Armenian authorities have allocated more than 320 million drams for the reform of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia. The relevant decision was made at the Cabinet meeting of the Armenian government on Thursday.

In particular, it is planned to reorganize the committee in order to improve the quality of work, eliminate the shortcomings recorded by international organizations in 2024-2025, as well as bring the aviation sector of Armenia into line with international standards.

For this purpose, the Armenian government will earmark 321 million drams (approx. US$859,756), which will be directed to attracting high-quality specialists from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

The document states that according to the results of the audit conducted by the ICAO in 2024, the indicator was 52.18 percent, and in 2025, European Union (EU) experts identified about 58 shortcomings.

The specialists involved will help introduce new management systems and improve the qualifications of local personnel.

In addition, the change in status will enable the committee to independently manage its own revenues and attract highly paid specialists, including foreign citizens.

In 2020, the EU blacklisted all Armenian airlines due to problems with flight safety control. As a result, these carriers were deprived of the right to operate flights to the EU. They are blacklisted to this day. In 2025, Armenia petitioned to the European Union with a request to remove the country from this blacklist.