Mikhail Baghdasarov: criticism of Superjet contributes to producer’s responsibilityJanuary 20, 2011 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armavia air company Mikhail Baghdasarov said that the company is going to put the first Superjet aircraft into operation in February-March 2011. Currently, pilots and technical staff are being trained, Baghdasarov said in an interview with RBC daily. In future, the Superjet aircraft is planned to fly not only to Moscow, but also to all 22 Russian destinations of the company – Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, etc. As for the criticism of the project, Baghdasarov said that it is advantageous for Armavia, as criticism contributes to a responsible attitude of the producer towards its output. Baghdasarov added that he will take the first flight of Superjet aircraft. According to him, Armavia has a contract on supply of five Sukhoy Superjet aircrafts. He added that it is early to speak about terms of the aircrafts supply. “We will exploit two regional CRJ 200 aircrafts. Besides, we are going to purchase Boeing 777 to implement flights to Bangkok and Los Angeles. As you see, we negotiate on accessing the American market,” Baghdasarov said, adding that the company plans to operate 30 aircrafts by 2014. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |