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Technical Director
Gevorg Simonyan has been the technical director of “ARMATS” CJSC since 2004.  His responsibilities include ATS radio technical provision (communication, navigation, surveillance, power supply, technical and information provision). Alongside the above-mentioned responsibilities,  G. Simonyan is also in charge of  technical modernization works  in compliance with European requirements. He also deals with improvement  of the procedures which provide  reliable and safe work for the radio technical  aids.
From 1992 till 2002 G. Simonyan worked as a leading specialist in the ATM department of the GDCA of RA. While working there he was responsible for the development and introduction of the radio technical provision and ATM documents.
From 2002 till 2004 G. Simonyan was the technical deputy director in “ARMATS” CJSC.
After graduating from Kiev’s civil aviation engineering institute, he started to work as an en-route surveillance radar engineer in radio technical equipment operational base of Yerevan joint aviation detachment.
From 1981 till 1991 he worked in different managing positions in the radio technical equipment and communication service.
He is the author of over 20 technical innovation proposals.

Air Traffic Services Director
Artur Gasparyan is Air Traffic Services Director of ARMATS CJSC. He has been leading the directorate since September 2011.
Besides the air traffic service, he is responsible for airspace management including civil-military coordination, air traffic flow management within Yerevan FIR, as well as for flight safety on air traffic control and other providing services.
А. Gasparyan is an organizer and an active participant in implementing new procedures in accordance with ICAO standards and recommended practice, alongside with training and refresh of ATC specialists.
In 1984 he graduated from Leningrad Academy of Civil Aviation with the qualification of air traffic engineer. From the 1st of August 1984 he worked as an air traffic controller in “Zvartnots” airport, in 1991 was appointed senior controller of the shift and in 1998 was appointed ATC supervisor. In 1991 he got the position of the Head of ATS development department, in 2002 became the Chief of ATC centre, in 2006 the Head of Yerevan ATS, in 2010 again the Chief of ATC centre.
Since 1999 he has participated in different ICAO and EUROCONTROL meetings and he is the permanent member of different international working groups.
In 2006 he was awarded the diploma from the Prime Minister of Armenia for the provided service and long life work in civil aviation.