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 | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Parent company | Anex Tourism Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||
Skyline Express Airlines (Ukrainian: Авіакомпанія „скайлайн експрес“), formerly known as Azur Air Ukraine (2015-2022) 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
UTair-Ukraine (2008–2015)
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)
In October 2015, it was announced that tour operator Anex Tours would acquire UTair-Ukraine from UTair Aviation with the aim to rebrand it to Azur Air Ukraine as a leisure charter carrier. 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] A few weeks later, Anex also bought the Russian Azur Air which the "new" Ukrainian Azur Air is now a sister company of.[2]
Skyline Express Airlines (2022–Present)
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
The Skyline Express Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of July 2023), with an average fleet age of 24.6 years:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 757-300 | 5 | — | — | 273 | 273 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | — | 12 | 312 | 324 | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 1 | — | 7 | 524 | 531 | |
| Total | 10 | — | ||||
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b c 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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