Air-Van was an

airline An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...

based in

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 ' ...

. It was forced to suspend operations after the Armenian civil aviation authority decided not to extend its air operator certificate. It had operated two B747-200s and a DC-10 on charter services.Air Van Airlines - CH Aviation
/ref> Air-Van was forbidden from landing in Switzerland and

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. These bans may have been the cause for Air Van to appear on a proposed

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-wide blacklist of some airlines.

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Air-Van Airlines
Defunct airlines of Armenia Airlines established in 2003 Airlines disestablished in 2005 Armenian companies established in 2003 {{Armenia-transport-stub