Although the last days of December are often associated with holidays and preparations to celebrate the coming year, there are many professions without getting any time off. And military pilots are among them. At the […]
On 3rd January 2021, within the area of an air base in Yekaterinburg (used by the separated military transport aviation regiment of the Central Military District), an Alley of the Russian Glory was officially opened. […]
Yakovlev Yak-42D ´RA-42438´, operated by Saratov Airlines (Саратовские авиалинии / Саравиа), approaching Prague-Ruzyně airport, January 2014. In the beginning, there was a Yakovlev Yak-40 – an iconic passenger jet aircraft from the Soviet era, designed […]
Dear Friends, Fans and Followers! I´m really glad to be the one to write our first editorial in 2021. Usually, the turning point between the old and new year is, for most of us, a […]
The first Soviet troops landed in Kabul and Bagram – the Soviet-Afghan War officially began. When, in April of 1978, the Saur Revolution (also known as April Revolution or April Coup) ended the rule of […]
Alenia Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN, Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale Frecce Tricolori, International Air Show Radom 2018. Certainly, the Frecce Tricolori (English: tricolour arrows) aerobatic group, being the subject of our current ´Photo of the Week´, does not need […]
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has recently disclosed the information about assembling the first prototype of Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter, that already began at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. Mi-171A3 comes with several […]
The famous Stearman Model 75 begins its military career. The Stearman Model 75, also known as just Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, is definitely an aeroplane that does not need to be especially introduced to […]
Yakovlev Yak-23 (NATO reporting name ´Flora´), Polish Air Force ´06´, exhibited at the static display during a joint event of the 10th anniversary of F-16 service in the Polish Air Force and the Polish Air […]
On 28th October 2020, Tupolev Tu-154M owned by Air Company ALROSA (Авиакомпания АЛРОСА) and registered as RA-85757, performed its final scheduled flight. The aircraft, carrying 140 passengers and flown by crew of Alexander Leshkevich, Nikolai […]
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