Ukraine
The young airline plans to continue its growth trajectory [...]
Wizz Air to grow its network in Ukraine to 77 routes
With addition of 14 new routes to Italy the LCC now flies to 15 countries from five Ukrainian airports [...]
Insight: Ukraine’s SkyUp expects traffic to reach 2019 levels this year
Young hybrid airline is to add another Boeing 737NG to its 11-strong fleet [...]
Ukraine’s Windrose took delivery of its first ATR 72
The airline’s first turboprop is leased from Nordic Aviation Capital [...]
Ukraine International Airlines to resume flight operations in mid-June
Initially, the flag carrier intends to operate 14 aircraft on selected medium-haul international point-to-point flights [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp targets the air cargo business after the quarantine is over
The private leisure airline is turning to a new line of business [...]
LCC Wizz Air to set up another base in Ukraine
The Hungarian low-cost carrier is to stage another aircraft and launch seven new routes from the country in July [...]
CIS states close their borders and suspend air connections
Belarus is the only nation in the region to describe closing borders as ‘nonsense’ [...]
Ukraine International reduces its flight schedule in response to Coronavirus
Routes serving Italy, Israel and Turkey are affected as well as some domestic flights [...]
Mongolian maintenance specialist provides first service to Ukraine International
MIAT Technics has, for the first time, completed a C-check on an aircraft operated by Ukrainian flag carrier [...]
Ukraine’s MAUtechnic is ready for its EASA approval
A separate MRO unit of Ukraine International is expecting to receive its EASA Part 145 approval certification before the end of this year [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp brings in its 11th Boeing 737NG
Because of delivery delays of the 737MAX, the airline will have to adjust its summer season flight schedule [...]
Windrose Airlines outlines its ATR 72-600 delivery schedule
The Ukrainian leisure charter carrier has also announced plans for scheduled domestic operations [...]
Antonov Airlines ends sales deal with Dreamlifts agency
Ukraine’s heavyweight cargo carrier has agreed to terminate its exclusive arrangement with its specialist general sales and service agent [...]
Ukraine International Airlines’ passenger numbers declined in 2019
To optimise its capacity and climb out of the red, the Ukrainian flag carrier is to reduce its fleet size in 2020 [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp quadrupled its operational results last year
The start-up hybrid carrier extended its reach by adding 40 new destinations and by doubling the size of its fleet [...]
Ukraine’s Windrose Airlines’ passenger traffic grew by 11.2 per cent last year
The predominantly international charter carrier is now targeting more domestic services [...]
Ukrainian airlines’ passenger growth slowed in 2019
The country’s carriers collectively served some 13.7 million passengers, up 9.5 per cent on the year earlier [...]
A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Iran
No survivors reported among its 176 passengers and crew [...]
All-Boeing fleet of Ukraine’s SkyUp reaches 10 aircraft
The young airline has accomplished its 2019 fleet strategy by doubling the number of its Boeing 737NGs [...]
Ukraine’s Windrose Airlines to lease eight ATR 72s to bolster its domestic network
The Ukrainian airline is the second in the post-Soviet territory that is planning to add ATRs next year [...]
AtlasJet Ukraine temporarily loses its entire fleet
The Ukrainian subsidiary of Turkey’s AtlasGlobal has suspended all operations [...]
SkyUp to get its first new aircraft next year
The Ukrainian airline plans to take delivery of two Boeing 737 MAX-8s in addition to two used 737-900ERs [...]
Declining revenues forces Ukraine International Airlines to cut capacity
Ukraine’s flag carrier is taking up to five Boeing 737-800s out of operation [...]
Kazakhstan air passenger numbers will reach 20 million by 2038, says IATA
The Central Asian country will overtake the likes of Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus [...]
SAS re-launches Scandinavian flights to Ukraine
The flights will resume after an eight-year hiatus [...]
Interview: Alexander Kava, Ukraine’s former deputy minister for infrastructure
‘Ukraine’s aerospace industry has no future – the time for its revival is irreversibly lost’ he says [...]
Ukraine International Airlines faces another bleak year of losses
The flag carrier is negotiating with the government for compensation to help cover high fuel prices and the costs of navigating around Russian airspace [...]
Wizz Air to add a fifth Ukraine destination
The LCC almost doubled its Ukrainian traffic in the first seven months of this year [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines increases its scheduled flights offering by 55%
The start-up hybrid-type carrier has taken delivery of its ninth Boeing 737NG [...]
SR Technics wins an exclusive engine services contract with Ukraine International
A seven-year agreement covers a minimum of 34 CFM56-7B shop visits [...]
Ukraine-Air Alliance is grounded after An-12 crash
EASA has withdrawn the cargo airline’s third-country operator status [...]
Low-cost carrier Transavia considers flights to Ukraine
As its parent Air France-KLM abandons its Paris -- Kyiv winter season services [...]
Ryanair to transport 1.5 million-plus passengers on Ukrainian routes this year
The LCC plans to more than double the number of its flights and destinations in Ukraine this winter [...]
Ukraine’s flag carrier to cease Kyiv to Almaty services
The decision is a big blow to the UIA hub’s strategy [...]
Ukraine’s passenger airline traffic grew by 10.7 per cent in the first eight months of 2019
The country’s airports served 19.4 per cent more passengers in the period [...]
New president for Ukraine International Airlines
Yury Miroshnikov is stepping down as head of Ukraine’s national carrier after 15 years of managing UIA [...]
Ukrainian airlines’ passenger traffic grew by 10.9% in the first seven months
Collectively, the carriers transported a total of 7.65 million passengers in the January-July 2019 period [...]
Big increase in LCC activity in Ukraine in the coming winter season
Low-cost carriers Wizz Air and Ryanair are adding dozens of new routes from Kyiv, Odessa and Lviv [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp carries 668,500 passengers in six months
The start-up hybrid carrier’s share of scheduled traffic continues to rise [...]
Air France abandons its Kyiv winter season services
The route between Paris and Kyiv will be available only in the summer season [...]
Ukraine International’s passenger traffic grows by eight per cent
UIA carried nearly four million passengers in the first half of this year [...]
YanАir is approved to resume operations
Ukrainian authorities restore the airline’s AOC, which was suspended earlier this month [...]
SkyUp becomes Ukraine’s first beneficiary of Split Scimitar winglets
Hybrid airline’s entire fleet of Boeing 737NGs have been equipped with the devices [...]
SkyUp Airlines adds an eighth Boeing 737 to its fleet
This new arrival will serve as a dedicated standby aircraft for Ukraine’s young hybrid carrier [...]
Ukraine’s YanAir is grounded over safety concerns
The country’s authorities have suspended the airline’s AOC until the shortcomings are eliminated [...]
British Airways: services to Ukraine are no longer worthwhile
The carrier is also suspending flights between London and St Petersburg [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp enjoys a buoyant first year of operations
The start-up grows its fleet to seven B737s, transported 870,000 passengers [...]
A second Embraer-195 joins Ukraine International’s fleet
In the absence of the B737MAX, the E195 helps Ukraine’s national carrier honour its schedules [...]
Ukraine’s Antonov confirms the suspension of its An-132D development
The aircraft manufacturer lost programme’s Saudi partner [...]