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    Armenian civil aviation department to conduct study of local small airports


    YEREVAN, April 10. /ARKA/. A senior official of the Armenian Civil
    Aviation Department said the department will conduct a comprehensive
    study of all local small airports this year to find out which of them
    can resume operation. Serob Karapetian, head of a unit in charge of
    flight safety, said part of studies has been conducted already. He was
    speaking at a news conference at Novosti Armenia international press
    center.

    Two Armenian airports operate now, the international Zvartnots airport
    in Yerevan and Shirak airport in the second largest town of Gyumri.
    Both are run by an Argentinean American International Airports, owned
    by an ethnic Armenian Eduardo Eurnekian.

    Serob Karapetian said Armenia is withdrawing from operation all
    Soviet-made aircrafts, particularly, An-24 and Yak-4- aircrafts, which
    consume to much fuel and do not comply with current safety and other
    standards.

    In 2009 January the Armenian government approved a small aviation
    development concept. Under the Soviets 13 small airports operated
    across Armenia connecting regional centers with Yerevan. -0-
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