Volare Airlines (Ukraine)

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Volare Airlines (Ukraine)
IATA ICAO Callsign
-VREUKRAINE VOLARE
Founded1994
Ceased operations2009
Hubs Boryspil International Airport, Rivne International Airport
Fleet size9
Headquarters Kyiv, Ukraine
Volare Antonov An-12, Canberra, Australia, 2005 Volare Antonov An-12 CBR Gilbert.jpg
Volare Antonov An-12, Canberra, Australia, 2005

Volare Airlines was an airline based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was established in 1994 and operated its first charter flight in November 1995. It operated charter and regular flights from its base airports at Rivne and Kyiv.

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History

The airline was shut down by the Ukrainian civil aviation authority over safety concerns in 2009. The carrier was also blacklisted by the European Union.

Services

Volare Airlines operated air cargo flights within Ukraine and CIS, Europe, Middle East, Far East and Africa.

Fleet

The Volare Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2006):

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References

  1. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006