Khors Air

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Khors Air
авіакомпанія Хорс
IATA ICAO Callsign
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KO (former)
X9 (former)
KHO Khors Aircompany
Founded1990
Ceased operations2022
Operating basesIgor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine

Khors Air (Ukrainian: Авіакомпанія Хорс) was an airline based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It operated mainly charter flights within Ukraine, and also offered flights to Europe and the Middle East from Kyiv International Airport.[1]

History[edit]

The airline was founded and began operations in 1990 using Ilyushin Il-76, Yakovlev Yak-40, Antonov An-24 and Antonov An-26 aircraft, since then mainly serving the CIS. In 1992, an Antonov An-12 was purchased. In 2000, Khors Air replaced its ageing fleet of Soviet aircraft with American-built McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 aircraft and, from 2004, McDonnell Douglas MD-82.[citation needed]

In 2005, a Kyiv to Dubai, Malé and Jakarta service was started using a Boeing 757-200ER aircraft but soon had to be halted.[2]

In 2017, the United States proposed sanctions against Khors Air due to them leasing out aircraft to airlines in Iran.[3]

As of 2022, the airline ceased all operations during war.[4][5]

Destinations[edit]

Most flights operated by the airline were non-scheduled charter flights.

Fleet[edit]

Historic fleet[edit]

A Khors Air Ilyushin Il-76 in 1996
Khors Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 101.
  2. ^ "History". www.khors.com.ua. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ treasury.com - Iran Designations; Non-proliferation Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations; Cyber-related Designations; Kingpin Act Designations 14 September 2017
    - bloomberg.com - U.S. Sanctions 11 People and Companies for Iranian Activities 14 September 2017
  4. ^ ch-aviation.com retrieved 7 May 2022
  5. ^ planespotters.net retrieved 7 May 2022

External links[edit]

Media related to Khors Air at Wikimedia Commons