Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Hobbies
Representative Transactions
Timeline
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Sergii Grytsenko

Sergii Grytsenko

Experienced Fleet Executive With A Focus On Growth Strategy
Budapest

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Director CEE and CIS

Avico S.A.S.
12.2022 - Current
  • Developing company's business presence in EE and CIS region
  • Commercial aircraft ACMI brokerage
  • Originating, negotiating, managing aircraft/engines financing, sale and purchase, leasing contracts

VP Fleet

BeOnd/Arabesque
02.2022 - 11.2022

Sourcing of new aircraft in a line-fitted special customized
configuration and other suitable aircraft in accordance to
requirements of the airline model
Negotiating and managing relationships with OEMs and
aircraft/engines lessors in relation to aircraft leasing and purchase agreements
Assisting airline with third party MRO, suppliers and technical
consultants

Fleet Contracts Director

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)
01.2013 - 02.2022

Managing of fleet contracts department, support of all
fleet/aircraft/engines transactions, negotiating and managing of
respective contracts, maintenance events/costs planning,
managing of aircraft and engine lease and purchase projects,
project management of company’s in-out ACMIs,
communication with aircraft and engines OEMs, lessors, MROs and banks
Representing airline’s MRO negotiations with aircraft lessors

Assisting in commercial negotiations during aircraft and engines
technical deliveries and redeliveries

Aircraft Contracts Senior Legal Counsel

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)
10.2006 - 12.2012

Preparing legal opinions, dealing with company’s contracts including legal and technical analysis
Negotiating aircraft lease (dry, wet) and purchase agreements

Assisting in fleet planning

Providing legal support in respect of corporate financing

Education

Diploma in Air Law -

IATA Training And Development Institute
Montreal, Canada And Geneve, Switzerland
04.2001 -

Boeing Marketing Academy
Seattle, USA
04.2001 -

Kyiv National Economics University
Kyiv, Ukraine
2007

Master of Science - Law

National Pedagogical University
Kyiv, Ukraine
04.2001 -

Skills

    Contract Negotiation

    Strategic Planning

    Decision-making

    Budget Management

    Staff Management

    Hobbies

    Travelling and Chess

    Representative Transactions

    2023 - Originated and managed ACMI contracts in amount of $12m

    2022 - Originated and negotiated lease of two A320 family aircraft for BeOnd/Arabesque

    2022 - Negotiated return of 18 aircraft to lessors without penalties due to war in Ukraine

    2020-2021 COVID - negotiated return of 10 aircraft without penalties and around $50m credit arrangements and deferrals from Western aircraft lessors; originated three CFM-7B and CF34 engines leases

    2015-2018 Deliveries - negotiated and managed leases of twenty Boeing 737-800 (new and used), three Boeing 737-8MAX, two E195 (used) and four Boeing 777 (used) aircraft; eight CFM-3C/7B and CF34 engines

    2014 Redeliveries – negotiated and managed early return of seven 737Classic aircraft without penalties for an airline;  UIA’s lessors – negotiated and agreed around $50m credit lines and rent/MRs deferrals

    2013 Deliveries - negotiated and managed leases of 15 Boeing 737 (new and used), 767 and five new Embraer E190 aircraft with transactions closings and deliveries of all units within 11 months; PK AirFinance – negotiated transaction documents of $110m financing of Boeing and Embraer aircraft in UIA’s fleet 

    2014-2017 Wet leases - originated over $30m Boeing 737/767 wet lease out to Royal Air Maroc, Tunisair, Corendon Dutch Airlines, XL France

    2009-2010 Negotiated over $177m lease transaction of 4 new Boeing 737-800 followed by US ExIm Bank financing (first in the Ukraine)

    Timeline

    Director CEE and CIS

    Avico S.A.S.
    12.2022 - Current

    VP Fleet

    BeOnd/Arabesque
    02.2022 - 11.2022

    Fleet Contracts Director

    Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)
    01.2013 - 02.2022

    Aircraft Contracts Senior Legal Counsel

    Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)
    10.2006 - 12.2012

    Diploma in Air Law -

    IATA Training And Development Institute
    04.2001 -

    Boeing Marketing Academy
    04.2001 -

    Master of Science - Law

    National Pedagogical University
    04.2001 -

    Kyiv National Economics University
    Sergii GrytsenkoExperienced Fleet Executive With A Focus On Growth Strategy