Ukrainian Cargo Airways

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airline = Ukrainian Cargo Airways

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fleet_size = 27
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IATA = 6Z
ICAO = UKS
callsign = CARGOTRANS
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founded = 1997
headquarters = Kiev, Ukraine
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hubs = Boryspil International Airport
Zaporozhia Airport
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Ukrainian Cargo Airways is an airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. It is a state-owned company operating charter passenger and cargo services. It also overhauls, leases and sells aircraft, engines and aviation equipment. Its main bases are Kyiv Boryspil International Airport (KBP) and Zaporozhia Airport (OZH).

History

The airline was established in July 1997 and started operations in January 1998 using decommissioned aircraft of the Ukrainian air force. Since 1998 UCA have been used to fulfil UN programmes in Yugoslavia (Kosovo) and Africa (Sierra Leone, Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo) to deliver relief cargo, transport peacekeeping troops and evacuate refugees. It is 100% owned by the State Property Fund of Ukraine.

Fleet

The Ukrainian Cargo Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006):

*3 Antonov An-12
*2 Antonov An-26
*19 Ilyushin Il-76MD
*2 Ilyushin Il-76
*1 Tupolev Tu-154B-2 [Flight International, 3-9 October 2006]

Incidents

* October 4 2007 A Canadian Forces chartered Ukrainian Cargo Airways Ilyushin Il-76 flying from Keflavik International Airport, Iceland struck some trees while on approach to CFB Trenton. The aircraft managed to land safely, but initially, the incident was not reported by the flight crew until base officials noticed wood debris on the runway and went to inspect the aircraft. The inspection revealed marks on the belly of the aircraft from the impact, and substantial damage to the main landing gear. Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are both investigating the incident, and the aircraft in question has been grounded, with the flight data recorders pulled. [http://www.trentonian.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=723437&catname=Local+News&classif=News]

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