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|hubs= |frequent_flyer=Panorama Club |lounge= |alliance= |fleet_size=31 |destinations=80 |website=(flyuia.com ) }} Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), CJSC (Приватне акціонерне товариство «Авіакомпанія Міжнародні Авіалінії України» (МАУ), ''Aviakompaniya Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny'', (:ˌɑwijɑkɔmˈpɑɲijɑ miʒnɑˈrɔdni ˌɑwijɑˈʎiɲiji ukrɑˈjɪnɪ)) is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ukraine,〔"(Ukraine International Airlines )."〕 with its head office in Kiev〔"(Contact Ukraine International Airlines )." Ukraine International Airlines. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "ADDRESS: UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES 201-203, Kharkivske Road, Kiev, 02121, Ukraine"〕 with its main hub at Boryspil International Airport. It operates domestic and international passenger flights and cargo services to Europe, the Middle East, the United States〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ukraine International Airlines launches direct Kyiv–New York flights )〕 and Asia. == History == The airline was established on 1 October 1992, and started operations on 25 November 1992 with a Kiev-London flight. It was one of the first "joint ventures with foreign capital" in Ukraine and the first airline in the former Soviet Union to use new Boeing 737 aircraft. The founding shareholders were the Ukrainian Association of Civil Aviation and Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), an Irish aircraft-leasing company. In 1996, Austrian Airlines and Swissair became shareholders, investing US$9 million in new equity. The airline began cargo operations with a Boeing 737-200 aircraft on 13 November 1994 to London and Amsterdam, and today operates a Boeing 737-300F as a dedicated aircraft for freight operations. In 2000, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development became a shareholder by investing $5.4 million. In 2006 UIA adopted a new classification system for freight operations which allowed the airline to carry a wider range of goods, ranging from live animals to fresh food and valuable objects. Additionally, an express service was introduced to meet the needs of customers wishing to make use of expedited cargo delivery services. In February 2011, the Ukrainian government sold its 61,6% stake in UIA to three existing minority shareholders for Hr.287 million ($36.2 million). As of 26 July 2013, the airline was owned by Ukraine-based Capital Investment Project LLC (74%) and Cyprus-based Ontobet Promotions Limited (26%) In the first half of 2013, the airline's traffic rose by 60% to passengers. According to the company's president Yuriy Myroshnikov, the UIA planned to achieve the same 2013 yearly results (i.e. to reach yearly traffic of ). On 25 April 2014, UIA began non-stop flights from Kiev to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UIA opened ticket sales for Kiev – New York non-stop scheduled service )〕 In 2013, due to the demise of competitor Aerosvit, UIA launched new flights from Ukraine to Baku in Azerbaijan, Yerevan in Armenia, Larnaca in Cyprus, Munich in Germany, Warsaw in Poland, Vilnius in Lithuania, Prague in the Czech Republic, Athens in Greece, Batumi in Georgia, Moscow (Sheremetyevo Airport), Yekaterinburg, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, and Sochi in Russia, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and in 2014, New York City in the United States.〔() 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ukraine International Airlines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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