Armenian and Georgian airlines jointly ordered three Boeing 737-800BCFs July 29th, 2022 Deliveries of the converted freighters are slated to start next year [...]
CIS states close their borders and suspend air connections March 26th, 2020 Belarus is the only nation in the region to describe closing borders as ‘nonsense’ [...]
Ryanair announces two additional Armenian routes January 6th, 2020 The news comes prior to next week’s start of its service to the Caucasus country [...]
Budget airline Wizz Air to serve Armenia from next March December 17th, 2019 Following on the heels of its arch rival Ryanair, the Hungarian LCC is to link Yerevan with Vilnius and Vienna [...]
EU Air Safety Committee warns Armenia about aviation safety shortcomings December 12th, 2019 The Caucasus country must improve its safety oversight standards to stop its airlines from being blacklisted by Europe [...]
Armenia’s ‘unsafe’ Taron-Avia ceases operations November 11th, 2019 Authorities revoke the airline’s Air Operator’s Certificate over safety violations [...]
Ryanair to launch flights to Armenia from Italy and Germany October 21st, 2019 The Irish budget airline is in a hurry to be ahead of arch-rival Wizz Air in establishing a foothold in the Caucasus country [...]
Start-up Armenia Airways launches operations June 19th, 2019 Armenian airline operates a BAe 146-300 and two Airbus A310s [...]
Ryanair considers the prospect of launching flights to Armenia March 18th, 2019 Europe’s largest LCC has consulted the country’s aviation authorities over a possible market entry in 2020 [...]
Armenia Airlines aims to reach break-even in 2021 February 25th, 2019 Armenia’s leading air passenger carrier carried 75,000 passengers in 2018 [...]
Russia approves interstate aviation accident investigation body for EAEU October 19th, 2018 New organisation will replace the existing IAC for Eurasian Economic Union's five member states [...]
First commercial helicopter operator appears in Armenia July 2nd, 2018 Armenian Helicopters wins its Air Operator’s Certificate [...]
Czech Airlines returns to Armenia May 29th, 2018 The Czech flagship carrier’s Yerevan comeback signals a recovery of the CIS air travel market [...]
Armenia’s Taron-Avia suspends scheduled flights February 26th, 2018 The carrier cites the seasonal drop in passenger numbers [...]
Passenger traffic through Armenian airports grew 21% in 2017 January 17th, 2018 Yerevan's Zvartnots and Gyumri's Shirak served a total of 2.554 million passengers [...]
Duty exemption prolonged for aircraft imports into EAEU November 21st, 2017 The customs duty preferences for certain passenger jets will remain in force until late 2020 [...]
Common open airspace mulled for EAEU August 17th, 2017 The common airspace is to become operational in 2020 [...]
Armenian carrier Taron-Avia to launch flights to Russia April 14th, 2017 A Boeing 737 in the carrier's livery has arrived at Armenia's Shirak airport [...]
Traffic growth through Yerevan airport set to grow March 29th, 2017 Zvartnots, Armenia's primary airport, expects its traffic to exceed 3 million by 2020 [...]
2016 worst for CIS-wide flight safety in 25 years March 17th, 2017 The poor 2016 figures were largely down to a spike in commercial aviation accidents. [...]
Yerevan airport shows 10% passenger flow growth acceleration November 10th, 2016 Top Armenian airport served 1.748 million passengers in January-October [...]
INSIGHT: Armenian air transport re-emerges October 21st, 2016 The emergent Caucasus nation has seen some dramatic changes to its air transport landscape [...]
Flight safety in post-Soviet area deteriorates October 4th, 2016 Crew training flaws and lack of oversight are the main causes behind the alarming tendency. [...]
Eurasian Economic Union lifts duties for light helicopters September 2nd, 2016 Zero duty rate for helicopters with empty weight of up to 1 ton will be effective until the end of 2017. [...]
Traffic throught Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport grows August 11th, 2016 Armenia has seen redistribution of traffic between its largest airports [...]
Armenia Airlines starts flying August 1st, 2016 The new carrier replaces Air Armenia, which left the market in October 2014 following introduction of the open skies regime [...]
Ukraine and Armenia liberalize air connection May 24th, 2016 The two countries remove restrictions on the number of assigned carriers, frequencies and destinations [...]
Armenia Airlines announces flights to Russia March 11th, 2016 New Armenian carrier is considering Moscow and a few other destinations in Russia [...]
Yerevan Airport counting on liberalization of air travel December 24th, 2015 Armenia’s main airport tries to attract new carriers with expanded facilities and Open Sky regime [...]
Air Armenia declared bankrupt November 25th, 2015 Armenian carrier objects the court's decision to declare it insolvent following a suit from HSBC Armenia [...]