Proposal made to exempt pilots from military service 

ArmInfo. Armenia is ready to exempt aircraft pilots from military service. "The adoption of the project  will ensure the return of Armenian pilots to their homeland, and will also solve the problems of demand for civil aviation crews in Armenian airlines," says the document on the unified portal of legal acts e-draft.am.

As stated in the explanation to the document, about 20-25 pilots of  Armenian nationality, who studied abroad and qualified as civil  pilots, live and work outside the territory of the Republic of  Armenia. They ended up outside the Republic of Armenia for the  purpose of training, since there are no corresponding higher  educational institutions for pilots in the Republic of Armenia.  Having qualified as civil pilots, they received job offers and are  currently working for foreign airlines. "The profession of a  qualified pilot is in constant demand all over the world and  qualified pilots with appropriate education have virtually no  problems with employment. The above-mentioned Armenian pilots  (including aircraft commanders) operate mainly Airbus and Boeing  aircraft," note the authors of the initiative represented by the  Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of  Armenia.

Meanwhile, there are currently six airlines operating in Armenia  operating international flights, which operate the same type of  aircraft and are forced to hire foreign pilots.

Based on the above, MTAI, in order to develop Armenian aviation and  replenish other industries with highly qualified specialists,  proposes to amend the Decree of the Government of the Republic of  Armenia dated February 15, 2019 No. 89-N "On establishing the  procedure for releasing a citizen from compulsory military service in  exceptional cases." With the adoption of the project, the development  of Armenian aviation and other industries will be promoted by highly  qualified specialists, the draft decision says.