Aerosvit Airlines

Kiev -Borispol

AeroSvit Airlines (Ukrainian АероСвіт, German sky world) was a Ukrainian airline based in Kiev and base at the airport Boryspil. End of December 2012, she filed for bankruptcy, but would continue to maintain flight operations. By March 2013, were gradually adjusted all routes.

History

The Company was incorporated on 25 March 1992 as a joint venture between the Ukrainian government and private investors as a public company. Shareholders are: 22 percent of the Ukrainian State Property Fund, 25 percent of the company GenAvia -Invest, 9.8 percent and 4.8 percent, the company Ukrinfokonsalt the Ukrainian company Bjuro. 38 percent of the shares are owned by the Gilward Investments BV from the Netherlands. In April 1994, the operations from Kiev to Tel Aviv, Odessa, Thessaloniki, Athens and Larnaca began, initially under the name Aero Sweet - this name remained until 1999 persist until the airline received its present name. As of October 1994, it was served with the first leased Boeing 737-200 also Moscow.

By 2004 direct flights were taken to Asia and America. In February 2007 collaboration with Donbass Aero and Dniproawia was agreed, there is also a codeshare agreement with Hamburg Airways.

In November 2009, the Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomojskyj took over the majority of AeroSvit. Beginning of 2010 presented the areas under the control of the private group of airlines Kolomojskyj the Cartel Ukraine an application for a merger.

Aerosvit was the first airline in the Ukraine, where all flights were booked through the Internet.

Insolvency

In December 2012, it was announced that AeroSvit the Moscow airport Scheremeteyvo no longer allowed to fly due to unpaid bills amounting to four million euros. At times, was a test flight ban from Russia due to outstanding debts of the authorities.

After announcing on January 3, AeroSvit that have filed for bankruptcy already on 29 December 2012 in a court in Kiev, said the management of the airport Boryspil, the home base of the company, on January 4, 2013, it will no flights from Aerosvit more check in or cancel the scheduled flights. The reason for the high debt of the airline at the airport operators were. Aerosvit wants flight operations but maintained in principle. As of January 24, 2013, the airline operated just two domestic and three long-haul routes, which were also exposed to early February, however, and should be resumed after a shift at the earliest in April 2013.

As of July 2013, the company websites were shut down, while rival Ukraine International Airlines takes over gradually more and more former aircraft and routes of Aerosvit.

Destinations

AeroSvit operated primarily from their home airport Boryspil from international air routes and joined the Ukraine with 28 countries. In Germany they found Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin and Stuttgart among the targets. In addition, there was a direct connection between Berlin and Dnipropetrovsk. Within Ukraine, she joined the 12 largest cities.

Fleet

As of January 2013, the fleet of AeroSvit Airlines consisted of 31 aircraft:

  • 3 Airbus A320 -200
  • 1 Antonov An - 24RV
  • 1 ATR 72-200
  • 3 Boeing 737-300
  • 4 Boeing 737-400
  • 4 Boeing 737-500
  • 2 Boeing 737-700
  • 2 Boeing 737-800
  • 8 Boeing 767 -300ER
  • 2 Embraer 190
  • 5 Boeing 737-800
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