ARMINFO News Agency
September 12, 2006 Tuesday

M. BAGHDASAROV: INVESTIGATION OF A-320 CRASH HAS MANY "BLACK SPOTS"
WHICH NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN

The investigation of the crash of A-320 belonging to Armavia airline
has many "black spots" which no one can explain, says Mikhail
Baghdasarov, Armenian businessman, the owner of Armavia airline, in
an interview with Armnews TV.

He says the allegations by the International Aviation Committee that
the reason of the crash was allegedly a "human factor" are not
ethical at least for the fact that the regulations of the
International Aviation Union ban publication of investigation results
before the very end of the investigation. "The accusations by Ms.
Anodina, IAC Head, are at least untimely and we do not agree with
them. Our specialists engaged in the investigation have not found
answers to many questions so far," M. Baghdasarov says. That is why,
he believes that it would be right to continue the investigation as
long as all the issues get answers. He thinks the investigation is
currently on such a stage when it is untimely to over it. Moreover,
IAC’s arguments are not convincing enough, the businessman says. He
did not give his personal opinion of the tragedy, stating that unlike
IAC leadership he will do it only after the investigation is over.

M. Baghdasarov says today Armavia is developing quite dynamically. It
will make itself known as a leading company successfully competing
with foreign airlines in the Armenian market. He says the company
intends to buy new planes produced in 2005 and even in 2006.