ARMAVIA "ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY" AIRLINES

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Aug 25 2009
Armenia

The European Union (EU) has released a list of 4,000 air carriers
that are obliged to reduce carbonic gas emissions by 2012. Otherwise,
they will not have the right to fly through the European air space
and land at European airports. The EU offers air carriers to conduct
emission monitoring before January 1, 2010. A relevant law was adopted
in Europe this January.

Armavia airlines (Armenia) is on this list as well. Mil Armenia and
Blue Airways (allegedly Armenian airlines) are reportedly in the list.

Talking to NEWS.am, Nelly Cherchinyan, Press Secretary of the General
Department of Civil Aviation at RA Government (GDCA) said that Mil
Armenia and Blue Airways are not registered in Armenia as Armenian air
carriers. She stated that Armavia meets all European standards. "We
have no airline that would pollute the air. The information does not
quadrate to the facts," she said.

Armavia told NEWS.am that the EU-released list is an international
requirement applied to all air carriers. "The aim of the warning is
to promote gas emission reduction. No airline will have problems if
they reduce emissions to a minimum."

One hundred Russian airlines, including Aeroflot, are on the list,
along with U.S. and European airlines, such as Lufthansa (Germany),
Alitalia (Italy), Quantas (Spain) and KLM (French-Dutch airline).

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress