Armenian International Airways

Not to be confused with Armenia Aircompany.
Armenian International Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
MV RML ARMENIA
Founded2002, merged with Armavia in 2005
HubsZvartnots Int'l Airport
Fleet size1
HeadquartersYerevan, Armenia
Websitehttp://www.armenianairways.com/

Armenian International Airways (Armenian: Հայկական Միջազգային Ավիաուղիներ, Haykakan Mijazgayin Aviaughiner; AIA) was a privately owned airline operating international passenger flights based from Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia.

History

Armenian International Airways was jointly established on 12 July 2002, by Armenian businessmen Gagik Tsarukian, Versand Hakobyan, Hrair Hakobyan, and Levon Baghdasarian. AIA initially intended to lease three Airbus aircraft by 2003 for flights to Paris, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. On 1 January 2005, the company merged with Armavia.

Routes

AIA operated scheduled flights from Yerevan to Western Europe, notably many former Armenian Airlines routes.

Fleet

The airline's sole Airbus A320 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (1 December 2002)

AIA operated one leased Airbus A320-200. This aircraft was destroyed in a fire at Brussels Airport on 5 May 2006, along with one of Armavia's own A320s.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Pictures: Probe begins into Sabena Technics hangar fire". Flightglobal. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27.
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