This is because the requirement does not apply to countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), of which Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are a part.

[17][18] In the same month, Azimuth reached its operational break-even point, citing government subsidies and high dispatch reliability to be main contributing factors of its success.

[citation needed] Azimuth announced that it was planning to purchase the larger Airbus A220-300 with a seating maximum of 149 passengers.

[22] The already produced and fitted aircraft were allocated to the Italian flag carrier ITA Airways instead,[23] following extensive economic sanctions on Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[27] On 24 November 2024, an Azimuth Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft caught fire after landing at Antalya Airport in Turkey.

No description of recent aircraft maintenance nor how that may have been affected by sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine was included in initial reports.