YEREVAN. – Armenian national air carrier Armavia refused to buy the second Sukhoi Superjet 100 plabe, the press secretary of the company Nana Avetisova told Interfax. Armavia did not explain the reasons, the agency says.  

Armavia was the first company to purchase the Russian-produced plane. The company purchased the first Sukhoi SuperJet 100 in 2011. Currently the Superjet is operated only by two air companies - Armavia and Aeroflot. According to Russian press, Aeroflot cannot operate 4 out of its 8 new aircrafts due to technical problems.

A handover ceremony of the first Sukhoi Superjet-100 that arrived in Armenia was held at the Zvartnots international airport in Yerevan in April 2011.