Delivery of Armenian flag carrier Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet has been delayed due to technical issues.
The ceremony of handing over the aircraft was tentatively scheduled to take place in Moscow today.
But Armavia local representative Gagik Sarkisyan tells ATI that this has now been postponed for at least a week.
He says: "There are minor technical issues and acceptance-related paperwork that remain to be tackled. But we still intend to receive the aircraft before May."
Armavia has reached a compromise with its Yerevan Zvartnots base airport on paying arrears for ground-handling services, says Sarkisyan, who also refutes allegations that one of its leased Airbus A319s had been seized.
"We've had two aircraft under heavy checks in Europe and both are now back in service," he says. "Our mainline fleet again includes three A319s and three A320s."
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
