Air Armenia CJSC () was a passenger and cargo airline with its head office in

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, and base at

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History

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 18 March 2003. Since all passenger rights were granted on an exclusive basis to

Armavia Armavia () was an airline that existed between 1996 and 2013. It was Armenia's flag carrier, with its head office on the grounds of Zvartnots International Airport in Zvartnots, Armenia, near Yerevan. It operated international passenger services ...

in 2003, Air Armenia could only operate cargo aircraft. The owners of Air Armenia were

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and

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. After the liquidation of Armavia in 2013, Air Armenia announced its plans to launch passenger services as well, and became the largest air carrier of Armenia.air.am - History
In July 2013,

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granted Air Armenia designations to operate passenger flights. On 29 October 2014, the airline suspended all operations until at least 20 December due to financial problems. A Ukrainian investment fund announced the purchase of a 49 percent stake in Armenia's leading airline in December 2014, pledging to help restart soon its commercial flights. Vladimir Bobylev, the chief executive of the East Prospect Fund, pledged to invest at least $30 million in the troubled Air Armenia carrier. Armenian news agencies quoted him as saying that it plans to replace and expand the company's small fleet of aircraft in the coming months. However, as of 2024, these plans have not come to fruition.

Destinations

Air Armenia served the following destinations :air.am - Schedule
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References

External links

Air Armenia official websiteAir Armenia official Facebook pageAir Armenia official VK page
Defunct airlines of Armenia Airlines established in 2003 Armenian companies established in 2003 Defunct charter airlines Companies based in Yerevan {{Armenia-transport-stub