AtlasJet Ukraine temporarily loses its entire fleet

Odesa-based AtlasJet Ukraine has been flying under its parent’s AtlasGlobal brand name since 2015 (Odesa Airport)

AtlasJet Ukraine, the airline subsidiary of Turkey’s AtlasGlobal, has suspended all operations after phasing out both of its Airbus A320 aircraft. According to public tracking services, one of them, with registration UR-AJD, was ferried to Toulouse, France on November 28. The other, sporting registration UR-AJC, made its final commercial flight with the Ukrainian carrier on November 1 from Odesa to Istanbul (Turkey), after which it departed for Montpellier, also in France.

AtlasJet Ukraine, which has been operating under its parent’s AtlasGlobal brand name, suspended all operations from November 26 until at least mid-December following its Turkish parent announcing a similar decision taken earlier explaining that the measure would “allow for restructuring and to establish new cash resources.”

According to Ukrainian regulations, an airline may not hold a valid Air Operator’s Certificate unless it has a minimum of two aircraft in its fleet. Nevertheless, as of December 2, AtlasJet Ukraine remains listed on the national register and its AOC is valid until April 1, 2021.

Founded in September 2013, Atlasjet Ukraine has Turkey’s AtlasGlobal as its major shareholder. It made its first commercial flight in June 2015 and has been operating under the AtlasGlobal flag since then, flying from Ukraine to Istanbul, and on to destinations in Europe and Armenia.