  New Armenian air carrier, Alliance to launch flights in March 2016 October 9, 2015 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Alliance, a new Armenian airline, plans to launch flights in March 2016, the company's founder and chief executive officer told reporters on Friday, October 9, ARKA reports. According to Ararat Sargsyan, the airline was licensed by the Chief Aviation Department and is now seeking to acquire OCAO membership to be allowed to start flights. Sargsyan said Alliance has leased two Russia-manufactured Sukhoi Superjet - 100 (SSJ-100) aircrafts, currently deployed in Zhukovsky near Moscow, adding also that the airline plans to expand the fleet by four more planes by 2017. The first flight is scheduled for March 27, 2016. 14 people currently work at Alliance, all of whom, including Sargsyan, used to work in now defunct Armavia air company. Alliance will initially fly to Moscow, Beirut and Tehran, planning to add more routes to other Russian cities, as well as Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. Sargsyan declined to name the investors, saying only they were from Russia.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
