Bukovyna Airlines
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | February 2021[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Chernivtsi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | ||||||
| Website | bkvairlines.com | ||||||
Bukovyna Airlines, also known as Bukovyna Aviation Enterprise, was[1] a Ukrainian charter airline based in Chernivtsi, which operated chartered passenger flights out of Chernivtsi International Airport.[2]
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1999.[3]
In 2013, Bukovyna was one of two Ukrainian airlines that had sanctions imposed against them by the Government of the United States. Bukovyna Airlines was hit with sanctions because it was leasing its US-built McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft to Iranian airlines Mahan Air and Iran Air. The Iranian airlines were themselves under sanction by the US government.[4][5]
In February 2021, the Ukrainian authorities revoked the airline's operational license, shutting all operations down.[1]
Fleet
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Current fleet
[edit]The Bukovyna Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of September 2020:[6]
| Aircraft | Total |
|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Previously operated
[edit]- Boeing 737-500[6]
- British Aerospace BAe 146-300[6]
- Fokker 100[6]
- McDonnell Douglas MD-83[6]
- McDonnell Douglas MD-88[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c ch-aviation.com - Ukrainian gov't revokes Bukovyna Airlines' operating licence 12 February 2021
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Bukovyna Airlines retrieved 21 June 2018
- ^ "Bukovyna Airlines entry at airlineupdate.com". Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ Hemmerdinger, John (5 June 2013). "US slaps sanctions on airlines suspected of aiding terrorism". Flight International. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Gladstone, Rick (May 31, 2013). "U.S. Targets Iran's Petrochemical Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Bukovyna Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net retrieved 6 September 2020
External links
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Media related to Bukovyna Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
