Armenia

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Armenia has emerged as a customer for Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody’s L-39NG Skyfox jet trainer as it seeks to modernize its air force with Western equipment.

Armenia has selected Shield AI’s V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft system for its military.

Uncertainty surrounds whether Azerbaijan has begun taking deliveries of the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.

Armenian Airlines has been barred from operating commercial flights for six months after the Armenian Civil Aviation Committee suspended the carrier’s AOC.

Wizz Air, the largest international airline in Armenia’s market, will expand its presence in the country from October with the opening of a new base in Yerevan.

China Southern Airlines has announced it will start a route between Ürümqi (URC)-Yerevan (EVN), the first scheduled service between China and Armenia.

Armenia has become the 43rd nation to sign the Artemis Accords developed by NASA and the U.S. State Department.

Armenian startup Fly Arna is launching a new route to Moscow, but Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will not return to the Russian capital as previously planned.

The carrier intends to serve the country’s capital Yerevan.

The new Armenian flag-carrier will initially serve three destinations when flights start on July 3.

The UAE carrier is also establishing a new airline in Pakistan.

Turkey and Armenia are set to be linked by nonstop flights once again as the countries make efforts to normalize relations.

Startup plots route network that will encompass Central Asia, Russia and the Middle East.

The ULCC is launching 14 new domestic routes from next March as it seeks to take further market share from Avianca and LATAM Airlines Group.

The startup intends to begin operations in December, offering flights to destinations in France, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Moldova, Russia and Turkey.

The common aviation area agreement eliminates restrictions on services between the European Union and Armenia, opening up the potential for new routes and carriers to enter the market.

Three routes to the capital Yerevan will begin in October that are set to provide more one-stop options from Moscow.

A new low-cost airline is being launched in Pakistan that will serve both domestic and international routes.

Copa Airlines is adding its first new destination since the pandemic began, to Armenia in Colombia's 'coffee triangle.'

A number of carriers, including Condor and S7 Airlines, are growing their networks with routes to Armenia.

Armenia currently has no low-cost routes to Western Europe, but that is about to change following Ryanair’s decision to enter the former Soviet republic’s market. Routesonline takes a look at Armenia's growing aviation sector.