Armavia awards the 600 thousandth passenger

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The national carrier Armavia airline awarded the 600 thousandth passenger, press service of the company reports. According to the company, a resident of Gyumri - Raya Mkhitaryan leaving Yerevan for Krasnodar with U 931 flight got a large plasma TV, as well as the business class ticket instead of her economy class one.

The "Makur Jour" (“Clean water”) company presented a 600 thousandth passenger of Armavia certificate to purchase a 25 per cent discount certificate for purchasing a water dispenser, a certificate for a free purchase of five liters of clean water and a set of tea.

Armavia, a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), performs about 250 flights a month to over 30 destinations in the CIS countries, Europe and the Middle East. In 2008 Armavia carried more than 647 thousand passengers.
 
Air fleet of the company has A-319 (3), A-320 (2), Boeing 737-300, CRJ-200, Tu-134 types of aircrafts, in April 2010 Armavia will receive a new Superjet 100.

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Armavia cleans fleet from old aircrafts

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Being included in the list of over 4 thousand companies which should reduce carbon dioxide burst, Armavia national carrier decided to clean its fleet from old aircrafts.

“There aircrafts which do not fly now. These are Il-86 and Tu-134. If we remove these aircrafts from our fleet, the company will have no problem,” said Mikhail Baghdasarov, President of Mika Limited and owner of Armavia.

“If companies like Air France and Lufthansa are included in the list, it’s a serious issue,” he said.

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Armavia’s Yerevan-Rome-Yerevan flight will link Armenia with Southern Europe

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “Armavia’s Yerevan-Rome-Yerevan flight will link Armenia with Southern Europe,” Armavia Director General Norayr Belluyan told a news conference during an official ceremony in Rome. “We hope that a number of tourists and businessmen will take Armavia flights to Rome,” he noted.

In this connection Belluyan informed that Yerevan-Rome-Yerevan flight is operating twice a week. Additional flight is scheduled. The flights will be operated by Airbus jetliners and new CRJ-200 aircrafts.

Armavia Air Company LLC is the national air carrier of the Republic of Armenia. The company was founded in 1996. Currently the company is operating about 250 flights to over 30 countries of the world.

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Armavia replenishes fleet with CRJ-200

“I think our passengers will like the jet, which is comfortable and maneuverable,” Armavia President Mikhail Baghdasarov said during the presentation of the aircraft in Zvartnots Airport. “The passenger flow reduces in winter, so there is a need for a small aircraft.”

CRJ-200 will fly to Minvody, Stavropol, Voronezh, Zurich, Athens and Rome.

Mr. Baghdasarov also informed that the company is planning to cut down ticket prices.

“Our company is already well-known in CIS countries and Europe. So, now our task is price reduction,” he said.

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Armenia registers air companies without fees

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Air companies in Armenia are registered free of charge, Chairman of Controls Chamber Ishkhan Zakaryan told today a news conference. “Armenia’s current legislation does not stipulate for any duties or fees for air company registration,” he said.

Armenia has 12 registered air companies, of which 9 operate abroad and 3 – in Armenia. In that connection, Zakaryan noted that registration of such air company might cost $ 382 million in UAE and over $ 1 billion in Britain. According to him, none of companies operating abroad duly paid taxes in 2007-08. Thus, Taron air carrier which exploited 1 airline in 2007 and 4 airlines in 2008 worked without income in the above period and paid no taxes. “Tax payments of those 9 air companies totaled AMD 37.2 billion for 2007-08,” he said.

As regards air carriers operating in Armenia, Armavia exploited 7 airlines in 2007 and 8 airlines in 2008 and paid taxes in the amount of AMD 1.3 million. Air Armenian which exploited 5 airlines in 2007-08 paid AMD 212 million, while Armairo which possesses only 1 helicopter paid a total sum of AMD 41.3 million, which exceeds the tax payments of the above-mentioned 9 companies. “There are serious problems in the sphere, so it is necessary to amend the relevant legislation,” Zakaryan noted.

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Armavia awards 500000th passenger

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armavia national carrier has gifted a notebook to its 500000th passenger, Ani Afyan, the company’s press office said.

“The millionth passenger will be gifted a Mercedes,” general manager Norayr Belluyan said.

He informed that the number of passengers increased by 11% as compared to the same period in 2008. “The flow of traffic is growing due to new routes,” he said.

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Armavia allowed to extend A-319 aircraft service life

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ At Thursday’s sitting RA Government resolved to extend the service life of Armavia, Air Company-owned A-319 aircraft till 2017.

Armavia Air Company LLC is the national air carrier of the Republic of Armenia. The company was founded in 1996. The founders are Armenian organizations Aviafin LTD and Mika Armenia Trading LTD.

In 2008, Armavia carried 646447 passengers. Armavia fleet consists of 8 aircrafts.

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Armavia and Air France launch joint flight operations to Paris

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Starting from September 7, 2009, Armavia and Air France launch joint flight operations to Paris.

Armavia and Air France offer an opportunity to visit Paris five times a week taking a direct regular flight operated together with our partner Air France.

Armavia Air Company LLC is the national air carrier of the Republic of Armenia. The company was founded in 1996. The founders are Armenian organizations Aviafin LTD and Mika Armenia Trading LTD.
In 2008, Armavia carried 646447 passengers. Armavia fleet consists of 8 aircrafts.

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Armavia Airline carries it 400 thousand-th passenger today

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armavia airline carried its 400- thousandth passenger of this year today. The passenger - a woman aged between 45 and 50, flew from Yerevan to Vladikavkaz.

As the air company told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Tsira Tigieva was gifted a plasma TV and flowers, her economy-class ticket was changed to business class. She mentioned, that the new Yerevan – Vladikavkaz flight will help to easily reach either European, or Near East countries.

According to Armavia director general Norayr Belluyan, the geography of flights is expanding, new routs are established, which resulted in 11.5 per cent increase of the passenger traffic of the company.

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Armavia to operate more flights to Europe

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armavia national carrier will operate more flights to Europe from August 15, the company’s press office told PanARMENIAN.Net

Yerevan-Rome-Yerevan and Yerevan-Zurich-Yerevan flights will be operated 2 and 3 times a week respectively.

Armavia launches Yerevan-Berlin-Yerevan flights

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armavia national carrier has launched Yerevan-Berlin-Yerevan flights on April 14, company’s PR division told PanARMENIAN.Net

The flights are due twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Armavia Director General Norayr Belluyan said Germany is the fourth European country with Armenian Diaspora of over 40 000. “However, we are hopeful that the innovation would also encourage German tourists to visit Armenia.

As compared to others, Berlin airport is the closest to Armenia. This will let passengers save time in traveling between Armenia and Germany.

According to representative of Armenian Embassy in Germany Hanbardzum Minasyan, this flight will not only strengthen intergovernmental relations, but will also let European travelers to visit Armenia, the country of traditions and culture.

Thanks to inter-line system and special pro-rata agreement between Armavia and Air Berlin, airlines will provide the passengers with possible connections to any destination Air Berlin operates.

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Armavia takes delivery of its first new A319

March 17, 2009 by Marcel van Leeuwen 

Armenia flag carrier Armavia has today taken delivery of its first new A319. The aircraft was handed over to Armavia’s President, Mikhail Bagdasarov, at a ceremony held at the Airbus factory in Hamburg, Germany. Operated under a lease agreement with ILFC, the new A319 will increase the airline’s Airbus fleet to five aircraft.
Armavia’s A319 features the all-new cabin that recently entered service on all members of the A320 Family, and which provides more passenger comfort in a more modern and brighter environment. The aircraft, powered by CFM International CFM56 engines, can accommodate 134 passengers in a two-class cabin layout. The airline plans to operate this aircraft on its international routes, such as to Moscow, Paris, Amsterdam, Saint Petersburg, Zurich, Berlin, Athens, Kiev, Odessa, Simferopol and Dubai.
“The acquisition of Airbus aircraft has become a heart-warming tradition for Armenia and in particular for its national carrier, Armavia,” said Mikhail Bagdasarov, President of Armavia.

Armavia, the national flag carrier of Armenia, was founded in 1996. Since 2005, Armavia fully belongs to the private entity MIKA Trading Co. Armavia was the first airline in the CIS region to operate A320 Family aircraft, from 2002. Today the airline operates two A319s and two A320s, flying to numerous destinations in the CIS, Europe and Asia.
“We are glad that Armavia airline continues to enlarge its single-aisle fleet with the best-selling A320 Family aircraft. The airline will undoubtedly benefit not only from the great economic efficiency of the A319, but also from its commonality with its Airbus fleet in operation, while its passengers enjoy unprecedented level of comfort in the new cabin,” added John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers.

Sources: Airbus, aviationnews.eu