Air Armenia
IATA ICAO Callsign
QN ARR AIR ARMENIA
Founded2003
Ceased operations2014; 10 years ago (2014)
HubsZvartnots International Airport
Fleet size0
Destinations10
HeadquartersYerevan, Armenia

Air Armenia CJSC (Armenian: Էյր Արմենիա) was a passenger and cargo airline with its head office in Yerevan, Armenia,[1] and base at Zvartnots International Airport.

History

Air Armenia Boeing 737-500

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 18 March 2003. Since all passenger rights were granted on an exclusive basis to Armavia in 2003, Air Armenia could only operate cargo aircraft. The owners of Air Armenia were Versand Hakobyan and Gagik Tsarukyan.[2]

After the liquidation of Armavia in 2013, Air Armenia announced its plans to launch passenger services as well, and became the largest air carrier of Armenia.[3][4] In July 2013, General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia granted Air Armenia designations to operate passenger flights.

On 29 October 2014, the airline suspended all operations until at least 20 December due to financial problems.[5][6]

A Ukrainian investment fund announced the purchase of a 49 percent stake in Armenia's leading airline in December 2014, pledging to help restart soon its commercial flights. Vladimir Bobylev, the chief executive of the East Prospect Fund, pledged to invest at least $30 million in the troubled Air Armenia carrier. Armenian news agencies quoted him as saying that it plans to replace and expand the company's small fleet of aircraft in the coming months. However, as of 2024, these plans have not come to fruition.[7]

Destinations

Air Armenia served the following destinations :[8][9] (all flights suspended)

City Country IATA ICAO Airport Notes
Athens  Greece ATH LGAV Athens International Airport
Frankfurt  Germany FRA EDDF Frankfurt Airport
Krasnodar  Russia KRR URKK Pashkovsky Airport
Moscow  Russia VKO UUWW Vnukovo International Airport
Nizhny Novgorod  Russia GOJ UWGG Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
Paris  France CDG LFPG Charles de Gaulle Airport
Saint Petersburg  Russia LED ULLI Pulkovo Airport
Samara  Russia KUF UWWW Kurumoch International Airport
Sochi  Russia AER URSS Sochi International Airport
Yekaterinburg  Russia SVX USSS Koltsovo Airport
Tehran  Iran IKA OIIE Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Yerevan  Armenia EVN UDYZ Zvartnots International Airport Hub

References

  1. ^ "Contacts Archived 2014-07-20 at the Wayback Machine." Air Armenia. Retrieved on September 3, 2014. "Air Armenia Head Office: 21 Gevorg Kochar Str. Yerevan 0009, Armenia" - Address in Armenian Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine: "21 Գևորգ Քոաչար փ. Երևան 0009, Հայաստան" - Address in Russian Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine: "Геворг Кочар 21, г.Ереван 0009, РА"
  2. ^ Babayan, Nelly (September 25, 2015). "Did open sky close the air of Air Armenia?". Aravot. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  3. ^ air.am - History Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Air Armenia: First Armenian airline-operated flight in months comes amid decision to liberalize aviation industry - Economy - ArmeniaNow.com". armenianow.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Message from "Air Armenia" - News - Air.am". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  6. ^ "Geldprobleme: Air Armenia stellt Betrieb ein - aeroTELEGRAPH". 3 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Ukrainian Fund Invests in Failing Armenian Airline - Asbarez.com". asbarez.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^ "air.am - Message from "Air Armenia"". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  9. ^ air.am - Schedule

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