BORYSPIL AIRPORT PRESENTED ITS OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE EXPERIENCE AT AIR 2026 IN BRATISLAVA

18 September 2026

Oleksiy Dubrevskyy, General Director of Boryspil International Airport, presented the airport experience in maintaining operational readiness and critical capabilities amid the full-scale war in Ukraine during the international Airport Innovation Roundtable 2026 (AIR 2026), held on 16–17 September in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

AIR 2026 brought together airport executives, representatives of aviation organizations and industry experts from across Central and Eastern Europe. This year’s forum focused on “Resilience as a New Industry Pillar.”

As part of the plenary session “Resilience Under Pressure: Leading Boryspil Through War and Preparing for Aviation’s Return,” Oleksiy Dubrevskyy contributed with practical experience in managing Ukraine’s largest airport under the prolonged closure of Ukrainian airspace and unprecedented security challenges.

The presentation focused on preserving critical infrastructure, human resources and professional expertise, maintaining certification and operational readiness, as well as systematic preparations for the future resumption of flight operations.

Another key topic was the strategic vision for restoring Ukraine’s civil aviation sector. This is not only about the readiness of an individual airport, but about the coordinated preparedness of the entire aviation system including airports, airlines, the air navigation service provider, government authorities, security agencies and international partners.

“Throughout all these years, our task has been not simply to preserve the airport. We have been securing Boryspil’s ability to resume operations and Ukraine’s ability to restore air connectivity with Europe and the world.

Today, the question is not only when civil aviation will return, but also how it is going to return — being safe, responsible and renewing gradually. That is why we continue to prepare our infrastructure, people and systems for the moment when security conditions allow flight operations to resume,” said Oleksiy Dubrevskyy, CEO of Boryspil International Airport.

The experience of Ukrainian airports under the conditions of the full-scale war has become an important part of the international professional dialogue on the resilience of critical infrastructure, risk management and the aviation sector’s preparedness for prolonged crises.

Boryspil International Airport’s participation in AIR 2026 marked another step in systematically presenting Ukraine’s aviation experience at the international level and developing partnerships essential for the future recovery and modernization of Ukraine’s civil aviation sector.