Air Armenia

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( hy, Էյր Արմենիա) was a passenger and cargo airline with its head office in

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, and base at

Zvartnots International Airport Zvartnots International Airport ( hy, Զվարթնոց միջազգային օդանավակայան, translit=Zvart'nots' mijazgayin ōdanavakayan) is located near Zvartnots, west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It acts as the main ...

History

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 Gagik Tsarukyan ( hy, Գագիկ Ծառուկյան; born 25 November 1956) is an Armenian businessman, politician, and former athlete. Tsarukyan is the founder and leader of the Prosperous Armenia political party. He also owns various large-sca ...

. 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.air.am - History
In July 2013,

General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia The Civil Aviation Committee ( hy, Քաղաքացիական ավիացիայի կոմիտե) is an agency of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure օf Armenia. Its head office is on the property of Zvartnots International Ai ...

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. A Ukrainian investment fund announced the purchase of a 49 percent stake in Armenia's leading airline on Friday, 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.

Destinations

Air Armenia served the following destinations :air.am - Schedule
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References

External links

Air Armenia official websiteAir Armenia official Facebook pageAir Armenia official VK page
Defunct airlines of Armenia Airlines established in 2003 Armenian companies established in 2003 Defunct charter airlines {{Armenia-transport-stub