Armavia Disagrees with Inter-State Aviation Committee Conclusion on

[Torgomian Varazdat]

Armavia Disagrees with Inter-State Aviation Committee Conclusion on Causes of A-320 Crash

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 16:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armavia Armenian national carrier disagreed with
the conclusion of the Inter-State Aviation Committee on the causes of
A-320 crash over the Black Sea on May 3, 2006. Company owner Mikhail
Baghdasarov stated he disagreed with the conclusion of the Inter-State
Aviation Committee, according to which the liner crew was considered
guilty of the death of 113 passengers. "The Inter-State Aviation
Committee conclusion can be appealed against," he said.

Besides, a representative of the Central Board of Civil Aviation
of Armenia stated that, "the Inter-State Aviation Committee had
probably made a political decision and Armenia has nothing to add
to it." Yesterday, after making public the official outcomes of the
research of the causes of A-320 crash, the Central Board of Civil
Aviation agreed with the decision of Inter-State Aviation Committee
specialists.

We remind that July 26 Russian Minister of Transport Igor Levitin,
who leads the Government Commission for investigation of causes of
crash Armavia's A-320, called crew mistake as the cause of the plane
collapse, Gazeta.Ru writes.