International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

The article presents the structure of the aircraft repair industry in Ukraine. It is proved that the main customer of aircraft construction and aircraft repair enterprises are air carriers, which determine the demand for the services of aircraft repair enterprises. The features of aircraft repair enterprises and their economic and financial condition are considered. The problems, conditions and directions of development, as well as the prospects of the aircraft repair industry are clarified. The problems affecting the investment activity of the industry are identified. The investment directions for further development of aircraft repair enterprises are proposed.

Startup is a newly established enterprise, or an enterprise at the foundation stage, which is focused on monetizing an idea. According to the European Association of Business Angels there are launched about 50 million new projects every year (137,000 per day), but 90% of them fail. In the paper we analysed 51 startups, which had a minimum viable product and also some investment, but failed. The main aim of the research was to identify the factors leading to the failure of startups. The result has been to create an overview of the mistakes that young entrepreneurs commit at the early beginning.

The strong industrialized world today need a new sensible approach for further development with high priority to protect and respect the nature, i.e. one rational approach coordinated with environmental and safety requirements for high tech investment proposals’ realization. For the aim with the report are defined and proposed the main type of actions for practical application as a combination of legally regulated procedures concerning environmental impact assessment, prevention and control of pollution of the components, identification and application of best technological practices, assurance of operational safety of the plants and protection of the employees, public and environment, using of renewable sources and improving energy efficiency to reach the European "20-20-20" targets.