Air Highnesses

Air Highnesses

IATA ICAO Call sign - HNS -
Founded	-
Commenced operations	2008
Operating bases	Zvartnots International Airport
Fleet size	1
Headquarters	Yerevan

Air Highnesses is a cargo airline from Armenia. The airline commenced operations in 2008. The airline has its main hub at Zvartnots International Airport and its fleet consists of one Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

It is on the list of airlines banned in the European Union. ^[6]

Fleet

Air Highnesses Antonov An-12B

Air Highnesses

Aircraft	In fleet	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Ilyushin Il-76D	1	—	Cargo	[2]
Total	1	—

Incidents and accidents

• 30 November 2012 - Freighter aircraft bearing registration EK-76300 (Ilyushin Il-76T), owned and operated by Air Highnesses (on behalf of Congolese cargo airline Aéro-Service) crashed at Maya-Maya Airport while landing, killing five crew members, one passenger and 26 people on the ground (a total of 32 fatalities). 14 people on the ground were injured in the accident. ^[7]

See also

• List of airlines of Armenia
• List of airports in Armenia
• Transport in Armenia

References

1. "Profile". CAPA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Fleet". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
3. "Air Highnesses". panorama.am. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
4. "Aircraft". planespotters.net. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
5. "Airline Information". ch-aviation. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
7. "Cargo plane crashes into houses in Congo-Brazzaville, killing 32". BNO News . Retrieved 20 February 2019.