The SkyUp airline company received the FAR129 foreign air carrier certificate, which allows the company to operate flights to/from the USA.
This is stated in the company's message, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
Four Boeing 737-800 aircraft in the airline's fleet have been authorized to fly in US airspace.
"As part of the certification, we received DOT approval (permit to conduct business as an air carrier on the territory of the United States), TSA approval (approval of compliance with aviation security requirements for air transportation from/to the territory of the United States) and FAA approval (operation specification Part129). We plan to develop the directions of ACMI services and charter flights in the new market," the message says.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Ukraine completely closed its airspace to civilian aircraft on February 24, 2022, the day russia's full-scale invasion began.
UkSATSE announced that the airspace would be opened after the end of the war.
In May, SkyUp entered the European air transportation market.
The SkyUp airline was registered in June 2017 and began operations in April 2018.
SkyUp is a subsidiary of the travel operator Join Up.
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