of Ukraine International Airlines destinations

UIA connects Ukraine to over 80 destinations in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as to New York City[23] and Toronto[24] from its base at Boryspil Airport, and also operates domestic flights. UIA serves over 1000 flights per week.[25] Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is being forced to make some involuntary changes to its summer 2019 flight schedules, with reduced frequencies and capacity on some selected routes.[26]

Codeshare agreements

Ukraine International Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[27]

Fleet

UIA Boeing 737-800
UIA Boeing 767-300ER

The Ukraine International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of January 2019:[30]

Ukraine International Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y+ Y Total
Boeing 737-800 24 — — — 186 186
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 3 TBA Deliveries in 2019[31]
Boeing 737-900ER 4 — — — 189 189
215 215
Boeing 767-300ER 4 — 12 38 211 261 To be phased out from 2019 until 2020[32]
Boeing 777-200ER 3 — 21 16 324 361
Embraer 190 5 — 8 — 96 104
Embraer 195 1 1 — — 116 116 Deliveries since 2019
Total 41 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ "UIA Management Team - Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Ukraine International Airlines."
  4. ^ "Contact Ukraine International Airlines." Ukraine International Airlines. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "ADDRESS: UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES 201-203, Kharkivske Road, Kiev, 02121, Ukraine"
  5. ^ "Ukraine International Airlines launches direct Kyiv–New York flights". KyivPost. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ^ Liu, Jim (29 November 2017). "Ukraine International plans Toronto launch in June 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ МАУ похвасталась ростом пассажиропотока и планами начать полеты в США. Korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). UNIAN. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  8. ^ "UIA opened ticket sales for Kiev – New York non-stop scheduled service". Ukraine International Airlines. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. ^ [1] Archived 29 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Kiev, Agence France-Presse in (25 October 2015). "Russia and Ukraine suspend direct flights between countries". the Guardian.
  11. ^ "Official site of UIA – Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) (Ukraine)". FlyUIA.
  12. ^ "Ukraine Int'l Airlines to wet-lease an ERJ-145 this summer".
  13. ^ "One airline fights to retain pre-eminence in Ukraine - Jun. 16, 2016". 16 June 2016.
  14. ^ "АТ "МІЖНАРОДНІ АВІАЛІНІЇ УКРАЇНИ" - Smida". www.smida.gov.ua.
  15. ^ rusaviainsider.com - Ukraine International Airlines adjusts 2018 fleet expansion plans 22 March 2018
  16. ^ "Flying Blue - Ukraine International". flyingblue.fr.
  17. ^ https://www.flyuia.com/ua/en/news/2019/failure-of-fueling-at-boryspil-airport
  18. ^ https://www.kyivpost.com/business/ukraine-international-airlines-net-loss-up-by-nine-times.html
  19. ^ "UIA now under control of Cyprus based Ontobet Promotions". ch-aviation. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  20. ^ "List of shareholders of UIA (in Ukrainian)". Ukrainian state register of shareholders. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Aron Mayberg: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
  22. ^ http://www.rusaviainsider.com/ukraines-flag-carrier-places-financial-stability-ahead-expansion/
  23. ^ "Ukraine International Airlines launches direct Kyiv–New York flights". KyivPost. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  24. ^ Liu, Jim (29 November 2017). "Ukraine International plans Toronto launch in June 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Информация о МАУ - Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)". www.flyuia.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  26. ^ http://www.rusaviainsider.com/b737-max-delays-force-uia-amend-flight-schedules/
  27. ^ "Profile on Ukraine International Airlines". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ Liu, Jim (10 November 2017). "TAP Air Portugal / Ukraine International expands codeshare routes in W17". Routesonline. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  29. ^ Liu, Jim (22 March 2018). "TAP Air Portugal expands Ukraine International codeshare in S18". Routesonline. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  30. ^ "UIA Fleet – Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) (Ukraine)". FlyUIA.
  31. ^ "МАУ получит Boeing 737 MAX в 2019 году | avianews.com". www.avianews.com (in Russian). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  32. ^ "МАУ перестанет летать на Boeing 737 Classic в 2018 году - avianews.com". www.avianews.com.

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