Armenia, EU to launch Common Aviation Area talks in late April

March 25, 2017 By administrator

Negotiations on Armenia’s accession to the European Common Aviation Area will launch in late April, minister of transport, communication and information technologies Vahan Martirosyan has said.

The Armenian minister was meeting European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport Violeta Bulc in Sofia, Bulgaria.

According to a ministry statement, Bulc gave a positive assessment to the start of negotiations and confirmed that the agreement will soon be signed.

Also in the spotlight of the meeting were issues related to the digitization in the transport sector and road safety challenges.

In this context, Martirosyan proposed holding a regional transport communications conference in Yerevan and invited Bulc to visit Armenia.

The European Common Aviation Area is defined by bilateral agreements between European countries about a single market in aviation services.

Armenia civil aviation negotiating with a number of air carriers

February 3, 2017 By administrator

The General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA) is actively negotiating with a number of air companies to have them fly from both Shirak and Zvartnots airports in Armenia, GDCA spokeswoman Satenik Hovhannisyan told PanARMENIAN.Net

“We are yet unable to disclose the names of companies we are conducting negotiations with,” Hovhannisyan said.

According to her, the GDCA, the government and the airport concessionaire are equally consistent in boosting attractiveness of Shirak airport in the northern Armenian city of Gyumri.

Also, she reminded that Shirak airport cut the prices for air navigation services by 50% to attract more airlines and bolster the development of the facility.

The Department said in early December that the decision follows a number of other measures implemented as part of a development program, which seeks to promote various carriers’ interest towards Shirak airport through a comprehensive discount system.

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan has repeatedly called for attracting more air companies and budget carriers to the airports in Gyumri and Yerevan.

Armenia’s civil aviation agency ‘negotiating with 40 foreign airlines’

December 29, 2016 By administrator

As part of its efforts to expand the air travel routes connecting Armenia with world countries, the General Department of Civil Aviation is seeking to attract more partners.
At the cabinet meeting on Thursday, the agency’s chief, Sergey Avetisyan, said they are currently negotiating with over 40 foreign airlines to attract them to the Armenian market.
“We have applied to more than 40 airlines. Most of them are based in Europe; [there are also companies] from Asia and the Middle East. We have already received a response from 3-4 companies which are now planning to conduct technical discussions with us. And we too, have expressed our willingness [for future cooperation],” he added.

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Armenia intends to join European Common Aviation Area “soon”

November 17, 2016 By administrator

Armenia is expecting to join the European Common Aviation Area “in the near future,” Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told reporters on Thursday, November 17 after the eighth unofficial meeting of Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers.

“Today’s meeting is of special importance for Armenia,” Nalbandian said, adding that the country has participated in a number of projects throughout the year.

“And now, we are expecting to launch negotiations for joining the Common Aviation Area soon,” Nalbandian said, according to Aysor.am.

Also participating in the meeting were EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs – Political Director for the EEAS (European External Action Service ) Jean-Christophe Belliard, as well as top diplomats from the Eastern Partnership countries.

New aviation engineering company launched in Armenia

July 17, 2014 By administrator

YEREVAN. – A new company engaged in aviation engineering and consulting has been set up in Armenia.

The owner of Aquila Technics company Karen Avdalyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that they are ready to provide technical support to civil aviation fleet in Armenia, including the president’s board and Air Armenia company, on a contractual basis. The company began operations in Russia, where the services are being provided.

The company is still working on single orders, as it has to get international certificates of the Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency).

“Around 80% of the Russian civil aviation fleet is registered in Bermuda because of its simplicity and low cost of registration. We plan to get the Bermuda certificate in 1.5-2 months. This will help us to strengthen our cooperation with Russian colleagues. Receiving EASA, the company is going to negotiate long-term cooperation with European companies,” Avdalyan said.

Along with maintenance, he said, the company can provide consulting on aviation markets, such as leasing of aircraft.