ARMAVIA TOOK DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST NEW A-319 AIRPLANE
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March 19 2009
Toulouse, France – The aircraft is powered by CFM International
CFM56 engines
(WAPA) – "Armenia flag carrier Armavia has taken delivery of its
first new A-319. The aircraft was handed over to Armavia’s President,
Mikhail Bagdasarov, at a ceremony held at the Airbus factory in
Hamburg, Germany. Operated under a lease agreement with ILFC, the
new A-319 will increase the airline’s Airbus fleet to five aircraft.
The aircraft, powered by CFM International CFM56 engines, can
accommodate 134 passengers in a two-class cabin layout. The airline
plans to operate this aircraft on its international routes, such
as to Moscow, Paris, Amsterdam, Saint Petersburg, Zurich, Berlin,
Athens, Kiev, Odessa, Simferopol and Dubai.
Armavia was founded in 1996. Since 2005, Armavia fully belongs to
the private entity MIKA Trading Co. Armavia was the first airline
in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) region to operate
A-320 Family aircraft, from 2002. Today the airline operates two
A-319s and two A-320s, flying to numerous destinations in the CIS,
Europe and Asia". (Avionews)