First Armenian Boeing freighter to start cargo transportation in March

YEREVAN, February 26. /ARKA. Eight new airlines began operating flights to and from Armenia in 2023 expanding the geography of air transportation, the Civil Aviation Committee said in a report on its activities last year. In 2023, regular flights were made from Armenia to 49 cities in 23 countries.

The passenger flow was 46.7 percent more compared to 2022 growing to over 5.4 million, including over 1.8 million transported by local airlines, which accounted for 33.5 percent of the total, up from o 24 percent of the previous year.

In 2023, some 500 new jobs were created in the aviation sector. Also, the first Armenian Boeing 737/400 cargo aircraft was brought to Armenia by the "Hayways" company, and the German "Lufthansa Cargo" airline entered the Armenian aviation market.

The aircraft is in Armenia, it will start cargo transportation in March after receiving the aircraft operator's certificate.

A number of large-scale changes were made to withdraw from the EU Air Safety List. New qualified inspectors joined the Committee, 2 new professional structural divisions were formed, new salary calculation scheme were introduced. -0-