Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Armenian Genocide 91 Commemoration In Little Armenia CA.




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Armavia Airbus 320 Crash : Coverage From A1+ News



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SITUATION IS STILL TENSE IN AIRPORT “ZVARTNOTS”
[09:03 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Social
20 doctors have been working in the “Zvartnots” airport since 06:00 AM. They give medical assistance to about 100 relatives of the victims of the air crash. Some of...





STORM HAMPERS THE WORK OF THE RESCUERS
[07:40 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
Today at 08:00 PM by Moscow time a consultation will take place in Sochi to reveal the details of the crash of the A-320 airbus. At 04:00 PM a quick consultation took place with...




ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS
[06:49 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Politics
The first session of the inter governmental committee created in connection with the crash of the Armenian airplane in Sochi took place today. The session was presided over by...


ARMENIAN FLAG WILL BE LOWERED
[06:17 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
In connection with the air crash books of condolences will be opened in the RA Foreign Ministry and the Armenian diplomatic representatives, and the RA state flag will be lowered.


«ARMENTEL» WILL SERVE FREE OF CHARGE
[05:10 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Social
«ArmenTel» condoles with the relatives of the victims of the air crash of the plane flying from Yerevan to Sochi and informs that on May 3 and 4 the calls from Armenia to Sochi...




FRENCH SPECIALISTS LEFT FOR SOCHI
[05:03 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Social
The specialists of the aviation company “Airbus” left France for Sochi to participate in the investigation of the air crash. The plane A-320 was delivered to Armenia...





THEY WERE ON BOARD
[04:42 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Social
Here is the complete list of the A-320 passengers: Abgaryan Hamlet, Avagyan Khachatur, Avetisyan Albert, Avetyan Grisha, Avetyan Meline, Azaryan Albert, Hakobyan Hayk, Hakobyan...




48 BODIES HAVE BEEN FOUND
[03:48 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
The works of finding the remains of the plane A-320 which crashed in the Black Sea are going on, although the unfavorable weather conditions make them still more difficult.






PATIENCE TO THE RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS
[03:15 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II has delivered a condoling message to the relatives of the victims of the air crash. The message says:





CONDOLENCES TO THE RELATIVES
[02:53 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan has delivered a condoling message in connection with the crash of the airplane belonging to “Armavia”. The message says:





THEY MAY FAIL TO FIND RECORD BOXES
[02:02 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
«The main hypothesis of the crash of the plane A-320 is the weather», announced Viktor Beltsev, the official representative of the RF Emergency Administration, Russian Mass...





MAY 5 DECLARED A MOURNING DAY IN RUSSIA
[01:03 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
RF President Vladimir Putin has condoled with RA President Robert Kocharyan on the crash of the Armenian airplane flying from Yerevan to Adler. He announced that it is the...





MOURNING IN ARMENIA
[12:54 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Politics
In connection with the aircrash on May 3 of the current year President of the country Robert Kocharyan has signed a decree on announcing May 5 and 6 mourning days.


THE MAIN HYPOTHESIS IS BAD WEATHER
[12:50 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Social
Artyom Movsisyan, the head of the Chief Administration of Civic Aviation announced that the plane A-320 has been examined fully and completely and the version of its being out...





SERGE SARGSYAN TO LEAVE TO ADLER
[12:40 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
In connection with the aircrash of the plane flying from Yerevan to Adler Robert Kocharyan has organized a consultation with the participation of the Prime Minister, the...




ARMENIAN RESCUERS LEFT FOR SOCHI
[12:31 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Social
At 11 AM a group of Armenian rescuers left for Sochi, the place of the air crash of the plane A -320. As the Emergency Administration informed, the delegation is headed by...





NA SPEAKER CONDOLES
[12:26 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
RA AN Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan has sent a condoling message to the families and relatives of the crew and passengers of the plane which crashed the previous night.


“HOT LINE” CREATED
[12:15 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Social
There is still no clear-cut information about the crash of the airplane A-320. “Armavia” airlines to which the plane belongs has opened a “hot line”....





KOCHARYAN CONDOLED
[12:07 pm] 03 May, 2006 / Official
“I learned about the crash of the airplane of the “Armavia” airlines flying from Yerevan to Adler with the deepest sorrow.






ARMENIAN AIRPLANE FELL INTO THE BLACK SEA
[11:59 am] 03 May, 2006 / Social
At night of May 3 the plane A-320 of the “Armavia” airlines which was flying from Yerevan to Adler suffered an aircrash. According to preliminary information, the...

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Flight from Armenian capital Yerevan crashes near Sochi

An Armavia Airbus 320 passenger plane flying from Armenia's capital, Yerevan, to the city of Sochi in southern Russia has crashed into the Black Sea. The jet was found 6 km from the coast and carried a total of 113 people. Among the passangers were 8 crew and 6 children. Controllers lost contact with the plane at 0215 local time (Tuesday 2215 UTC).


Rescuers have found the corpses of a woman and a girl and another 12 body parts at the site of Wednesday's crash of Armenia's Airbus A-320 plane off Russia's Black Sea coast, a spokesman for the Russian Prosecutor General's Office told Interfax. Other reports say that at least 25 bodies have been found.


There were 77 Armenian citizens, 26 Russian citizens, 1 Ukrainian and 1 Georgian citizen on board of the Armenian air liner, Armenian Civil Aviation Department head Artyom Movsisian told on a news conference.


"Most of the Russian citizens are of Armenian origin," Movsisian said.

"Rescue efforts are being hampered by deteriorating weather conditions, heavy rain and rough seas," a spokesman for the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said.


"The fragments were found six km (3.7 miles) from the shore near the airport of Adler. The search operation continues," said Beltsov. The location of the crash site has been ascertained by a numerous fragments and life vests, and a large oil slick.


"The only thing [we] know is that when the crew asked for permission to land, the air controller in Sochi responded that bad weather meant this was not yet possible," Gayane Davtyan, head of Armenia's civilian aviation authority said. "Contact with the crew was lost at 600 meters, when the plane went to circle for a second time."


The cause of the tragedy remains unclear, but the investigators are pursuing two main versions: bad weather conditions and poor maintenance.


The Russian Prosecutor General's Office believes terrorism can be ruled out as a factor in the A-320 plane crash near the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Wednesday morning.


"We don't have any information that could indicate a possible terrorist attack on board the plane," Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel told Interfax on Wednesday.


An official from the regional department of the Emergency Situations Ministry in southern Russia said "apparently there were malfunctions on board, as the pilots were making another attempt to land at the Adler airport."


"The plane was in an ideal technical condition, the crew was well qualified," said the airline's deputy commercial director, Andrei Aghajanov. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
In the area where the plane crashed, more rain is expected in the next hours and the water temperature is currently between 8 to 10 degrees celsius.


The Russian and Armenian presidents have announced on Wednesday that Friday, May 5th, would be a day of mourning in remembrance of the 113 people that died in the crash. (Related: May 5 declared day of mourning in Russia)


The worst crash involving an two-engine A-320, which was first built in 1984 and remains the most popular Airbus on the market, occurred in August 2000, when a Gulf Air plane crashed off Bahrain on a flight from Cairo, killing all 143 people on board. The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft and a total of 328 people have been killed in earlier A320 accidents.


About 20 boats and a Be-200 amphibious aircraft are involved in the recovery operation, emergency services said, adding that two more Be-200s would fly to the scene if necessary. A group of rescuers from the Russian emergency ministry is expected to fly to the crash site in the next few hours.


Related stories
** May 5 declared day of mourning in Russia
** Armenian president offers condolences over Black Sea air crash

Sources

** "Armenian airliner crashes into Black Sea, bodies recovered (1st Update)". Monsters and Critics.com, May 3, 2006
** "Jet crashes off Russia, no survivors seen". Reuters, May 2, 2006
** Oliver Bullough "Jet crashes off Russia". Washington Post, May 2, 2006








** Some photos related to this news you can find posted by Simon Maghakyan of Blogian

** Almost all news reports missed the fact that ALL the 113 victims of the crash were "Ethnically Armenians", as reported Glendale Chick of Inch es asum?! who aparently had looked at the list of their names and foud out that they were all Armenian names.

** BBC News published a small video related to the crash which you'll find HERE.

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