Ukrainian Airlines

The main players of the airy game

Group 4

• The crash of soviet airlines

• Privatization and division of the market

• Current situation:– Market shares– Players and routes– Problems and prospects

The history of crash

Privatization and division of the market

• 1991: AirUkraine – the largest airlines in Europe

• 1992: creating of joint ventures:– KIY AVIA (ticket office - private)– Ukraine International Airlines (joint venture)

• 1993:– Borispol Airport – UKRAERORUKH

• 1994: Aerosvit (joint venture of “AirUkraine” + Aron Mayberg)

Privatization and division of the market

• 1996: state enterprise “Ukraine” (transportation of officials)

• 1998: separation of regional airlines

• 1999: Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines (UMAir)

Grounding of AirUkraine

• 2004 - AirUkraine finally stopped flights:

– Now the company exists only on paper. 

– Almost all property sold out. 

– Dozens of aircraft have

been cut into scrap metal.

Current situation: AirUkraine’s “inheritors”

• AeroSvit

Current situation: AirUkraine’s “inheritors”

• Ukraine International Airlines

Current situation: AirUkraine’s “inheritors”

• DniproAvia

Current situation: AirUkraine’s “inheritors”

• DonbassAero

Current situation: New players

• Wizz Air

Current situation: New players

• Windrose

Current situation: Market shares

Current situation: routes

Current situation: routes

Problems and prospects

• Air transportation market is highly segmented. • Ukrainian Airlines compete on a few routes. 

• Each airline operates in its area (competing only on lines in Tbilisi and Dubai)

• As a result, this leads to higher ticket prices and poor service.

• Average age of planes in Ukraine is about 15 years. 

Problems and prospects

• Open sky?