**UKRAINIANBUSINESS AIR CHARTERS**

26 JANUARY2000

SOURCE: USEMBASSY KIEV

 

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SUMMARY

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1.  CHARTER AVIATION IN UKRAINE IS A SMALLBUT GROWING

INDUSTRY.  LIMITED COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS TO SOMECITIES

HAVEENCOURAGED DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARTER AIRLINE

BUSINESS.  THIS REPORT DESCRIBES UKRAINIAN CHARTER

BUSINESS,TRIPS AND TOURS AVAILABLE, TYPES OF JETS

USED FOR SUCHPURPOSES, AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE

INDIVIDUALFIRMS INVOLVED IN THE CHARTER AVIATION

BUSINESS. ENDSUMMARY.

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CHARTERAIRLINES IN UKRAINE

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2.  CHARTER AIR SERVICE IN UKRAINE IS ASMALL BUT

GROWINGINDUSTRIAL SECTOR.  UKRAINIANDOMESTIC FLIGHTS

HAVE BECOMELIMITED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF

HIGHMAINTENANCE COSTS, OLD PLANES, AND FEW FLIGHTS

PER WEEKAVAILABLE TO SOME CITIES. THESE LIMITATIONS

HAVE INSPIREDTHE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARTER

SERVICE/AIRLINES.

 

THERE AREONLY A FEW CHARTER COMPANIES WHO CAN PROVIDE

WESTERN STYLECHARTER SERVICE.  ONE IS TAGAVIATION

(REPRESENTATIVEOF GENEVA TAG-AVIATION), THE MARKET

LEADER INCHARTER AIRLINES; FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE

KIEV FIRMSAERO CHARTER AND ALAN COMPANY, AND A

DONETSK-BASEDUKRAINIAN-LIBERIAN FIRM CALLED CABI.

THESECOMPANIES SERVICE BUSINESSMEN THE WAY THEY ARE

ACCUSTOMED TOBEING SERVED; CATERED FOOD, SCHEDULES

THAT MEETTHEIR NEEDS, AND A PILOT READY AND WILLING

TO TAKE THEMFROM ONE SPONTANEOUS DESTINATION TO

ANOTHER.

 

TAG AVIATIONGETS MANY REQUESTS PER DAY FOR BUSINESS

AND PLEASURETRIPS, WHILE ALAN COMPANY GETS ONE OR TWO

PER DAY.  THERE ARE SMALLER COMPANIES THAT OFFERTHIS

SERVICE, ANDSOME FREIGHT HANDLING COMPANIES, WHICH

SERVICEDOMESTIC FLIGHTS, BUT THEIR SERVICES AND

PLANES DO NOTMEET WESTERN STANDARDS.

 

ACCORDING TOREPRESENTATIVES OF THE ALAN COMPANY, THE

UKRAINIANCHARTER AIRLINE BUSINESS IS ESTIMATED TO BE

A US$ 4MILLION TO US$ 5 MILLION INDUSTRY (IN

COMPARISON,THE U.S. BOASTS $3 BILLION INDUSTRY).

 

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THE JETSBUSINESSMEN CHARTER IN UKRAINE

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3.  THERE ARE PRESENTLY 239 AIRCRAFT INUKRAINE THAT

ARECLASSIFIED AS CHARTERS.  IN THEFORMER SOVIET

UNION,AEROFLOT WAS THE MONOPOLY, AND VIPS FLEW ON

REMODELEDVERSIONS OF TUPOLEV OR ILLYUSHIN JETS. AFTER

THE COLLAPSEOF THE SOVIET UNION, SOME SOVIET-BUILT

AIRCRAFT SUCHAS YAK-40 AND TU-134 WERE CHARTERED.

HOWEVER,UKRAINIAN BUSINESS TRAVELERS TODAY EXPECT ALL

THEADVANTAGES OF BUSINESS CLASS: ATTENTIVE SERVICE,

HIGHERSPEEDS, BETTER BAGGAGE HANDLING, AND COMFORT.

 

UKRAINEINHERITED NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT, MOSTLY YAK-40S,

WHICH CANCARRY UP TO 30 PASSENGERS; BUT 30 OF

UKRAINE'SYAK-40S ARE OBSOLETE AND ONLY HAVE 10

PERCENT TO 25PERCENT OF THEIR WORKING LIFE LEFT. THE

ALAN COMPANYUSES CZECH-MADE L-410S, WHICH CARRY UP TO

19 PASSENGERSAND HAVE A CRUISING SPEED OF 375 KM/H.

 

REFURBISHINGA YAK-40 WITH BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS TO

SUIT WESTERNTRAVELER'S NEED (TELEPHONES, LARGER

SEATS, ETC.)COSTS FROM $40,000 TO $ 100,000. SO MOST

AIRLINES OFCIS COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN LEASING AMERICAN

OR WESTERNEUROPE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT, INSTEAD OF

USING OLDERSOVIET-BUILT PLANES.

 

THE LEADERSOF THE UKRAINIAN AIR CHARTER FIRMS OFFER

WESTERN JETSFALCON 20 AND FALCON 50 (FRENCH

DASOMANUFACTURER), WHICH CARRY NINE PASSENGERS.

RECENTLYCERTIFIED TB CLASSES AND TBM-700 (FRENCH 

MANUFACTURESOCATA AEROSPATIALE MARTA) ABLE TO 

ACCOMMODATEFROM 2 TO 7 PASSENGERS, ARE ALSO IN USE.

 

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HURDLES INCHARTER AVIATION DEVELOPMENT

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4.  THERE ARE NO LAWS ADDRESSING BUSINESSAVIATION IN

UKRAINE, ANDIT IS NOT ADDRESSED IN UKRAINE'S AIR

CODE. THEONLY LAW ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS IS A

RESOLUTIONDISCUSSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIR TAXIS.

THUS, CHARTERFLIGHTS HAVE TO WADE THROUGH TIME-

CONSUMINGFORMALITIES TO RECEIVE FLIGHT PERMISSION.

PRESENTLY,FLIGHT PERMISSIONS IN UKRAINE FOR CHARTER

FLIGHTREQUIRE 24 HOURS ADVANCED NOTICE, WHILE 3 TO 5

DAYS ADVANCEDNOTICE ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE A PRIVATE

PLANE ABROAD.HOWEVER, CHARTER AIRLINES THAT ARE JOINT

VENTURESAUTOMATICALLY FIND IT EASIER TO GET

PERMISSION TOFLY OVERSEAS.

 

ANOTHEROBSTACLE IN OPERATING A CHARTER BUSINESS IS

THAT SOME OFTHE UKRAINIAN AIRPORTS ARE NOT USED TO

REQUESTEDSERVICES AND LACK VIP FACILITIES AND

SERVICES ATTHE AIRPORT, SUCH AS GREEN CORRIDOR

SERVICE,BETTER FACILITIES, ETC.

 

THERE EXISTSA NEED FOR SMALL WESTERN STYLE JETS,

WHICH CONSUMELESS FUEL AND ARE COST-EFFICIENT.

HOWEVER,CERTIFICATION COSTS FOR THESE FOREIGN PLANES

ARE HIGH -ESTIMATED $150,000 TO $200,000.

 

RESEARCHCONDUCTED BY THE ISRAELI AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY

ESTIMATEDTHAT BY THE YEAR 2005, UKRAINE WILL NEED

APPROXIMATELY120 MORE CHARTER PLANES TO SERVE THE

GROWINGMARKET FOR UKRAINIAN BUSINESSMEN.

 

 

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CONTACTINFORMATION

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5.  UKRAINIAN AIR CHARTER COMPANIES

 

AERO-CHARTER(PRIVATE COMPANY)

CONTACT: MR.GEORGIY STEPANOVICH BORISHCHUK, GENERAL

DIRECTOR

VUL.KLIMENKA, 23, KIEV, 03110, UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(44) 245-76-81

FAX: 380 (44)277-2144

 

TAG AVIATIONUKRAINE (REPRESENTATIVE OF GENEVA TAG

AVIATION)

CONTACT: MR.OLEKSANDR YAKOVLEVICH GERKIN, GENERAL

DIRECTOR

PROSPEKTPEREMOHY, 14, KIEV, UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(44) 216-2671, 221-81-04

FAX: 380(44)216-44-78

 

AERO-STARUKRAINIAN AVIATION COMPANY

CONTACT: MR.SHAKHREDIN ASKEROV, PRESIDENT

VUL. BORISAGRINCHENKO, 3, ROOM 230, KIEV, UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(44) 229-47-14, 459-9107, 491-39-39

FAX: 380 (44)462-03-10

 

ALAN COMPANY(PRIVATE COMPANY)

CONTACT: MR.ANATOLIY ANDREEVICH MAGURSKIY, DIRECTOR

VUL.DONETSKA, 14/30, KIEV, 03151, UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(44) 245-48-91

FAX: 380 (44)245-48-92, 241-12-35

 

AVIATEKHNIKA(LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)

CONTACT: MR.KONSTANTIN VLADIMIROVICH ELOVSKIY,

GENERALDIRECTOR

VUL.KOSMONAVTA KOMAROVA, 1, 03058, UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(44) 483-60-39, 484-37-53

FAX: 380 (44)488-22-23

 

CENTER OFBUSINESS AVIATION (PRIVATE COMPANY)

CONTACT: MR.YURIY OLEKSANDROVICH GREBENKIN, DIRECTOR

VOZDUKHOFLOTSKIYPROSPEKT, 92, ROOM 408, KIEV, UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(44) 247-17-90, 240-90-80

FAX: 380 (44)247-17-72

 

CABI(UKRAINIAN-LIBERIAN JOINT VENTURE)

CONTACT: MR.YURIY VASILIEVICH FILATOV, GENERAL

DIRECTOR

VUL.CHELUSKINTSEV, 174, ROOM 502, DONETSK, 340055,

UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(62) 332-81-04, 335-00-62

FAX: 380 (62)332-81-05

 

PRESTIZH AVIA(PRIVATE ENTERPRISE)

CONTACT: MR.VOLODYMYR VIKTOROVICH SHEKERA, GENERAL

DIRECTOR

PROSPEKTPOBEDY, 14, KIEV, UKRAINE

TEL.: 380(44) 216-72-998, 296-70-80

FAX: 380 (44)296-78-11

 

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CONCLUDINGREMARKS

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6.  U.S. INVESTORS AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERSARE URGED

TO EXERCISECAUTION BEFORE CONCLUDING INVESTMENTS IN

UKRAINE.  POST SUGGESTS CONSULTING THE COUNTRY

COMMERCIALGUIDE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.STAT-USA.GOV

AND TODISCUSS PROSPECTIVE INVESTMENTS WITH EMBASSY

STAFF,AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ACCOUNTING FIRMS,

LEGAL COUNSELAND OTHER SOURCES.

 

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TEL: (380-44)417-2669; FAX: (380-44) 417-1419; E-

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