Armavia’s flights not affected by volcano eruption

Ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano has not affected flights of Armavia air company. Not a single flight was delayed or canceled, Nana Avetisova, spokesperson for the company, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
“Flights to Europe and Russia are operated according to the schedule,” said representative of Armenian national carrier.
Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano started erupting on May 21. UK officials said ash cloud drifting from volcano will affect flights out of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland on Tuesday, Boston Globe reported.

Source: news.am

Armavia carries out Yerevan-Berlin flight via Yerevan-Munich-Berlin

Citizens of Armenia complain that Armavia is carrying out a direct flight to Berlin from Yerevan by Yerevan-Munich-Berlin route, without informing passengers. It creates problems from passengers as they have to spend 125 minutes more aboard.
In a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am, Spokesperson for Armavia Aircompany Nana Avetisova said that flights U8 115/116 Yerevan-Berlin-Yerevan and Yerevan-Munich-Yerevan were combined only on May 3, 10 and 17.
“Staff members of the commercial department had informed the passengers of changes. However sometimes it is impossible to contact with passengers as they write their phone numbers incorrectly in the questionnaire or do not fill in the blank,” Avetisova said. 

Source: news.am

Yerevan Airport Reconstruction Nearing Completion

An Argentine company managing Armenia’s main international airport pledged on Wednesday to essentially complete its multimillion-dollar reconstruction and more than double the airport capacity this year.

The Corporacion America group of Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentine billionaire of Armenian descent, took over the Zvartnots airport near Yerevan in 2002 after signing a 30-year management contract with the Armenian government.

The agreement committed it to building a new airport terminal and modernizing other airport facilities left over from the Soviet era. The terminal’s arrivals section went into service in 2006, while work on the larger departures section is still going on.

Andranik Shikhkian, Zvartnots’s deputy managing director, told journalists that the construction will be complete by the end of this year. He said Eurnekian’s group, which operates over 30 airports across South America, has invested $160 million in the 34,000 square-meter facility.

According to Shikhkian, this will allow Zvartnots to handle up to 3 million passengers a year, up from 1.1 million passengers who used it last year. “Compared with Azerbaijan and Georgia, we will have a twice bigger capacity, both in terms of passenger traffic and use of modern technology,” he said.

Shikhkian added that the new terminal will also significantly speed up passenger check-in at Zvartnots. “In place of 24 check-in desks existing now we will have 46 ones,” he said. “Check-in lines have long been the main source of complaints by passengers.”

The official also expressed hope that the upgraded airport will attract more transit flights from Europe, the Middle East and Asia. “The airport can simultaneously accept up to 10 flights per hour,” he said. “Right now, we have up to five flights every hour.”

It remains to be seen whether the expensive reconstruction will have any impact on the cost of the airport’s ground services for airlines and the national Armavia carrier in particular. Armavia has long accused the Zvartnots management of setting exorbitant tariffs that are higher than even in western Europe.

As recently last March, Zvartnots delayed several Armavia flights over the private airline’s alleged failure to pay its outstanding debts. The two sides traded recriminations before settling the dispute.

“Our airport is much cheaper than the airports in, say, Vienna or London,” insisted Shikhkian. He stressed that the airport fees have not changed since 2002.

The Zvartnots complex is also expected to become soon home to Armenia’s first-ever tax-free zone that will mainly cater for domestically grown agricultural produce to be exported abroad. It will reportedly have warehouses equipped with refrigerators, packaging facilities and a food safety laboratory.

The creation of the tax haven is envisaged by Eurnekian’s 2001 agreement with the Armenian government. The Argentine tycoon, who has a warm rapport with Armenia’s current and former presidents, owns hundreds of hectares of vineyards and orchards in the Ararat Valley adjacent to the airport. 

Source: azatutyun.am

Armavia to assist launch of flight to Stepanakert, but won't fly there

Owner of Armavia air company Mikhail Baghdasarov said the company contributes in every possible way to the launch of Yerevan-Stepanakert flight, but is not going to operate flights itself.
Both the company and NKR authorities consider that Artsakh should have its own air company to operate Stepanakert-Yerevan flights, Baghdasarov said, answering a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question whether Armavia will establish its flight to the NKR capital.
He noted that the opening of Stepanakert airport is postponed, as it is necessary to expand the runway that will make the airport more respectable, allowing it to receive also big aircrafts.

Source: panarmenian.net

Armavia plane performing Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight lands in Yerevan

Armavia air company plane performing Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight has landed in Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport.
According to Armavia spokesperson Nana Avetisova, the plane landed in Yerevan at 7:27 p.m. local time.
Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport grounded all departing flights on May 5, stranding thousands of passengers, after jet fuel at the airport was found to be tainted. 41 passengers of Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight had been accommodated in hotels.

Source: panarmenian.net

Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight still delayed-Armavia

Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight of Armavia Air Company is still delayed, Spokeswoman for Armavia air company Nana Avetisova told Armenian News-NEWS.am. According to her, the aircraft has not yet departed from Israel.
“The flight has been delayed since yesterday due to problems with the fuel. Armavia had to put off the flight, as the aircraft was fueled at Tel Aviv airport with fuel containing oil. The planes of other air companies also face the same problem,” she noted, adding the airport in Tel Aviv has not yet commented on the matter.
All 41 passengers of Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight were accommodated in hotels in Tel-Aviv.

Source: news.am

Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight to land in Yerevan in 2.5 hours

Spokesperson for Armavia national carrier Nana Avetisova said that the company’s Tel-Aviv-Yerevan flight has already departed from Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport.
“It will land in Yerevan in 2.5 hours,” Avetisova told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport grounded all departing flights on May 5, stranding thousands of passengers, after jet fuel at the airport was found to be tainted. 41 passengers of Tel Aviv-Yerevan flight have been accommodated in hotels.

Source: panarmenian.net

Armavia continues to replenish its air depot

On May 6, Armavia air company’s depot was replenished by a CRJ200 LR plane purchased from Lufthansa CityLINE.
As the company press service reported, the plane was named after a famous Armenian painter Martiros Saryan.
Flights to CIS and European states will be performed on a newly purchased plane.
According to Armavia President Mikahil Baghdasarov, the second Sukhoi Superjet is expected to arrive in late June.

Source: panarmenian.net

“Armaviа” increases the frequency of flights Yerevan-Moscow to five daily

National air carrier - airline “Armavia” increases the frequency of regular flights from Yerevan to Moscow from four to five daily, reported press-secretary of the company Nana Avetisova.

“From May 12, regular flights U8 520/519 Yerevan-Moscow (Vnukovo) are restored”, she said.

Currently, the planes of the company make two flights from Yerevan to Moscow airport “Domodedovo” daily and one – to "Vnukovo” and “Sheremetevo”.

National airline of Armenia “Armavia” was established in 1996 and complies with international standards of IATA. Today, “Armavia” makes over 100 flights weekly in more than 40 directions to 20 countries of the world.

President of “Armavia” Mikhail Baghdasarov plans to develop new investment projects, introduce information technologies, issues of systemic approach in the provision of safety and aviation security. Among the priorities are the improvement of quality of rendered services, service on board and provision of comfortable flight.

Source: arka.am

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane landed in Venice for the first time

The Sukhoi Superjet 100, flight U8-123, landed in Venice, at "Marco Polo" airport, at 1:18 pm of yesterday, from Yerevan, Armenia, after approximately 4 flight hours.

For the first time the regional jet Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100), developed by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft in partnership with Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group), arrives in Venice. Namely the Sukhoi Superjet 100 opens weekly flights of Armenian national carrier Armavia to Venice.

The SSJ-100 was delivered to Armavia on April 19, 2011 during a ceremony at Zvartnots airport. The aircraft was put into commercial operation within unprecedentedly short time after delivery, having started service on April 20 with flights Erevan–Moscow–Erevan.

The aircraft received the name after the first cosmonaut “Yuri Gagarin” and the tail number EK 95015.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has accumulated 24 flights in routes like Yerevan–Athens–Yerevan, Yerevan– Donetsk–Yerevan, Yerevan–Aleppo–Yerevan, Yerevan–Tehran–Yerevan, Yerevan– Tel Aviv–Yerevan and Yerevan–Simferopol–Yerevan, scoring approx. 50 flight hours.

The SSJ-100 Entry Into Service opens a new stage of the Program: the beginning of commercial operation and full-scale serial production. The second aircraft will join Armavia fleet in June 2011.

There are currently 17 aircraft are in serial production at various stages of completion, including 6 in the final assembly shop. This year Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company plans to deliver 13 aircraft in total.

Mr. Carlo Logli, Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International, was on board of the SSJ-100. Upon his arrival in Venice he stated: “It was a great satisfaction flying on board of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. The aircraft is superior for the comfort delivered to its passengers, for the larger cabin, wider seating and more spacious overhead bins.

We are pleased to see the SSJ-100 landing at Marco Polo runway, next to the headquarters of SuperJet International. Venice, in fact, is the delivery center for the western Customers. We expect the first delivery to the Mexican airline Interjet for the second half of 2012. SuperJet International, responsible for the after-sales support, is actively working in order to provide Armavia with a reliable and high-quality after-sales support. At the same time, SuperJet International is providing Armavia with Flight Crew, Cabin Crew and Maintenance staff Training Courses” concluded Mr.
Logli.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is definitely the first production aircraft of modern Russia, created in partnership with world-wide aerospace leaders. The SSJ-100 represents a state-of-the-art aircraft in the 100-seat aircraft segment because of its outstanding characteristics in terms of quality, comfort and operational costs, the industry declares.

Source: avionews.com

Armavia airline starts flights to Venice on Russia's Superjet-100

The Armenian airline Armavia opens on Sunday regular passenger flights from Yerevan to Venice and back using Russia's newest commercial plane, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, company's press service said.
The flights will be made regularly once a week on Sundays, the company said.
The newest Russian aircraft was delivered to Armavia at a ceremony in Armenia on April 27. Next day it completed its first passenger flight from the capital of Armenia to Moscow carrying 90 passengers.
The Superjet 100 is a family of medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Sukhoi in cooperation with U.S. and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace and Honeywell.
The aircraft is capable of carrying 75-95 passengers up to 4,500 kilometers.
Armavia, which bought four of the planes in 2007, plans to use the aircraft to conduct flights to Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi and Ukraine.
Currently, there are 17 models in production at different stages of completion.
The company plans to manufacture at least 14 Superjet 100s this year, and 25 in 2012, and intends to sell 35% of them to the United States, 25% to Europe, 10% to Latin America, and 7% to Russia and China.

Source: en.rian.ru

First Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 in Yerevan

A handover ceremony of the first Sukhoi Superjet-100 that arrived in Armenia was held at the Zvartnots airport in Yerevan, Tuesday.  
President of the Armavia airline Mikhail Bagdasarov, Director General of the Sukhoi OJSC Mikhail Poghosyan, Russian Minister of Transport Igor Levitin, and other officials attended the ceremony.
The airline paid $24 million for the jet. This July, the airline plans to purchase another 98-seater. The airline plans to purchase three other jets within a year if the new jets prove their worth.
“Sukhoi Superjet-100 will make 1.5-2-hour-long flights to Moscow, Sochi, as well as to cities of Ukraine,” Bagdasarov said.
Responding to Armenian News-NEWS.am’s question, he said that the jet will make its maiden flight to Sochi on April 20.

Source: news.am

Celebrations as First Superjet 100 is Delivered

The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 jet was delivered to launch customer Armavia (of Armenia) today at Zvartnots airport, with the aircraft being named after the first man in space, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosyan said: "The delivery of the first production aircraft is the key milestone of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 project.  The event opens a new stage for the programme - the beginning of commercial operation and full-scale serial production."
Armavia ordered the aircraft in September 2007, and plans to use its aircraft on flights to Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi and Ukraine. Airline owner Mikhail Bagdasarov remarked: "We are very grateful for such an aircraft.  This is definitely a great milestone for the Russian aerospace industry, because the SSJ100 is in fact the first production aircraft of modern Russia, created in partnership with world-wide aerospace leaders.  We congratulate everybody with such a significant achievement!"
The Superjet 100 (SSJ100) is manufactured by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) in partnership with Alenia Aeronautica. The companies have a joint sales organisation for international sales, SuperJet International, which is based in Venice, Italy. The SSJ 100 is powered by two Powerjet SaM146 turbofan engines - Powerjet being a joint venture between Russia's NPO Saturn and Snecma of France.

Source: eraa.org

First Sukhoi Superjet 100 delivered to Armenian airline

The first Sukhoi Superjet 100, Russia's newest commercial plane, was delivered to the Armenian airline Armavia on Tuesday. 
The plane was named after Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, in a glitzy ceremony at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport. 
Armavia head Mikhail Bagdasarov said the plane will head for Moscow on its first flight on Wednesday.  Sukhoi currently has over 120 confirmed orders for the Superjet, the bulk from Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot. 
The company is seeking to sell at least 800 planes, more than half to foreign airlines.

Source: en.rian.ru

Armavia takes delivery of first Superjet 100

Armenian flag-carrier Armavia has taken delivery of the first serially-produced Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet. The hand-over ceremony took place today at the airline's base airport, Yerevan Zvartnots.

© Superjet International

Armavia's cockpit crew piloted the aircraft from Sukhoi manufacturing plant KnAAPO in Komsomolsk-on-Amur with a landing in Novosibirsk.
The carrier's representative in Moscow, Gagik Sarkisyan, says it will enter commercial service in a few days following completion of its registration.

© Superjet International

"Most likely, we'll deploy the Superjet 100 on the premier Yerevan-Moscow route for an inaugural flight," he says, adding that Armavia is expecting to take the next delivery in May.
The aircraft has been named "Yuri Gagarin" to honour the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight. It was due to enter service last week.

By Tom Zaitsev

Source: flightglobal.com

First Russian ”Superjet 100” delivered to Armavia

The company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft delivered on Monday the first Superjet 100 to a launch customer. Armenia’s flight company Armavia received the first of two ordered aircrafts of that type. In total Sukhoi has confirmed orders for 170 Superjets.  The brand new "Superjet 100" is replacing an outdated Tu-134 aircraft. The first plane was named "Yurij Gagarin" by “Armavia”. According to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft there are at the present moment confirmed orders for 170 Superjets. Also Aeroflot is expected to receive – even delayed - its first “Superjets” during this year.  Meanwhile, last week Transport Minister Igor Levitin said that Aeroflot was mulling over punitive sanctions against Sukhoi Civil Aircraft because they failed to deliver the planes in time. Initially it was agreed that the aircraft will be delivered in late 2010. But due to delays in obtaining the certificate, the dates were postponed. (Source: Voice of Russia)

Source: russia-media.ru

Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 to arrive in Armenia on April 19

The Russian airliner “Sukhoi Superjet” will arrive in Armenia on April 19 without delays, Spokeswoman for Armavia Air Company Nana Avetisova told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According to her, “Sukhoi Superjet” is designed to carry out short distance flights. “It is already agreed that the new aircraft will make flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi and cities of Ukraine,” she said.
Asked on the price for the new aircraft, Avetisova said that it is a commercial issue. “I can say that the liner is designed for 98 passengers. Moreover, Armenia is the only country in the region with “Sukhoi Superjet-100,” she noted.
The leadership of Russia’s Aeroflot is going to offer the Russian government to fine the company for violation of terms of receiving the aircraft.
It was reported earlier that the first flight of Sukhoi Superjet-100 will be carried out on the Day of Astronautics on April 12.

Source: news.am

Armavia’s owner purchased no airport – spokesperson

Owner of the Armenian national carrier Armavia has not purchased an airport in Slovakia, spokesperson for the company told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Nana Avetisova dismissed press reports stressing Mikhail Baghdasarov has not purchased any airport.
Spokesperson also denied rumors about delay in paying wages to the company’s employees.
“I can assure you that our employees receive salaries on time,” she said.
Earlier today Armenian Zhamanak (The Time) newspaper reported referring to its sources that Mikhail Baghdasarov had purchased an airport in Slovakia which, newspaper assumes, might cause delays in paying wages to company’s employees.

Source: news.am

Armavia misses key date for Superjet handover

Armavia has missed the planned handover date for taking the first Sukhoi Superjet 100, although it has signed a technical acceptance agreement for the aircraft.  It was intending to take the twinjet - aircraft 95007, named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin - for operations on 12 April, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's first voyage into space.  But the handover was pushed back at least a week. Sukhoi says the Superjet has completed ground and flight tests and is "technically sound" and is ready for "immediate implementation of commercial flights".  Armavia representative Gagik Sarkisyan says, however: "There are minor technical issues and acceptance-related paperwork that remain to be tackled. But we still intend to receive the aircraft before May."

Source: flightglobal.com

Авиакомпания "Армавиа" осталась без лайнера Airbus А319

4 апреля 2011 г., Aviation Explorer –  Лизинговая компания International Lease Finance (ILFC) решила приостановить поставки новых узкофюзеляжных самолетов армянской авиакомпании "Армавиа".

 

Также стало известно, что  ILFC вернула себе один из уже поставленных в 2009 г. самолетов Airbus А319, который должен был эксплуатироваться "Армавией" до 2018 г. Возможно, данные шаги со стороны ILFC связаны с несоблюдением графика лизинговых платежей со стороны "Армавиа".

 

Сейчас в парке национального перевозчика Армении четыре самолета семейства А320. Кроме самолетов Airbus, в парке перевозчика эксплуатируются также Bombardier CRJ200 и ЯК-42 VIP, а в портфеле заказов есть два самолета российского производства Sukhoi Superjet 100, которые должны быть поставлены в апреле 2011 г., и опцион еще на две такие машины.

 

Источник: АТО.ru

 

Source: aex.ru

Armavia становится должником российских аэропортов

Армянская авиакомпания Armavia готовится принять первый российский лайнер Superjet. Однако перевозчику, возможно, придется скорректировать торжественную церемонию, связанную с началом эксплуатации нового самолета. Проблема — в больших долгах Armavia перед аэропортом Внуково, из-за чего первый рейс может быть перенесен в Домодедово.
Как рассказал источник РБK daily в аэропорту Внуково, авиакомпания Armavia перестала платить за обслуживание своих рейсов. По его словам, сейчас долг перевозчика перед аэропортом достиг 70 млн руб. Не исключено, что перевозчик вообще прекратит полеты из этого аэропорта. По словам другого источника, с финансовыми проблемами был связан перенос церемонии открытия первого коммерческого рейса нового российского лайнера Superjet из аэропорта Внуково в Домодедово. Официальный представитель Внуково отметил, что авиакомпания действительно задолжала аэропорту, однако речи о закрытии рейсов из Внуково не ведется. «Перевозчик стоит в расписании аэропорта до осени», — сказала РБК daily официальный представитель Внуково.
У Armavia проблемы не только с российскими аэропортами. Вчера армянские СМИ сообщили о том, что авиакомпания выпустила с задержкой в среднем в 5 ч рейсы Ереван — Рим, Ереван — Ростов, Ереван — Тегеран, Ереван — Дели и отменила рейсы Ереван — Мюнхен. Согласно сайту ереванского аэропорта Звартноц, в среду были отменены рейсы в Москву (Шереметьево) и Амман. Согласно сайту аэропорта Внуково рейс из Еревана вместо планируемых 16.20 вылетел в 21.40. Ранее 16 марта Armavia задерживала свои рейсы на час в знак протеста против высоких цен, установленных аэропортом Звартноц. Однако пресс-секретарь Звартноца Геворг Абрамян вчера пояснил армянскому изданию Tert.am, что у Armavia большой долг перед аэропортом. Гендиректору авиакомпании Armavia Михаилу Багдасарову РБК daily вчера дозвониться не удалось.
Авиакомпания Armavia является стартовым покупателем нового российского самолета Superjet. В компании — производителе самолета «Гражданские самолеты Сухого» РБК daily вчера заявили, что «компания их уведомила, что возникшие проблемы были урегулированы, компанию интересует, чтобы заказчик выполнил все предусмотренные контрактом условия поставки Superjet». Первый Superjet будет поставлен армянской авиакомпании в апреле.
 

Source: rbcdaily.ru

National air carrier Armavia delays flight to Rome by one day

Armenia’s national air carrier Armavia said today its March 29 flight from Yerevan to Rome, Italy, has been shifted to March 30.

A press secretary of the company, Nana Avetisova, said the flight was delayed because two of the company’s aircrafts are being overhauled. She said other flights were operated in due time. Avetisova said also one of the two aircrafts under repair is due to be back in Yerevan today.

Yesterday the company said several flights to Russia, Rome and New Delhi would be delayed due to lack of aircrafts.
Armavia was established in 1996. The company meets IATA international requirements operating over 100 flights a week to more than 40 destinations in 20 countries. It owns 11 aircrafts – three А320, three А319, three CRJ-200, one Yak-42-VIP and one Il-86. In April the company will buy also a new Russian-made Superjet -100.

Source: arka.am

Armavia: Flights to Munich to be operated from April 21

Armavia air company has announced Yerevan-Munich flight was not postponed for March 29. Flights to Munich will be operated starting from April 21, spokesperson for the company Nana Avetisov told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Yesterday Yerevan-Rome, Yerevan-Rostov and Yerevan-Delhi flights were postponed. The first will be operated today, while aircrafts heading to Rostov and Delhi left Yerevan yesterday.

Source: news.am

SuperJet in Use by May 15

Aeroflot has scheduled Sukhoi SuperJet-100 (SSJ-100) aircraft for the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod flight as of May 15, an airline source said.
The first SSJ-100 was due to be supplied to the air carrier in 2008. The delivery date was postponed several times. According to the latest reports, the first SSJ-100 plane will be supplied to Armenian airline Armavia in April.
The aircraft has an up to 98-passenger capacity and is can cover a distance of up to 4,400 kilometers. In 2011, manufacturer Sukhoi Civilian Aircraft is planning to make 14 SSJ-100s, increasing to 25 in 2012 and later reaching an annual output of 60 to 70 airliners.

(Interfax)

Source: themoscowtimes.com

Sukhoi SuperJet 100 to make first flight with passengers on April 12

Russia’s Sukhoi 100 passenger jet will start flying passengers for the first time on April 12 when it travels from Armenia’s capital of Yerevan to Moscow.

The flight will coincide with the 50th anniversary of Yury Gagarin’s flight that made him the first man in space, RIA Novosti reports.

Armenia’s Armavia airline bought four Superjets in 2007. Sukhoi currently has 122 firm orders for the type and hopes to sell more than 700, with 35% going to North America, 25% to Europe, 10% to Latin America and 7% to Russia and China. Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot has orders for 40 Superjets and will be the second airline to receive the aircraft.

In January Mexico’s second largest airline, Interjet, ordered 15 Superjets for US$650 million, according to RIA Novosti. This marked the first contract for the Superjet from a Latin American country.

Sukhoi developed the Superjet 100 family of medium-haul passenger jets to compete against offerings from Embraer and Bombardier. Sukhoi claims its aircraft is cheaper to operate and less expensive to procure.

Sukhoi developed the Superjet with assistance from American and European aviation companies, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Honeywell, Messier Dowty and Liebherr Aerospace.

Italy’s Finmeccanica has a 25% stake in the Superjet programme. In 2007 Finmecannica’s Alenia subsidiary formed the Superjet International joint venture with Sukhoi, which is responsible for marketing, sales and aircraft delivery in Europe, the America’s, Africa, Japan and Oceania, as well as worldwide logistic support.

The Superjet is capable of carrying between 75 to 98 passengers up to a range of 4 400 kilometres.

Source: defenceweb.co.za

Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 to make first passenger flight from Yerevan

Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger airliner will carry out its first passenger flight from Armenia's capital of Yerevan to Moscow on April 12, RIA Novosti reported.

The flight will take place on the 50th anniversary of the day that Yury Gagarin became the first man in space.

The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft was bought by Armenia's Armavia airline, Khabarovsk Territory Governor Vyacheslav Shport said during a meeting with Armenia's ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan in Khabarovsk on Tuesday.

The Superjet 100 is a family of medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Sukhoi in cooperation with U.S. and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace and Honeywell. The aircraft is capable of carrying 75-98 passengers up to 4,400 kilometers.

Sukhoi plans to manufacture at least 700 Superjet 100s and intends to sell 35 percent of them to North America, 25 percent to Europe, 10 percent to Latin America, and 7 percent to Russia and China.

Sukhoi currently has at least 122 firm orders for its Superjet 100 airliners. 

Source: armradio.am 

Armenian Ambassador to Russia visited Khabarovsk

On March 22 Armenian Ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan visited Khabarovsk. Mr. Ambassador met the Khabarovsk Governor Vyacheslav Shport. The cooperation between Armenia and the Khabarovsk State were discussed, the possibilities were touched upon, press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia reports.
The Governor Shport noted in his welcoming speech Russia had had friendly relations with Armenia for centuries and also added Armenia and Russia had the same approaches towards the different international cases.
Referring to the cooperation between Armenia and Khabarovsk, Vyacheslav Shport has noted the airplanes “Sukhoy Superjet-100” which were got by Armenian “Armavia” corporation is the best example for the Armenian-Khabarovsk cooperation effectiveness.
Armenian Ambassador noted in his turn Armenian side was ready to support the cooperation in the various spheres.

Source: times.am

Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 to make first passenger flight on April 12

Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger airliner will carry out its first passenger flight from Armenia's capital of Yerevan to Moscow on April 12, officials in Russia's Far Eastern Khabarovsk Territory said on Wednesday.
The flight will take place on the 50th anniversary of the day that Yury Gagarin became the first man in space.
The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft was bought by Armenia's Armavia airline, Khabarovsk Territory Governor Vyacheslav Shport said during a meeting with Armenia's ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan in Khabarovsk on Tuesday.
The Superjet 100 is a family of medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Sukhoi in cooperation with U.S. and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace and Honeywell. The aircraft is capable of carrying 75-98 passengers up to 4,400 kilometers.
Sukhoi plans to manufacture at least 700 Superjet 100s and intends to sell 35 percent of them to North America, 25 percent to Europe, 10 percent to Latin America, and 7 percent to Russia and China.
Sukhoi currently has at least 122 firm orders for its Superjet 100 airliners.

Source: rian.ru

Zvartnots, Armavia settle disagreements through help of civil aviation authority

In the evening of March 18, Armenia International Airports CJSC, which is operating Yerevan's Zvartnots airport, and Armavia air company signed a memorandum of understanding having come to an agreement on current issues, the head of civil aviation authority of Armenia, Artem Movsisyan stated.
As the chief executive at Zvartnots airport Marcelo Vende noted, issues they're facing could have occurred in any country. “We realize that Armavia is making major investments, purchasing new planes, which is beneficial to the airport. However have our own investments to make and hope that the air company understands that. The airport must fulfill its obligations to the creditors,” he said. As the chief executive stated, the agreement signed stipulates for “debt threshold” which the air company is not allowed to exceed.
Armavia President Mikhail Baghdasarov, in turn, apologized for the inconvenience to air company passengers.
In response to the discontent of Armavia national carrier protesting high tariffs for the Zvartnots airport's services, the Armenia International Airports CJSC issued a statement to say that the present aircraft handling tariffs were established in 2005 taking into consideration the airport development Master Plan and has not changed up to this date.
In the morning of March 16, Armavia delayed the flights for an hour to protest against the high service prices established by Zvartnots international airport. On the same day, Armavia President Mikhail Baghdasarov stated that the service prices at Zvartnots exceed those of Moscow, Rome and Paris by 3, 2.5 and 1.5 times respectively.

Source: panarmenian.net

Armenia Airport, Airline Settle Debt Row

Armenia’s main international airport and national airline said on Monday that they have settled a bitter financial dispute that threatened to disrupt the country’s air communication with the outside world.

Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport last week delayed several flights by the Armavia carrier for what it called a failure to pay outstanding debts for airport ground services.

Armavia executives denied that and said Zvartnots’s Argentine management has drastically raised its service fees. They claimed that the tariffs were already much higher than those charged by major airports in Russia and western Europe. The airport chief executive, Marcelo Vende, responded by accusing the airline of spreading “disinformation.”

The two sides announced that they signed on Friday a compromise agreement brokered by the Armenian government’s Civil Aviation Department. But they refused to disclose details of the deal.

“All issues have been resolved,” Armavia’s Russian-Armenian owner, Mikhail Bagdasarov, said. “I’m not going to tell you how because it’s a commercial deal. Both sides are satisfied.”

“We certainly wanted to gain more. But the two sides are making concessions to each other,” he told at a joint news conference with Vende and Artyom Movsesian, head of the Civil Aviation Department.

“We understand that Armavia is making a lot of investments, trying to bring more aircraft to Armenia and seeking to develop civil aviation in Armenia,” Vende said, for his part. “But we also have liabilities to various foreign banks and Armavia should understand that we have made a lot of investments in the new terminal which we will inaugurate this autumn.”

According to Movsesian, the Zvartnots management agreed to reschedule the repayment of “a considerable part” of Armavia’s debt. He gave no further details, and it thus remained unclear how much Armavia owes to Zvartnots.

Bagdasarov said last week that his company spends between $4 million and $8 million a month on various services provided by the airport.

Zvartnots is run by the Corporacion America group of Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentine billionaire of Armenian descent, in accordance with a long-term management agreement signed with the Armenian government in 2002. Eurnekian has pledged to invest more than $100 million in rebuilding the airport and upgrading its facilities. 

 

Source: azatutyun.am