Skyline Express Airlines
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| Founded | September 2008 as Utair-Ukraine | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Boryspil International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||
Skyline Express Airlines (Ukrainian: Авіакомпанія „скайлайн експрес“), formerly known as Azur Air Ukraine (2015-2023) and earlier UTair-Ukraine (2008-2015) is a Ukrainian charter airline. The airline was founded in 2008 as a subsidiary of the Russian airline UTair Aviation. In October 2015, the airline was sold to the Turkish based Anex Tourism Group.[2] In 2022, the airline was once again rebranded to its current name.
History
[edit]UTair-Ukraine (2008–2015)
[edit]Founded in 2008, UTair-Ukraine was set up as the Ukrainian subsidiary of Russian parent company, UTair Aviation, to serve domestic and international destinations.
Azur Air Ukraine (2015–2022)
[edit]UTair Ukraine already shifted its focus from domestic services to leisure operations earlier and therefore phased out several planes.[3][4] The sale and rebranding was confirmed shortly after.[2]
Skyline Express Airlines (since 2022)
[edit]In 2022, the airline was once again rebranded to its current name.
Destinations
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As of November 2018, Azur Air Ukraine serves the following charter destinations:[5]
Fleet
[edit]The Skyline Express Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of July 2024):[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 3 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 1 | — | — | 215 | 215 | |
| Boeing 757-300 | 5 | — | — | 275 | 275 | |
| 280 | 280 | |||||
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | — | 12 | 312 | 324 | |
| 334 | 334 | |||||
| Boeing 777-300ER | 1 | — | 7 | 524 | 531 | |
| Total | 13 | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b ch-aviation.com - Russia's UTair Group offloads Azur Air unit to Turkey's ATG 7 December 2015
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Tour operator to acquire UTair Ukraine AOC, rename airline 5 October 2015
- ^ "Новым владельцем авиакомпании "ЮТэйр-Украина" станет туроператор Anex Tour". October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Flights". anextour.com.ua.
External links
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