History
The airline was established and started operations in September of 1994 as Airzena, initially operating business and charter flights. Scheduled services were added in 1997. Airzena merged with Air Georgia in November of 1999 to form Airzena Georgian Airlines and adopted the current title on 1 October 2004.
“The majority of travellers coming to Georgia nowadays are still from Ukraine, Russia, and Israel”, said Nino Giorgobiani, Head of the Airzena PR Department, in 2010. Airzena owns a Boeing 737-500 equipped with a modern navigation system and comfortable salons. “According to the decision of heads of Airzena the company added CRJ-200 and CRJ-100 type jets in 2009,” Giorgobiani said.
It was revealed in July 2011 that Mikhail Bagdasarov, owner of Armenia’s national carrier, Armavia, plans to purchase Georgian Airways. The issue is being considered and is not finalised. Mr. Bagdasarov gave appraisal of the airline's potential, stressing its good reputation.
In 2011, Georgian Airways began operating flights from Batumi to Tel Aviv, Baku, Moscow, Kharkov, Odessa and Donetsk. It also launched flights from Georgia to Tehran.
On 16 October, 2011, Georgian Airways announced its intention to sign a contract with Boeing for two new Boeing 737NG and expressed interest in a Boeing 787. It expects to receive the 737 in late 2012, a possible 787 order could be delivered from 2018.
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