Aerosvit Airlines
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| IATA code : | VV |
| ICAO code : | AEW |
| Call sign : | AERO SVIT |
| Founding: | 1994 |
| Operation stopped: | 2013 |
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Kiev , Ukraine
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| Home airport : | Kiev-Boryspil |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| Management: | Kostadin Botev |
| Sales: | $ 391 million (2008) |
| Passenger volume: | 2.6 million (including Donbassaero ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Meridian Club |
| Fleet size: | 31 (+ 5 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| AeroSvit Airlines ceased operations in 2013. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
AeroSvit Airlines ( Ukrainian АероСвіт , German Himmelswelt ) was a Ukrainian airline based in Kiev and based at Kiev-Boryspil Airport . At the end of December 2012, she filed for bankruptcy , but wanted to continue flight operations. By March 2013, however, all routes were gradually discontinued.
history
The company was founded on March 25, 1992 as a joint venture between the Ukrainian government and private investors as a joint stock company. Shareholders with a stake of 22 percent were the Ukrainian state wealth fund, 25 percent the company GenAvia-Invest , 9.8 percent the company Ukrinfokonsalt and 4.8 percent the Ukrainian company Bjuro . 38 percent of the shares were owned by Gilward Investments BV from the Netherlands. In April 1994, flight operations from Kiev to Tel Aviv , Odessa , Thessaloniki , Athens and Larnaka began , initially under the name Aerosweet - this name lasted until 1999, when the airline received its current name. From October 1994 the first leased Boeing 737-200 also flew to Moscow .
Direct flights to Asia and America were added by 2004. In February 2007, a collaboration with Donbassaero and Dniproawia was agreed, and there was also a codeshare agreement with Hamburg Airways .
In November 2009 the Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomojskyj took over the majority of AeroSvit. At the beginning of 2010, the airlines controlled by the private group of Kolomoyskyj filed an application for a merger with the Cartel Office of Ukraine .
Aerosvit was the first airline in Ukraine with which all flights could also be booked via the Internet .
insolvency
In December 2012 it became known that AeroSvit was no longer allowed to fly to Moscow's Sheremeteyvo airport due to unpaid bills totaling four million euros. At times, due to open demands by the authorities, an entry ban was applied to all of Russia.
After it became known on January 3 that AeroSvit had already filed for bankruptcy at a court in Kiev on December 29, 2012 , the management of Kiev-Boryspil Airport, the company's home base, declared on January 4, 2013 that it would not fly from Aerosvit more dispatch or cancel the planned flights. The reason is the airline's high debt to the airport operator. Aerosvit wants to keep the flight operations in principle. As of January 24, 2013, the airline was only operating two domestic and three long-haul routes, which were also suspended until the beginning of February and should be resumed in April 2013 at the earliest after a postponement.
As of July 2013, the company's websites were shut down, while competitor Ukraine International Airlines is gradually taking over more and more former aircraft and routes from Aerosvit.
Destinations
AeroSvit mainly served international flight routes from its home airport Kiev-Boryspil and connected the Ukraine with 28 countries. In Germany one found Düsseldorf , Hamburg , Berlin and Stuttgart among the destinations. There was also a direct connection between Berlin and Dnepropetrovsk . It connected 12 of the largest cities in Ukraine.
fleet
As of January 2013, the AeroSvit Airlines fleet 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
- Orders
Incidents
Aerosvit Airlines recorded one fatal incident in its history. On December 17, 1997, a Jakowlew Jak-42 ( registration number UR-42334) had an accident on the way from Odessa to Thessaloniki with 62 passengers and 8 crew members when landing in Thessaloniki. The crew was unable to land the aircraft at night using the instrument landing system in Thessaloniki. All 70 people were killed in the accident.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c global.aerosvit.com - AeroSvit Airlines is continuing operations and fulfillment of current commitments towards its contractors ( Memento from February 15, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) January 4, 2013
- ↑ a b ch-aviation.ch - Aerosvit suspends remaining operations until February 23 (English) February 3, 2013
- ↑ http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Aerosweet%20Airlines.htm
- ↑ FlugRevue March 2010, pp. 24–29, Aerosvit Airlines
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ukraine-nachrichten.de: Kolomojskij unites its airlines
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Moscow abandons Aerosvit December 13, 2012
- ↑ avianews.com - АэроСвит подал заявление о банкротстве (Russian) January 3, 2013
- ↑ AeroSvit discontinues flight operations from Kiev Austrian Aviation from January 4, 2013
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Aerosvit now just operating to five destinations (English) January 24, 2013
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Aerosvit postpones service resumption to April (English) February 22, 2013
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Ukraine International Airlines gets its first ex-AeroSvit B767-300 (ER) (English) July 1, 2013
- ↑ aerotransport.org - Profile for: Aero Svit Airlines (English) accessed on January 8, 2012
- ↑ aerotransport.org - Profile for: Aero Svit Airlines (English) accessed on January 8, 2012
- ↑ Yak-42 msn 4520422606164 (English), accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Data on the airline AeroSvit Airlines in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 18, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 18, 2016.
