{"id":125862,"date":"2022-05-02T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=125862"},"modified":"2022-05-03T00:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T00:15:36","slug":"ukraine-airlines-leases-out-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/05\/ukraine-airlines-leases-out-planes.html","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Airlines leases out planes to ease impact of war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)<\/strong>, the country\u2019s biggest carrier, said on Monday it had leased out its medium-haul Boeing 737-900 aircraft to Latvian carrier airBaltic to try to minimise its losses caused by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company stopped operating services on Feb. 24 after Russia invaded Ukraine, targeting airports and other critical infrastructure and prompting the government in Kyiv to introduce martial law and close its skies to commercial aviation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/ukraine-crisis-airlines\/ukraine-international-airlines-leases-out-planes-to-ease-impact-of-war-idUSL5N2WU3P8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/04\/aeroitalia-new-airline-of-german-efromovich.html\">Aeroitalia, new airline of Germ\u00e1n Efromovich.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom May 1, the aircraft and crews of the Ukrainian airline will be based at Riga Airport to serve the partner network of flights,\u201d UIA said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Gauss, airBaltic Chief Executive Officer said in a separate statement that by temporarily leasing the UIA aircraft, his company would also provide short-term work to the employees of UIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUkraine International Airlines has been a reliable long-term partner of airBaltic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/04\/ryanair-celebrates-20-years-in-spain.html\">Ryanair celebrates 20 years of investment and growth in Spain.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the invasion, UIA employed about 1,300 staff and operated 25 planes in its fleet, including the wide-body long-haul aircraft Boeing 777-200ER, the long-haul wide-body aircraft Boeing 767-300ER, and 16 medium-haul Boeing 737 Next Generation planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement is a \u2018wet lease\u2019 arrangement, whereby the lessor maintains operational control of flights while providing aircraft and crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ukrainian company said four crews &#8211; 28 people in total &#8211; would be involved in the operational work of the UIA aircraft on the partner\u2019s routes. 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