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Air Highnesses is a
cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
In 2018, airline cargo traf ...
from Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. The airline commenced operations in 2008. The airline has its main hub 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 ...
and its fleet consists of one Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a comm ...
aircraft.
Fleet
Incidents and accidents
* 30 November 2012 - Freighter aircraft bearing registration EK-76300 (Ilyushin Il-76T
The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commer ...
), owned and operated by Air Highnesses (on behalf of Congolese cargo airline Aéro-Service
Société Aéro-Service Afrigo is an airline headquartered in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It operates chartered cargo and business passenger flights within Congo and to neighbouring countries out of its base at Pointe-Noire Airport.Fl ...
) crashed at Maya-Maya Airport
Maya–Maya Airport is the international airport of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo.
Facilities
In 2010, a new long runway and a new terminal with three air bridges were opened. The older runway was repaired and now is ...
while landing, killing five crew members, one passenger and 26 people on the ground (a total of 32 fatalities). 14 people on the ground were injured in the accident.
See also
*List of airlines of Armenia
This is a list of airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia.
Scheduled airlines
Charter airlines
Cargo airlines
See also
*List of airlines
*List of airlines of Europe
*List ...
* List of airports in Armenia
This is a list of airports in Armenia, sorted by location.
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Airports
As of January 2022, Armenia has three functional civil airports.
Other airports
As of 2020, there are 2 airports currently under reconstruction in Armenia, these inc ...
* Transport in Armenia This article considers transport in Armenia.
Railways
Total
in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
Broad gauge
825 km of gauge (825 km electrified) (1995)
There is no service south of Yerevan.
City with metro s ...
References
{{Airlines of Armenia Airlines of Armenia Airlines established in 2008 Armenian companies established in 2008