Why Ihor Kolomoisky’s Airline Empire Fell
Relatively unknown to people in the West, Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky once owned an airline empire that spanned Europe. But then, he threw it all away...
And whilst there are rumors he maintains ownership of a few airlines to this day, it is impossible to prove these claims and the fact of the matter remains: the airlines he once owned openly are no more.
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Who is Ihor Kolomoisky?
Unlike other airline moguls like Michael O'Leary and Richard Branson, Ihor Kolomoisky isn't exactly a household name in the West, even if he is in his native Ukraine.
Born into a Jewish family of engineers in Dnipropetrovsk (modern day Dnipro), then in the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union, Ihor followed in his parent's fo...