The Moldovan low-cost airline FlyOne has founded a subsidiary in Armenia with local investors.

As reported by ch-aviation based on a report by the local investigative website Hetq, FlyOne from Moldova is said to have entered into a joint venture with Armenian investors around the politician Khachatur Sukiasyan.

The plan is that from Yerevan one will also fly under the name FlyOne. A corresponding company was registered on March 18, 2021 under the name FlyOne Armenia LLC. FlyOne holds 46% of the shares in this, while the remaining 54% are in Armenian hands, 24.5% each with Hakob Aleksanyan and Armen Sirunyan and 5% with Larisa Sahakova. Ch-aviation also writes that Mircea Maleca is the general director of FlyOne Armenia. Together with his wife, Mircea Maleca holds 50% of the Moldovan FlyOne and acts there as Chief Executive Officer.

FlyOne (Moldova) currently operates a fleet consisting of an Airbus A319-100 (ER-00002) and four Airbus A320-200 (ER-00004, ER-00005, ER-00006 and ER-00007). The average age is around 13 years, with all aircraft belonging to different leasing companies. An A320 has been leased to the Ukrainian SkyUp Airlines since mid-June 2021. FlyOne commenced flight operations as a charter operator on April 28, 2016 and entered the liner service on June 10, 2016. Today, Chişinău serves various European destinations as well as destinations in Russia, Israel and Turkey.

With FlyOne in Romania, founded in 2018, the aim is to offer flights within the European Union. But so far no corresponding AOC has been issued.

Various airlines have tried their luck in Armenia in recent years - but almost all of them have failed. Another new Armenian airline is NovAir. However, this already has an AOC and will initially fly with a Let 410, at a later date the use of Airbus A320-200 is planned. NovAir belongs to the Atlantis Holding, which in the past already worked with Atlantis European Airways resp. Atlantis Armenian Airlines had two airlines. But both have in 2020 resp. Lost the AOC in 2021.

It is not yet known when NovAir and FlyOne Armenia will start international liner service.