KYIV. Oct 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian airlines saw a 26.7% rise in passenger transportation in January-September 2016 year-over-year, to 6.195 million people.
According to information from the State Aviation Service of Ukraine posted on its website, 29 Ukrainian airlines that serviced 59,000 commercial flights operated on the passenger and cargo transportation market in January-September 2016.
Some 19 Ukrainian airlines were involved in passenger transportation last year. The leaders are Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), Azur Air Ukraine, Wind Rose, Yanair and Atlasjet Ukraine (the Atlasglobal trademark). Their share of total transportation was 93% over the period under review.
The upward pace recorded in the period is linked to boosting transportation volumes by UIA by 22.6%. Yanair saw a 9.2-fold rise in passenger transportation, Wind Rose – a 44.1% rise and Azur Air Ukraine – a 13% rise.
Bravo airline and Anda Air started passenger transportation in April 2016.
Ten Ukrainian airlines serviced regular flights between Ukraine and 40 countries in January-September 2016 and 28 foreign airlines to 25 countries, including two new airlines (Sprint Air from Poland Air Serbia).
Ukrainian airlines carried 3.651 million people and this was 17.6% up year-over-year, while foreign airlines carried 2.872 million people (1.5% down).
Four Ukrainian airlines serviced domestic regular flights between eight Ukrainian cities. They carried 581,300 passengers (29.1% up).
A total of 18 Ukrainian airlines transported cargo and mail over the period. Antonov State Enterprise, UIA, ZetAvia, Maximus Airlines, Europe Air and Urga carried out almost 82% of total cargo transportation. Most of cargo was transported by charter flights in other states as part of UN humanitarian and peace-making programs and under contracts with other customers.
Some 19 Ukrainian airports serviced commercial flights of Ukrainian and foreign airlines in January-September 2016. The number of aircraft serviced over the period reached 98,600.
Passenger flow through Ukrainian airports grew by 16.8%, to 9.652 million people, and cargo flow – by 22.7%, to 29,700 tonnes.
Passenger flow through the main airport of Ukraine – Boryspil – rose by 15.8% in January-September 2016.
The Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) serviced 163,600 flights. The number of flights performed by Ukrainian airlines’ aircraft and helicopters grew by 13.7% and by foreign airlines – decreased by 22.7%.
KYIV. Oct 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Vinnytsia dairy plant Roshen, part of Roshen Corporation, in September sent first batches of its products to the European Union (EU).
Roshen Corporation said in a press release that one of the international traders based in Germany bought the products. In October the plant shipped milk powder and butter to the EU to two buyers. By the end of the year the plant intends to supply around 1,000 tonnes of products within the quota.
“We have passed many audits conducted by the buyers before signing the contract to supply goods to Europe. Their teams of auditors and technical specialists visited our plant to make sure that we observe all quality standards, our employees are professional and our production is of high technology,” Plant Director Dmytro Roschupkin said.
He said that before the start of supplies to the EU the plant signed some deals with these traders on other markets.
“It is difficult to enter the European market. There are rules and restrictions that hinder the access for new traders. They aim at protecting European producers. We have managed to convince our partners in the seriousness of our goals and that we are able to observe all the requirements of the European standards, regulations and directives,” he said.
Interfood B.V. Commercial Manager Filip Gerfen said that the products made by Vinnytsia dairy plant Roshen have the same quality as the products made at leading European enterprises.
“Dairy plant Roshen surprised our specialists not only by modern equipment and workshops, but the staff… We plant to develop our cooperation with Roshen next year,” he said.
KYIV. Oct 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has introduced a mechanism for selling immovable property used by Ukrainian diplomatic offices abroad.
According to government resolution No. 734 dated October 19, Ukrainian diplomatic offices abroad submit proposals (several options) to sell immovable property to the Foreign Ministry. The reason for selling the property is that it does not suit functions of the diplomatic offices anymore.
The Foreign Ministry discussed the proposals and sends them to the Finance Ministry, Economic Development and Trade Ministry, Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Ministry, State Property Fund of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine and other interested agencies if it is required for approval.
The agencies are to prepare their conclusions on the proposals and send them to the Foreign Ministry. The ministry draws up its conclusions then. The property will be sold freely on the market of the country of stay in line with its legislation. The ministry sends its conclusions to the Cabinet of Ministers to make the decision.
If the government approves the sale of property, diplomatic offices abroad holds talks with a buyer of property and sends the final sale and purchase contract to the Foreign Ministry.
The property is passed to the buyer via signing the acceptance and transfer document after the funds for property are fully sent from the account opened by the buyer in a bank.
The funds are sent to the national budget.
KYIV. Oct 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Public joint-stock company Ukrhydroenergo saw a 2.2-fold rise in net profit in January-September 2016, to UAH 1.709 billion.
The company said that its net revenue over the period grew by 37.5%, to UAH 4.405 billion. The company saw a 1.6-fold rise in gross profit, to UAH 2.524 billion.
Ukrhydroenergo increased electricity generation by 27.1% over the period, to 6.259 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh).
Ukrhydroenergo in 2015 saw net profit rise by 2.3 times compared to 2014, to UAH 1.091 billion, net income by 1.7 times, to UAH 4.469 billion, EBITDA by 64.7%, to UAH 2.688 billion.
Ukrhydroenergo operates all of the major hydroelectric power plants on the Ukrainian sections of the Dnipro and Dniester rivers. Their total electricity generating capacity comes to five gigawatts. The state owns 100% of the shares of the company.
KYIV. Oct 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – PJSC Hartron (Kharkiv) in January-September 2016 increased consolidated net profit under international financial reporting standards (IFRS) by 44.5% compared to the same period in 2015, to UAH 6.46 million.
According to a company report in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, its consolidated net income for the nine months increased by 3.2%, to UAH 152.65 million.
In January-June 2016 Hartron saw consolidated net profit under IFRS rise by 41.84%, to UAH 4.53 million, consolidated net income fall by 14.384%, to UAH 65.65 million.
In January-September 2016 Hartron posted unconsolidated net profit according to IFRS in the amount of UAH 4.36 million, which is 31.36% less compared to the same period last year.
Unconsolidated net income for the nine months decreased by 22.28% compared to the same period of last year, to UAH 2.02 million.
PJSC Hartron is the only enterprise in Ukraine, which creates space rocket management systems. The company is also involved in the creation of automated control systems and nuclear power plants safety.
