Tuesday, January 24 2017 16:24

ArmInfo. Vahan Martirosyan, the  Minister of Transport, Communications and IT, and Russian Trade and  Industry Minister Denis Manturov  discussed  on January 24 in Moscow   the prospective of Sukhoj SuperJet 100 aircrafts  supplies within   the prupose of establishment of national air carrier in Armenia. 

According to the information of Armenian Transport , Communications   and IT Ministry, Vahan Martirosyan presented to his Russian colleague  the prospective of Armenian national Air  Carrier. Parties discussed  the joint   project of Sukhoi Civil Jets JSC  and Soglasie JSC,  according to which Armenian carriers wil have an option the SSJ 100  based air fleet. 

It was mentioned also, that a number of arrangements is under  implementation nowadays in respect to the joint project of Sukhoi  Civil Jets and Soglasie  JSC aimed at launching SSJ 100 at Armenian  air carriers market.  Particularly, a joint  team is capsulated  comprising representatives of both sides, and the road map of project  implementation is developed.

To recall, the national air carrier of Armenia - Armavia - suspended  its flights on 1 April 2013 and launched the bankruptcy procedure. In  2014 the same happened to Air Armenia. On October 23, 2013, the  Armenian government approved the programme implying provision of  competitive and long-term air transportation services in the country.