President Zelenskiy would like to create “a state-owned modern airline – at the level of Turkish Airlines or Singapore Airlines.”

President Zelenskiy would like to create “a state-owned modern airline – at the level of Turkish Airlines or Singapore Airlines.” This airline would fly Ukrainian-made Antonovs, he says in a film aired on Ukraine 24 to mark one year since his first electoral victory one year ago. At present, Antonov passenger planes – the An-148 and An-158 regional jets — are not certified to fly in the EU. They are limited to flying domestically and to Belarus and Moldova. The proposal for a state airline comes as Ukraine’s two main international airlines – SkyUp and UIA – are asking the government for compensation for what could be three months without scheduled passenger service.