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{{Short description|Defunct Ukrainian airline}}
{{Infobox Airline
|airline        = Dniproavia<br><small>Дніпроавіа</small>
|logo           = Dniproawialogo.png
|logo_size      = 300
|fleet_size     = 2
|destinations   = 7
|IATA           = Z6<ref name=iata>{{cite web|title=IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|website=iata.org|access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref>
|ICAO           = UDN
|callsign       = DNIEPRO
|company_slogan =
|founded        = 1996
|ceased         = 2017
|parent = [[Privat Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsinternational.com/2010/01/new-owner-for-aerosvit/ |title=New Owner for Aerosvit &#124; Airports International &#124; The Airport Industry online, the latest airport industry news |publisher=Airports International |access-date=2013-03-21}}</ref>
|headquarters   = [[Dnipro]], [[Ukraine]]
|key_people     =
|hubs           = {{nowrap|[[Dnipro International Airport]]}}
|secondary_hubs = {{nowrap|[[Boryspil International Airport]]}}
|focus_cities   =
|frequent_flyer = Bonus Club
|lounge         =
|alliance       = [[Ukrainian Aviation Group]]
|website        = [http://dniproavia.com/en/ dniproavia.com]
}}

'''Dniproavia''' ({{langx|uk|Дніпроавіа}}) was an [[airline]] headquartered at [[Dnipro International Airport]] in [[Dnipro]], [[Ukraine]], which operated scheduled and chartered passenger flights.<ref>"[http://www.dniproavia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=11&lang=en Contacts]." Dniproavia. Retrieved on 21 June 2010.</ref><ref name="FI">{{Cite news| title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 74 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>

==History==
Dniproavia was established in 1933 as ''Dnipropetrovsk Integrated Air Squad'', forming part of then [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] national airline [[Aeroflot]]. On  22 June 1996, the airline became a [[joint stock company]] in a state-owned entity which included [[Dnipropetrovsk International Airport]], thus giving the airline full control over its home base.<ref name="FI"/> Dniproavia announced a loss of just over 6 million [[United States Dollar|USD]] for 2006, despite increasing revenues by 17 percent and carrying 54 percent more passengers. It blamed the loss on the suspension of its flights to [[Germany]], due to a dispute with the German authorities over [[Lufthansa]]'s landing rights at Dnipropetrovsk Airport.<ref>{{Cite news| title=Dniproavia losses in 2006  | work=[[Airliner World]] | page=13 | date=August 2007}}</ref> In October 2009, the airline was sold to Galtera investment group, however, it was controlled by Ukrainian-Israeli entrepreneur [[Ihor Kolomoyskyi]]'s [[Privat Group]].<ref name=zaitsev>
{{cite news
 |title      = Three Ukrainian carriers seek tie-up approval
 |first      = Tom
 |last       = Zaitsev
 |url        = http://beta.flightglobal.com/news/articles/three-ukrainian-carriers-seek-tie-up-approval-338364/
 |newspaper  = Flightglobal
 |publisher  = Reed Elsevier
 |date       = 2010-02-12
 |access-date = 2011-07-22
}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

As of 25 March 2012, as a result of the anti-monopoly committee of Ukraine's decision to allow the consolidation of the Ukrainian Aviation Group's physical and operational assets, Dniproavia no longer operates flights with its own code, but rather on behalf of its parent company [[Aerosvit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dniproavia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Itemid=34&lang=ru |title="Днеправиа" присоединяется к альянсу авиакомпаний "АэроСвит" и "Донбассаэро" |publisher=Dniproavia.com |access-date=2013-03-21}}</ref> By mid-June 2012 the airline introduced their first Embraer 190. All Embraer 190s were ordered and operated by Dniproavia, but they were operated for the airline-partner AeroSvit.<ref>volaspheric: [http://volaspheric.blogspot.de/2012/06/aerosvit-and-dniproavia-welcomes-first.html AeroSvit and Dniproavia welcomes first Embraer 190]</ref>

On 9 January 2013, the company ceased all operations,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldairlinenews.com/2013/01/15/dniproavia-halts-all-operations-and-shuts-down-on-january-8/ |title=Dniproavia halts all operations and shuts down on January 8 |date=15 January 2013 |publisher=World Airline News |access-date=2013-03-21}}</ref> but some flights were resumed on 1 February 2013.<ref>[http://news.dniproavia.com/en/vnimanie-informatsiya-o-tekushhem-sostoyanii-prodazh-aviabiletov/#.UW0sst5TXYQ  Attention! The current status of ticket sales.] Dniproavia.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.</ref>

Due to a legal dispute regarding the nationalization of the airline, most of its aircraft were transferred to [[Windrose Airlines]], with just two remaining in the fleet of Dniproavia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusaviainsider.com/dniproavia-aircraft-now-transferred-windrose/|title=Most of Dniproavia aircraft now transferred to Windrose - Russian aviation news|date=16 June 2017}}</ref> In November 2017, Dniproavia was declared bankrupt.<ref>"[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/61562-ukraines-dniproavia-declared-bankrupt]." .ch-aviation. Retrieved on August 5, 2018. "Ukraine's Dniproavia declared bankrupt."</ref> On May 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ukraine upheld the decision of the Kyiv Commercial Court, leaving the company in the ownership of a private owner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-21 |title=Дніпроавіа не повернув державі Верховний суд - Збройні сили України - Днеправиа {{!}} РБК-Україна |url=https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/verhovnyy-sud-otkazalsya-vernut-gosudarstvu-1589568697.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521053805/https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/verhovnyy-sud-otkazalsya-vernut-gosudarstvu-1589568697.html |archive-date=2020-05-21 }}</ref>

==Destinations==
As of January 2017, Dniproavia served domestic routes within Ukraine as well as international services to Bulgaria, Israel and Romania on a scheduled basis.<ref name="officialschedule">[http://dniproavia.com/en/online/schedule/ dniproavia.com - Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201061348/http://dniproavia.com/en/online/schedule/ |date=2017-02-01 }} retrieved 3 January 2017</ref>

==Fleet==
[[File:Embraer_ERJ-145EP,_Dniproavia_JP6761817.jpg|thumb|Dniprovavia [[Embraer ERJ-145]]]]
The Dniproavia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of May 2017):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=35}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse"
|+ Dniproavia fleet
|- 
! Aircraft
!  style="width:50pt; | In fleet 
!  style="width:50pt; | Orders
!  Passengers
! Notes
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ 145 family|Embraer ERJ 145]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|48
|
|-
!Total
!2
!&mdash;
!colspan=2|
|}

===Historical fleet===
[[File:Dnjeproavia Jak-42D UR-42449 cropped.jpg|thumb|Dniproavia [[Yakovlev Yak-42]] in 2005]]
The airline also operated the following aircraft:<ref>[[Flight International]], 3–9 October 2006</ref>

* [[Antonov An-26]]
* [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-300]]
* [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]]
* [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-500]]
* [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]]
* [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer ERJ-190]]
* [[Yakovlev Yak-40]] 
* [[Yakovlev Yak-42]]

==Accidents and incidents==
*24 April 2003: A Dniproavia [[Yakovlev Yak-40]] ([[aircraft registration|registered]] UR-87918) ran off the runway after a hard landing at [[Dnipropetrovsk International Airport]] following a scheduled domestic flight. The aircraft came to a rest 100 metres away from the runway and was substantially damaged. There were no fatal injuries amongst the 13 passengers and four crew members on board.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030428-1 2003 Dniproavia accident at the Aviation Safety Network]</ref>
*28 April 2011: A Dniproavia [[Embraer 145]] ([[aircraft registration|registered]] UR-DNK) ran off the taxiway after having just exited the runway at [[Moscow]]'s [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]]. As a result of this, the aircraft's landing gear gave way and its chassis was badly damaged. However, the aircraft was quickly evacuated and made safe by airport rescue personnel and no injuries were reported, amongst the 30 passengers and four crew members, as a result of the incident.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Ukraine|Companies|Aviation}}
{{Commons category-inline|Dniproavia}}
{{Official website|http://www.dniproavia.com/}}

{{Ukrainian Aviation Group}}
{{Airlines of Ukraine}}
{{IATA members|cis}}

[[Category:Defunct airlines of Ukraine]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1996]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2017]]
[[Category:Privat Group]]
[[Category:Ukrainian companies established in 1996]]