Mihran Khachatryan has left the post of Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee

ArmInfo.  Today, the Civil Aviation Committee has a structure that meets international requirements, a developed professional capacity, as well as a management, quality assurance and oversight system based on international standards and requirements. This is stated in a statement by Mihran Khachatryan on the occasion of completing his work as chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee.

Summing up the path covered by Armenia’s civil aviation in recent years, he recalled that, as a result of an EU assessment visit conducted in 2020, it was recorded that Armenia’s state civil aviation oversight system, as well as the structure of the aviation authorities, did not comply with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). In addition, there was a shortage of appropriately qualified specialists in a number of important areas, while in some areas the necessary functions had not yet been fully established.

Thus, as Khachatryan noted, the main task during these years was not to eliminate individual shortcomings, but to establish an effective, sustainable and institutional system.

In particular, for this purpose, two new divisions were created, one of which established an entirely new function; the remuneration system for the Committee’s inspectors was reviewed and revised, and the foundations were laid for a competency-based remuneration system for specialists; more than 30 new policies and procedures (Policies and Procedures) were developed, approved and implemented from scratch; a competency-based training plan was introduced, within the framework of which the necessary training sessions were organized for Committee specialists; the oversight process became more systematic, documented and traceable; an internal quality management system was established, which is currently at the final stage of formation; a draft law on making amendments and additions to the law was developed, proposing to establish the necessary legal grounds for the operation of and oversight over general aviation, including unmanned aircraft systems and VTOL-type aircraft; cooperation with the European Union was expanded within the framework of various programs and initiatives, including the Eastern Partnership, Twinning and the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), as well as with the aviation authorities of a number of European countries, particularly Romania, France, Croatia, Slovakia and Lithuania.

According to Khachatryan, the results of this work were confirmed both by the progress recorded within the framework of the ICAO audit conducted in 2024 and by the results of the EU assessment visit conducted in 2025., he wrote.

At the same time, the now former head of the Committee noted that, while leaving his position, he was not leaving the sector.

remains an important professional mission for me, and I am ready to continue contributing to its further development through my experience and knowledge>, he noted.