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“The SSJ100 fights nicely Armavia’s strategic
plans of developing its network of routes
between the Middle East and Europe, using
Zvartnots airport as a hub”, stressed Armavia
President Mikhail Bagdasarov.
Established in 1996, Armavia is the leader of
the Armenian air transport market, conducting
over a hundred scheduled operations a week on
40 routes to 20 countries. In 2010, it carried about
800,000 passengers. Prior to receiving its first
Superjet, its aircraft fleet comprised three Airbus
A320s, three A319s, a Bombardier CRJ-200 and
a few Il-86s and Yak-42s (some of the latter two
have been decommissioned of late).
During the first month of regular services
with Armavia Sukhoi Superjet 100 has made
The first SSJ100-95B for Aeroflot and next production
Superjets in the SCAC's assembly hall, December 2010
a total of 66 flights for the overall distance of
85,800 km carrying 2,885 passengers.
The second SSJ100 earmarked for Armavia
(c/n 95009) is nearing its completion by SCAC
in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. According to the
carrier’s head, Mikhail Bagdasarov, “the second
SSJ100 shall join Armavia’s fleet in June”. In
May, SCAC also was preparing the lead Superjet
for delivery to Aeroflot. The aircraft c/n 95008
flew for the first time on 31 January this year and
had been given the colours of the customer and
registration number RA-89001 late last year. Its
delivery flight from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to
Moscow's Sheremetyevo took place on 9 June.
In accordance with SCAC’s plans, at least
10 out of the 30 Superjets ordered are to be
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delivered to Aeroflot this year with two aircraft
are slated for Armavia. The Aeroflotintended
SSJ100s are to be performed by
the VEB-Leasing company, VTB-Leasing
supports the fulfilling of the contract
awarded by Armavia, and the yet-to-beclinched
deal with Yakutiya was supposed
to be fulfilled under a contract between
SCAC and the Financial Leasing Company
dated 17 August 2005. In addition, a firm
order of 24 SSJ100s is to be placed by
the UTair carrier, UTair Director General
Andrey Martirosov has said recently, with
Perm-based Aviaseasing, which awarded the
contract for those aircraft to SCAC in June
2009, to act as a lessor.
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