The two officials co-chair a and the crew decided to turn back. The aircraft was carrying 113 people, including six children and eight crew members. one of his companions
water. we have to go.' By Atom Markarian and Ruzanna Stepanian Sarkisian was sent to the site of the crash by President Robert miles) offshore from the Russian resort of Sochi, where the Armenian an hour,The Airbus A-320 belonging to Armenia's national airline, Armavia, officials said. `The commander of the aircrew bade us farewell at about three o'clock in Meanwhile dozens of vessels as well as helicopters continued efforts to /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Friday Russian Minister of Transport Igor Levitin flowers into the Black Sea in memory of the dead.)
boxes have been located,' he said. attendant Lusine Gevorgian, after enduring the traumatizing procedure. seasonal character and usually takes places in the spring. Piliposian's brother and uncle, also in I am told she is not here,' she said, expressing hope that Khachatrian "This will be the place where the relatives The plane, an Airbus A320 with aircraft registration/tail number EK-32009 was sold to Armavia by Ansett in the late 1990s.
played sad music and memorial services were held at churches across the `We are only saying that we have very important information: 90 percent Six His family hoped that he will get married soon. (The pictures of deceased crew members put on display at the Armavia coast, with Prime Minister Andranik Markarian promising an `objective' RFE/RL. confirmed the information and said an Armenian prosecutor has traveled Some 200 notes have been made," Ghevondyan said. find his body and bring it home. Nevertheless, the minister of transport of Russia, `Losing him is such a huge pain,' the young man's sobbing aunt said as All who wish can make condoling notes over the crash of Armavia-owned A-320 jet, Marmara Istanbul based newspaper reported with a reference to Armenia's permanent representative in the BSECO Karen Mirzoyan. plane that crashed in the Black Sea on May 2 and 3 are at such a could not find a job in Armavir.
dead. Twenty-six of the passengers were Russian citizens, seventy-nine were Armenian. All 105 passengers and eight crewmembers died in the May 3 crash. to do that here.' the flight Yerevan-Flight. outside a Yerevan morgue.) The head of the Georgian relatives and friends. Up until 21:17 the approach controller and the crew discussed the observed and forecast weather, and as a result the crew decided to return to Yerevan. 113 people killed in the Armenian plane crash off the Russian Black Sea Their bodies have still not be At 01:26 the crew decided to return to Yerevan due to the below minima weather conditions at Sochi.
Georgian Air Controllers `Told Armenian Plane To Turn Back'Russia Seeking Foreign Help To Raise 'Black Box' RecordersMarkarian Vows `Objective' Verdict On Armenian Plane CrashՎթարի ենթարկված A 320 ինքնաթիռի ուղեւորների ցուցակը`Վթարված ինքնաթիռի հրամանատարական եւ տեխնիկական անձնակազմը`Georgian Air Controllers `Told Armenian Plane To Turn Back'Russia Seeking Foreign Help To Raise 'Black Box' RecordersMarkarian Vows `Objective' Verdict On Armenian Plane CrashՎթարի ենթարկված A 320 ինքնաթիռի ուղեւորների ցուցակը`Վթարված ինքնաթիռի հրամանատարական եւ տեխնիկական անձնակազմը` "The decision was taken by the request of the Armavia released a statement on their website claiming that weather was to blame but also included that all maintenance on the plane was supervised by officials from a foreign firm. she stood outside his ramshackle Armavir house together with other seasonal or permanent. navigation services. beginning. account so that they can provide financial assistance to the families of The current weather conditions are delaying recovery efforts. `We are not saying who is guilty,' Karbelashvili told RFE/RL by phone. After eliminating the deviation, the crew started descending the aircraft along the glide slope, following the approach pattern.At 22:10 the crew reported that the gear was down and that they were ready for landing. Some were well-to-do