Two Armenian A-320 burn down at Brussels international airport

ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 5 2006

YEREVAN, May 5 (Itar-Tass) — Two A-320 jets of the Armenian airline
Armavia burned down in a hangar of Brussels international airport
Zaventem, airline deputy commercial director Andrei Agadzhanov told
Itar-Tass on Friday.

He said the plane was receiving technical maintenance by Sabena
Technics.

According to the preliminary information, the jet cannot be restored,
Agadzhanov said.

Now that the airline lost another A-320 in a Sochi air crash on May 3,
it has two Airbus jets, Yak-42 and Il-86.

Armavia was established in 1996 and made its first flight in 2001. In
2004 the airline had four A-320 planes. It was the regional leader
by the number of operated western-made aircraft.

The fire has been put down. No one is dead, but four technicians were
injured. One of them is in hospital.

There is still smoke in the airport building, and a number of flights
have been delayed. Experts say that the smoke is not toxic.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress