Dniproavia () was an

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headquartered at Dnipro International Airport in

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, which operated scheduled and chartered passenger flights.

History

Dniproavia was established in 1933 as ''Dnipropetrovsk Integrated Air Squad'', forming part of then

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national airline

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. On 22 June 1996, the airline became a

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in a state-owned entity which included Dnipropetrovsk International Airport, thus giving the airline full control over its home base. Dniproavia announced a loss of just over 6 million

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for 2006, despite increasing revenues by 17 percent and carrying 54 percent more passengers. It blamed the loss on the suspension of its flights to

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, due to a dispute with the German authorities over

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's landing rights at Dnipropetrovsk Airport. In October 2009, the airline was sold to Galtera investment group, however, it was controlled by Ukrainian-Israeli entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoyskyi's Privat Group. As of 25 March 2012, as a result of the anti-monopoly committee of Ukraine's decision to allow the consolidation of the Ukrainian Aviation Group's physical and operational assets, Dniproavia no longer operates flights with its own code, but rather on behalf of its parent company

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. By mid-June 2012 the airline introduced their first Embraer 190. All Embraer 190s were ordered and operated by Dniproavia, but they were operated for the airline-partner AeroSvit. On 9 January 2013, the company ceased all operations, but some flights were resumed on 1 February 2013. Due to a legal dispute regarding the nationalization of the airline, most of its aircraft were transferred to Windrose Airlines, with just two remaining in the fleet of Dniproavia. In November 2017, Dniproavia was declared bankrupt. On May 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ukraine upheld the decision of the Kyiv Commercial Court, leaving the company in the ownership of a private owner.

Destinations

As of January 2017, Dniproavia served domestic routes within Ukraine as well as international services to Bulgaria, Israel and Romania on a scheduled basis.dniproavia.com - Schedule
retrieved 3 January 2017

Fleet

The Dniproavia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of May 2017):

Historical fleet

The airline also operated the following aircraft: *

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* Boeing 737-300 * Boeing 737-400 * Boeing 737-500 * Boeing 767-300ER * Embraer ERJ-190 *

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* Yakovlev Yak-42

Accidents and incidents

*24 April 2003: A Dniproavia

( registered UR-87918) ran off the runway after a hard landing at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport following a scheduled domestic flight. The aircraft came to a rest 100 metres away from the runway and was substantially damaged. There were no fatal injuries amongst the 13 passengers and four crew members on board.2003 Dniproavia accident at the Aviation Safety Network
/ref> *28 April 2011: A Dniproavia Embraer 145 ( registered UR-DNK) ran off the taxiway after having just exited the runway at

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. As a result of this, the aircraft's landing gear gave way and its chassis was badly damaged. However, the aircraft was quickly evacuated and made safe by airport rescue personnel and no injuries were reported, amongst the 30 passengers and four crew members, as a result of the incident.

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