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Mykhailo Kurachenko
Mykhailo Kurachenko
Biography and early years
No detailed information about Mykhailo Kurachenko’s childhood and education is available in open sources. The first mentions of his professional activities are related to the start of his career in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Career and business
Mr. Kurachenko is known as the official majority shareholder of KyivAvia and co-founder of companies under the Pilot brand, which specialize in corporate tourism, ticket booking, travel/flight arrangements and logistics, and business delegation support.
The registers also mention other companies associated with Kurachenko (founded by him or where he was a director or beneficiary earlier).
He later expanded his activities by setting up companies in the United States.
International activities
Mykhailo Kurachenko belongs to the circle of entrepreneurs who actively developed Ukraine’s commercial aviation infrastructure in the 2000s and 2010s, and after 2015 moved on to international projects, integrating Ukrainian experience into the global market.
Accordingly, Mykhailo Kurachenko has experience in the American market, particularly in Florida, where he develops aviation infrastructure consulting companies.
Publicity and mentions in the media
Mykhailo Kurachenko is mentioned in the public space in the context of his business activities. Some of the publications relate to the participation of his companies in government tenders in the corporate tourism market. Before the war, Mr. Kurachenko’s companies provided relevant services on a regular basis to large state-owned companies and executive authorities (the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ukroboronprom, Coca-Cola, Ernst & Young, organization of the international Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, etc.)
Current activities
As of 2025, Kurachenko continues to work on international projects in the field of civil aviation, logistics, and consulting. His experience combines Ukrainian and European management with American business standards.
