ARMAVIA LEASES BOMBARDIER CRJ 100 PLANE

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, ARMENPRESS:Armenia’s national carrier-Armavia-has leased a Bombardier CRJ 100 passenger plane this month, Nana Avetisian, a spokesperson for the company, said to Armenpress. She said the plane had operated the first flight on February 5 taking passengers form Yerevan to Aleppo, Syria. It will also operate flights to Minsk, Belarus, Beirut, Lebanon and Tehran, Iran. Bombardier CRJ 100 plane can operate up to 3,500 km long flights. It speed per hour is 850 km with 50 passengers aboard. The Armenian carrier plans to buy new Bombardier CRJ 200 class planes, she said..