Motor Sich is a Ukrainian airline based in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. It operates passenger and cargo services, including charter and scheduled flights. Its main base is Zaporizhzhia International Airport.
History
The airline was established in 1984 and is wholly owned by the Motor Sich Joint Stock Company, an aircraft-engine company. Previously, the airline was included on the list of banned airlines in European Union airspace due to safety issues. In November 2009, this was lifted following an inspection by the European Aviation Safety Agency that confirmed improvements had been made. The route was notable because at the time, the destination, Uzhhorod Airport, had operated no regular flights since June 2016 and had only received European Aviation Safety Agency confirmation in December 2018. Motor Sich also indicated at the time that the Kyiv-Uzhhorod route might be resumed in spring 2020, They also launched a new domestic route between Kyiv and Mykolaiv in January 2022 that would have four flights per week. It was the first Ukrainian airline to operate the route. The airline has suspended all passenger flights until further notice, although it continues to operate cargo flights. On 23 October 2022, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) detained the honorary president of Motor Sich and the airline, Vyacheslav Bohuslayev, on suspicion of treason by cooperating with Russia. The allegation was that he supplied batches of Ukrainian aircraft engines to Russia, which were used in Russian military helicopters against Ukraine.
;Ukraine
- Kyiv - Kyiv Zhuliany International Airport
- Lviv - Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport
- Mykolaiv - Mykolaiv Airport
- Odesa - Odesa International Airport
- Zaporizhzhia - Zaporizhzhia International Airport
;Saudi Arabia
- Riyadh - King Khalid International Airport
Codeshare agreements
Motor Sich Airlines has had a codeshare agreement with Belavia.
Fleet
thumb|Motor Sich Airlines [[Antonov An-140]]
thumb|Motor Sich Airlines [[Yakovlev Yak-40]]
Current fleet
, Motor Sich Airlines operates the following aircraft:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Motor Sich Airlines Fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In fleet
!Orders
!Notes
|-
|Antonov An-12
|2
|—
|
|-
!Total
!2
!
!
|}
Former fleet
As of November 2017, the Motor Sich fleet included the following aircraft
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Former Motor Sich Airlines Fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In fleet
!Orders
!Notes
|-
|Antonov An-12
|2
|—
|
|-
|Antonov An-24RV
|3
|—
|
|-
|Antonov An-74
|1
|—
|Convertible between freight and passenger
|-
|Antonov An-140
|1
|2
|Currently painted in 'Motor Handball' livery (2019)
|-
|Yakovlev Yak-40
|3
|—
|UR-VBV in VIP configuration
|-
|Mil Mi-8
|3
|—
|
|-
!Total
!13
!2
!
|}
The airline has also previously operated