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Defunct Ukrainian airline based in Mariupol1
Illich-Avia (Ukrainian: Ілліч-Авіа) was a Ukrainian airline part of the Open Joint Stock Company (JSC) of Illich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol and was founded in 2002. It was based at Mariupol International Airport and operated domestic and international flights, most of them on behalf of its parent Illich Steel & Iron Works.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Illich-Avia (Ukrainian: Ілліч-Авіа) was a Ukrainian airline part of the Open Joint Stock Company (JSC) of Illich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol and was founded in 2002. It was based at Mariupol International Airport and operated domestic and international flights, most of them on behalf of its parent Illich Steel & Iron Works.2
Ilyich-Avia is part of a group headed by Illich Steel & Iron Works. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Illich-Avia Avia was launched in 2002. It held operator certificate No. 198 issued by the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine on 1 June 2005, Air Carrier License No. 118481 of 4 March 2005. The airline was unique as it is one of the few operators of the Antonov An-140. Illich-Avia meanwhile ceased operations.
From Wikipedia’s article on Illich-Avia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Ilyich-Avia served the following destinations:
Greece
Athens - (Athens International Airport)
Thessaloniki - (Thessaloniki International Airport)
Russia
Moscow - (Vnukovo Airport)
Ukraine
Kyiv - (Kyiv International Airport)
Kryvyi Rih - Kryvyi Rih International Airport
Mariupol - (Mariupol International Airport) base
The Illich-Avia fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2011):
From Wikipedia’s article on Illich-Avia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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