Ukrvozdukhput

Ukrpovitroshliach
Founded 1923
Ceased operations 1929 (merged into Dobrolet)
Hubs Kharkiv Airport
Destinations Odesa, Kyiv, Moscow and Rostov-on-Don
Headquarters Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR

Ukrpovitroshliach (Ukrainian Society of Airways, Ukrains'kyi povitrianyi shliakh' [1]) was an airline based in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR during the interbellum. It operated scheduled domestic (USSR) services. It was the first civil aviation company of Ukraine.

History

Founded on June 1, 1923 Ukrpovitroshliach began operating on April 15, 1925 when it offered service from Kharkiv to Odessa and Kiev. From June 15, 1925 the company also offered flights to Moscow and Rostov-on-Don, completing its network centered on Kharkiv.

Ukrpovitroshliach was the second scheduled airline ever in the Soviet Union (after Deruluft).[2]

By 1928, Ukrpovitroshliach was carrying more than 3,000 passengers a year. But, the Soviet central government's "Five-Year Plan" called for all air service in the Soviet Union to be controlled by one government agency. In 1929, Ukrpovitroshliach was absorbed into the newly formed national airline Aeroflot (along with the other Soviet operators -- Zakavia and Deruluft). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Old names list, ctrl-c.liu.se
  2. ↑ Society of Automotive Engineers technical papers series, SAE International, 1961, page 1
  3. ↑ Ukrvozdukhput, oldbeacon.com (2003)


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