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ANDRE ANDONIAN'S NEW "SOUNDTRACK" FOR ARMAVIA
They write and speak about the oligarchic economy everywhere and
all the time. There is no lack of calls for fighting the economic
crisis and the economic barriers. The authorities sometimes cannot
help uttering trite expressions like liberal, competitive, equitable
economy, support to SMEs.
On June 6 the government "produced" the protocol decision with the
beautiful title "Concept of Liberalization of Air Transportation". Its
equally beautiful text starts with a paragraph written with a touch of
penitence: "... the Government of the Republic of Armenia has designed
a tailored policy for each period, authorizing state-run and private
airlines to operate the Armenian air routes and always arrived at the
idea of having one carrier. The purpose of similar decisions was to
ensure a steady position for the Armenian carrier and implement the
ideology of having an Armenian carrier..." And since the agreement
signed between Siberia Airlines and Armavia in 2003 for ten years has
expired, the government sighed with relief and eventually got rid of
that strangling agreement and immediately got down to liberalization
of the sunny sky above Armenia.
The government has adopted and continues to adopt dozens of such
decisions which never change anything in our lives. At best, one could
enjoy the content of the text decorated with kind wishes to which
we will come back later. Let us dwell on two interesting pieces of
information which seem to have nothing to do with the abovementioned
decision.
A few days ago the Russian deputy minister of manufacturing and
trade Yu. Slyusar officially announced suspension of state funding
of Sukhoi SuperJet New Generation, the funds of 130 million dollars
will be directed at refurbishment and enhancement of security of
SSJ-100. The deputy minister also said that the future of the Russian
aircraft industry depends on the success of SuperJets.
The other interesting news is Armavia's statement dated July 27 that
the process of bankruptcy has been suspended to discharge debts.
Hence, after three months of deliberations and anxiety the company
has finally found its bearings or was helped to orient.
The orientation is that it will return to the sunny and liberal sky
of Armenia but will have to follow the rules of the game outlined in
the abovementioned program of government. What does SSJ-100 have to
do about it?
The explanation of Armavia's crisis over the last few years is the
sale of two SSJ 100 jets imposed on Armavia. The crash of SSJ100 in
Indonesia in 2012 and in Iceland in 2013 have softened the relations
between Armavia and the aircraft company whose CEO Mikhail Pogosyan
arrived in Yerevan on July 18 to sign a memorandum of cooperation
with the National Academy of Sciences.
Unfortunately, the official sources are silent whether he took part
in the ceremony of signing of the agreement between the National
Competitiveness Foundation and McKinsey & Company. The latter will
develop the competitive and continuous air transportation plan.
(Ostensibly, the plan will proceed from the June 6 decree of the
government. But since the probability that two busy officials,
Andre Andonian of McKinsey & Company and Michael Poghosyan of the
United Aircraft Corporation would appear in Yerevan simultaneously
is 1/(365x365) which equals 0,000007506098705197973, then we would
commit a sin that is equally close to zero if we assumed that the
abovementioned plan will take into consideration Superjet and salvation
of the Russian aviation.
Hence, Armavia will be returned to the game under new rules of the
game but with old values, mindset and players.
Aghassi Ivanyan 16:52 16/08/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/economy/view/30714
They write and speak about the oligarchic economy everywhere and
all the time. There is no lack of calls for fighting the economic
crisis and the economic barriers. The authorities sometimes cannot
help uttering trite expressions like liberal, competitive, equitable
economy, support to SMEs.
On June 6 the government "produced" the protocol decision with the
beautiful title "Concept of Liberalization of Air Transportation". Its
equally beautiful text starts with a paragraph written with a touch of
penitence: "... the Government of the Republic of Armenia has designed
a tailored policy for each period, authorizing state-run and private
airlines to operate the Armenian air routes and always arrived at the
idea of having one carrier. The purpose of similar decisions was to
ensure a steady position for the Armenian carrier and implement the
ideology of having an Armenian carrier..." And since the agreement
signed between Siberia Airlines and Armavia in 2003 for ten years has
expired, the government sighed with relief and eventually got rid of
that strangling agreement and immediately got down to liberalization
of the sunny sky above Armenia.
The government has adopted and continues to adopt dozens of such
decisions which never change anything in our lives. At best, one could
enjoy the content of the text decorated with kind wishes to which
we will come back later. Let us dwell on two interesting pieces of
information which seem to have nothing to do with the abovementioned
decision.
A few days ago the Russian deputy minister of manufacturing and
trade Yu. Slyusar officially announced suspension of state funding
of Sukhoi SuperJet New Generation, the funds of 130 million dollars
will be directed at refurbishment and enhancement of security of
SSJ-100. The deputy minister also said that the future of the Russian
aircraft industry depends on the success of SuperJets.
The other interesting news is Armavia's statement dated July 27 that
the process of bankruptcy has been suspended to discharge debts.
Hence, after three months of deliberations and anxiety the company
has finally found its bearings or was helped to orient.
The orientation is that it will return to the sunny and liberal sky
of Armenia but will have to follow the rules of the game outlined in
the abovementioned program of government. What does SSJ-100 have to
do about it?
The explanation of Armavia's crisis over the last few years is the
sale of two SSJ 100 jets imposed on Armavia. The crash of SSJ100 in
Indonesia in 2012 and in Iceland in 2013 have softened the relations
between Armavia and the aircraft company whose CEO Mikhail Pogosyan
arrived in Yerevan on July 18 to sign a memorandum of cooperation
with the National Academy of Sciences.
Unfortunately, the official sources are silent whether he took part
in the ceremony of signing of the agreement between the National
Competitiveness Foundation and McKinsey & Company. The latter will
develop the competitive and continuous air transportation plan.
(Ostensibly, the plan will proceed from the June 6 decree of the
government. But since the probability that two busy officials,
Andre Andonian of McKinsey & Company and Michael Poghosyan of the
United Aircraft Corporation would appear in Yerevan simultaneously
is 1/(365x365) which equals 0,000007506098705197973, then we would
commit a sin that is equally close to zero if we assumed that the
abovementioned plan will take into consideration Superjet and salvation
of the Russian aviation.
Hence, Armavia will be returned to the game under new rules of the
game but with old values, mindset and players.
Aghassi Ivanyan 16:52 16/08/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/economy/view/30714