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Kyiv-based AeroSvit Airline is continuing to realize a company restructuring program declared in late 2012, under which the partial dismissal of employees is foreseen, reads a report of the airline's press service, which was published after reports about plans to dismiss all of the company's employees in one-and-a-half months appeared in the media.

“In November 2012, after reshuffling AeroSvit’s managers, the
managers were ordered to draw up a program on the restructuring of the
airline’s operations. It has been approved by the company’s supervisory
board and revised, taking into account recommendations of supervisory
board members,” reads the report.

The press service said that the program foresees the large reduction
of operation expenses of AeroSvit and its gradual removal from the red
ink zone. Some operations will be transferred for outsourcing and the
structure of the airline will change.

The company will be reorganized and workforce will be reduced.

“Due to the scheduled dismissals, the airline’s employees received
notifications on their dismissal due to the reorganization in advance,
under Ukrainian labor law,” AeroSvit said.

The airline said that during the reorganization its administration fully sticks to requirements of labor laws.

Earlier media reports, referring to the chairman of the trade union
of AeroSvit Vladyslav Nehovsky, said that in 1.5 months all employees of
the airline would be dismissed. He said that letters with the decision
were received by the aviation trade unions.

AeroSvit was created in 1994. It is based at Boryspil airport in
Kyiv. It serves 80 international destinations in 34 countries. It
provides services to passengers in the largest cities of Ukraine. Its
fleet consists of 28 Boeing aircraft, including 20 medium-range Boeing
737s and eight long-haul Boeing 767s. In addition to that, it operates
Airbus 320, Airbus 321, Embraer 145, Embraer 190, and ATR-72 aircraft.