PHOTO OF THE WEEK
airliner
CIVIL AVIATION
Air China to become the first customer for new C929 wide-body airliner
On 12th November 2024, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) officially announced Air China to become the first customer for the company´s new wide-body airliner, C929. The purchase agreement between Comac and the airline […]
AVIATION HISTORY
15 November 1957 – first flight of Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
On 15th November 1957, the Soviet long-haul passenger airliner Tupolev Tu-114, performed its maiden flight. In August of 1955, in response for market demand, Совет министров СССР (the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union) […]
SHORT AVIATION STORIES
Tupolev Tu-114
Tupolev Tu-114 was the Soviet long-haul passenger airliner, developed in the late 1950s. In August of 1955, in response to market demand, Совет министров СССР (the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union) issued a […]
CIVIL AVIATION
On a new course – Aeroflot strategy for 2030 versus the reality of the Russian market
At the end of October 2024, the largest air carrier of Russia, the Aeroflot group (ПАО Аэрофлот – Российские авиалинии / PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines) announced its results for the Q2 2024, as well […]
CIVIL AVIATION
Russian biggest carriers revise their procurement plans – MC-21 and Tu-214 favoured over SJ-100
In January of 2024, Sergei Alexandrovsky, the CEO of Aeroflot, the biggest Russian air carrier, announced that the company was going to buy 339 new airliners by 2030. The purchasing plan included 89 Sukhoi Superjets […]
CIVIL AVIATION
Audit raises concerns on the Russian plans to build one thousand airliners
According to the Russian authorities, until the end of the current decade, intensity of air traffic in Russia should increase one and a half times compared to 2023. At the same time, however, the number […]
CIVIL AVIATION
Russia to manufacture its own spare parts for Boeing and Airbus aircraft
On 10th July 2024, the Russian daily newspaper Известия (Izvestia) informed about the new joint initiative of Aeroflot and Rosatom to produce spare parts for foreign-made passenger aircraft. This decision was made in face of […]
CIVIL AVIATION
Special national livery for Arajet´s tenth Boeing 737 MAX 8
On 11th June 2024, the Arajet´s tenth Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliner was delivered to Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. The delivery supports current growth strategy of the Dominican national carrier which is now planning […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Tupolev Tu-104A / Ту-104А
Tupolev Tu-104A (c/n 76600503, formerly OK-LDA, operated by Československé Aerolinie / Czechoslovak Airlines – ČSA), open-air exhibition in Kbely Aviation Museum, Prague (Letecké muzeum Kbely), April 2013. Since the early 1950s, the turbojet propulsion was […]