Ukraine signs memorandum with Airbus for 22 planes, Interfax Ukraine says

KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian government has signed a memorandum with planemaker Airbus to buy or lease 22 aircraft for the creation of a new national carrier, the news agency Interfax Ukraine said on Thursday, saying it had obtained a text of the memorandum.

The government has announced signing the memorandum but not divulged details.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Edmund Blair)