Romanian carrier TAROM sells two Airbus A310 to Armenia AirwaysJune 22, 2018 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Romania’s state-owned airline TAROM has sold its two Airbus A310 aircraft to Armenia Airways, a newly-established company, for €5.5 million, Romanian media reported on Thursday, June 21. Armenia Airways is a proposed Armenian carrier that plans to operate scheduled services from its base at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, according to CAPA - Centre for Aviation. The start-up plans to operate services to several destinations in Europe, including Moscow, Saint Peteresburg, Amsterdam and Paris. The carrier was due to commence air service operations in June 2016, with services to Amsterdam, Krasnodar, Moscow Vnukovo and Rostov. A revised launch date has not been advised. The price paid by the Armenian company includes the two aircrafts, an engine and other spare parts. According to a report by Economica.net, the aircraft were used to fly over the Atlantic to the United States and Canada. As of the end of 2017, the planes alone were reportedly valued at $1.67 million and $1.63 million, and the engine and the other components account for the difference in the final price. TAROM bought three Airbus A310 in 1992, but one of them crashed shortly after its first takeoff. The two remaining ones serviced long-haul flights, which were discontinued in the early 2000s because of losses. The Airbus A310 were TAROM’s biggest aircraft, with a capacity of 209 seats each. As reported earlier, Romania’s state-owned airline will launch flights from Bucharest to Yerevan in 2018. The carrier has already filed preliminary information on its planned new services, according to which it is going to use an Airbus A318 aircraft to fly to the Armenian capital. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |