UM Airlines


UM Air, Ukrayinsʹko-seredzemnomorsʹki avialiniyi, legally Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Ltd, was an airline based in Kiev, Ukraine.

History

The airline was established by Lebanese 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 the European Commission banned Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines from operating in airspace over the European Union, citing safety issues. This meant that it was banned for safety reasons from operating services of any kind within the European Union. In November 2009, the airline was allowed to resume operations with its McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft by the European Commission.
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 supplying British Aerospace BAe 146 series aircraft to Iranian airline Mahan Air and of training Mahan Air pilots and maintenance technicians. Mahan Air was itself already under sanction by the US government. UM's owner and Chairman Rodrigue Merhej was also personally placed under sanction.

Destinations

UM Air served the following scheduled destinations as of December 2017:
;Iran
;Jordan
;Lebanon
;Ukraine

Current fleet

The UM Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft :

AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
McDonnell Douglas MD-831—172Stored
Total1—

Previously operated