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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2018 | ||||||
| Hubs | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Ticket-Bonus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kyiv,Ukraine | ||||||
| Key people | Rodrigue Merhej(Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | umair.com.ua | ||||||
Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines (also known asUM Air) (Ukrainian:Українсько-середземноморські авіалінії),Ukrayinsʹko-seredzemnomorsʹki avialiniyi, was anairline based inKyiv,Ukraine. It ceased operations in 2018.
The airline was established byLebanese businessmen in 1998 and began operations in June 2000. It was founded as an open-end joint-stock company. In 2003 UM Air had over 500 employees and carried 210,000 passengers.
In 2007, the Ukrainian Air Administration refused to renew UM Air's license because of safety concerns. In September 2007 theEuropean Commission banned Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines from operating in the airspace over theEuropean Union, citing safety issues.[1] This meant that it was banned for safety reasons from operating servicesof any kind within the European Union.[2] In November 2009, the airline was allowed to resume operations with itsMcDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft by the European Commission.[3]
In 2013, UM Air was one of two Ukrainian airlines that had sanctions imposed against them by the US government. UM Air was accused of supplyingBritish Aerospace BAe 146 series aircraft to Iranian airlineMahan Air and of training Mahan Air pilots and maintenance technicians.[4] Mahan Air was itself already under sanction by the US government. UM's owner and Chairman Rodrigue Merhej was also personally placed under sanction.[4][5]
UM Air served the following scheduled destinations as of December 2017:[6]
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The UM Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of September 2016):[7][8]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | — | 172 | Stored |
| Total | 1 | — |
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