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Air Ukraine(Ukrainian:Авіалінії УкраїниAvialiniyi Ukrayiny) was a state-ownedairlinefromUkraine,serving asflag carrierof the country from 1992 to 2002. Headquartered inKyiv,[2]Air Ukraine operated scheduled passenger and cargo flights mostly on domestic routes or within theCommonwealth of Independent States,but also to global destinations.
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2002(flight operations suspended) 2004(AOCrevoked)[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Boryspil International Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kyiv,Ukraine | ||||||
History
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TheDissolution of the Soviet Unionduring 1990 and 1991 lead to thesplit-upof former Soviet carrierAeroflotin 1992, with Air Ukraine being founded out of the Aeroflot's Kyiv directorate.[1]Soon, other Ukrainian divisions were merged into it to create a national airline.[citation needed]
In December 2002, Air Ukraine was declared to be bankrupt.[3]Attempts to relaunch the company by merging it withAerosvit AirlinesorUkraine International Airlinesfailed, and theairline licensewas finally withdrawn on 23 July 2004.[1]
Fleet
editOver the years, Air Ukraine operated the following aircraft types:[1][4]
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired | Total Number |
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| Antonov An-12 | 1993 | 1997 | 3 |
| Antonov An-24 | 1993 | 2001 | 64 |
| Antonov An-26 | 1993 | 2002 | 12 |
| Antonov An-30 | 1993 | 2003 | 9 |
| Antonov An-32 | 1993 | 2001 | 10 |
| Antonov An-124 | 1993 | 1997 | 2 |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1994 | 1998 | 2 |
| Boeing 737-300 | 1995 | 1996 | 1 |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1992 | 1995 | 2 |
| Ilyushin Il-18 | 1993 | 1999 | 2 |
| Ilyushin Il-62 | 1993 | 2002 | 10 |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | 1993 | 2004 | 13 |
| Let L-410 Turbolet[5][6] | 1993 | 2002 | 42 |
| Tupolev Tu-134 | 1993 | 2004 | 32 |
| Tupolev Tu-154 | 1993 | 2004 | 39 |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 1993 | 2002 | 36 |
| Yakovlev Yak-42 | 1993 | 2001 | 28 |
Incidents
edit- On 5 September 1992, the crew of an Air UkraineTupolev Tu-154(registeredCCCP-85269) with 147 people on board had to execute abelly-landingatBoryspil International Airportbecause the landing gear could not be deployed. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[7]
- On 23 January 1995, another Turbolet (registered UR-67115) was destroyed when it crashed on a frozen lake whilst approachingProvedenia AirportinRussiabecause of an engine failure. The three crew members on board had been on an empty ferry flight fromAnadyr Airport,which was planned to continue onwards toHonduras,to where the aircraft had been sold. There were no fatalities.[8]
- On 4 April 1995, the pilots of an Air UkraineAntonov An-26(registered UR-26049) tried to take off fromPalana Airportwithout having released the brakes. The aircraft thus was not able to get airborne, and overshot the runway, being damaged beyond economical repair. The nine people that had been on the chartered flight toUst-Pakhachi Airportsurvived the accident.[9]
References
edit- ^abcdInformation about Air Ukraine at the Aero Transport Data Bank
- ^"World Airline Directory."Flight International.20–26 March 2001.72.
- ^"Directory: World airlines."Flight International.16–22 March 2004.77.
- ^Air Ukraine fleet list (Western-built aircraft only) at airfleets.net
- ^Let L-410UVP / Air Ukraine (UR-67536).Aviation Safety Network (ASN).
- ^Let L-410UVP / Air Ukraine (UR-67115).Aviation Safety Network (ASN).
- ^1992 incident at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^January 1995 accident at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^April 1995 accident at the Aviation Safety Network
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