In the state register of civil aircraft of Ukraine, two An-148 aircraft, which previously flew in the Russian airline "

They were released in Voronezh in 2011 and 2012, avianews reports.. com. Registration certificates for them were issued on October 7.

According to flightradar24 online radar. com, one of the airliners with the new Ukrainian number UR-CTC arrived from Chisinau to Boryspil airport on October 14. The second aircraft with UR-CTF registration arrived in Boryspil on October 15.

Both An-148s are registered with the new Ukrainian airline Air Ocean Airlines. Their new owner is CYPRUS AIRCRAFT LEASING 2 (CAL) LTD..

The state register of legal entities states that the new airline was created on August 27, 2020. Its owner is Roman Trokhimchuk, and the director is Nikolai Melnichenko.

To obtain an operator certificate and start flights, the airline had to register at least two aircraft in Ukraine.

These An-148 flew in Siberia in the Russian airline " She received them through the leasing company "

During operation, the airline faced problems in maintaining the airworthiness of aircraft against the background of difficult relations between Ukraine and Russia, which participated in this project.. This led to aircraft downtime.

In August, both An-148s ended up in Chisinau. On their fuselage were the remains of the former operator's livery and the Ukrainian register numbers UR-CTC and UR-CTF.