Air Van Airlines

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Air Van Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded2003
Ceased operations2005
An Air Van Airlines Ilyushin Il-86. Air Van Ilyushin Il-86 Osokin.jpg
An Air Van Airlines Ilyushin Il-86.

Air-Van Airlines was an airline based in Armenia. It was forced to suspend operations after the Armenian civil aviation authority decided not to extend its air operator certificate. It had operated two B747-200s and a DC-10 on charter services. [1]

Air-Van Airlines was forbidden from landing in Switzerland [2] & Belgium. These bans could be the cause for Air Van to appear on a proposed Europe-wide blacklist of some airlines. [2]

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References

  1. Air Van Airlines - CH Aviation
  2. 1 2 Bowley, Graham (2005-11-17). "EU Parliament votes to ban unsafe airlines". International Herald Tribune. International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-16.