return to Zvartnots International Airport where the crippled Airbus landed safely (previously, on September 14, 2001, and after taking off towards Paris CDG had the same engine failure returning to Zvartnots where all the emergency means had been activated, after four hours of waiting the flight to Paris was authorized to take place with the IL -86). On January 28 of the same year, representatives of Armenian Airlines visited London to discuss means for getting the Airbus repaired. According to directors of the company, the repair bill could have gone as high as $2 million, the quickest solution being to replace the damaged engine. Otherwise, the engine would have to be sent either to Brussels, Belgium, or Toulouse, France, for repairs. The A310 was the only aircraft in the Armenian Airlines fleet that met European aviation regulations. It flew every day on routes to Paris, Amsterdam or Frankfurt. Fleet At the time Armenian Airlines ceased its operations, they only operated one Airbus A310 aircraft, often used for travel to European destinations. Additionally, their other aircraft included: Ilyushin Il-86 Antonov An-12 Tupolev Tu-134 Yakovlev Yak-42 Antonov An-24 However, due to strict European Union regulations, all of their Soviet-era aircraft were barred from flying to and from Europe. References External links Armenian Airlines (Archive) Defunct airlines of Armenia Airlines established in 1991 Airlines disestablished in 2003 2003 disestablishments in Armenia Armenian companies established in 1991