ARMAVIA’S AIR PARK TO BE REPLENISHED WITH NEW A-319 AIRBUS IN MARCH 2009
ArmInfo
2008-10-15 09:36:00
ArmInfo. In March 2009, Armavia’s air park will be replenished with
a new A-319 airbus produced in France, Deputy Director of Armavia
Rafael Avetikyan said during the ceremony of awarding a prize to the
company’s 500 000th passenger in 2008. He recalled that in 2009 two
more SU-100 SuperJet planes may enter Armenia, and the third one –
later. In May 2008 Armavia acquired an A-320. Avetikyan added that the
negotiations with Airbus consortium and Boeing company on acquisition
of A- 330 airbus and negotiations, he added.
At the moment, Armavia’s air park has 8 planes: two A-319 airbuses, two
A-320 airbuses, a Boeing-737, a Yak-42, an Il-86, and a CRJ-100. In
2007 Armavia carried a total of 572300 passengers by egular and
charter fights, this index being by 21% higher than in 2006.