russia Archives - Aviation for Aviators

03
Apr

Qatar Airways Acquires Boeing 737 MAX 8s Initially Ordered by Russia’s S7

Youssef Yahya / 8 months
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3 min read

Qatar Airways is preparing to deploy the Boeing 737 MAX 8 for its short-haul operations. The airline is set to receive at least nine MAX 8s initially ordered by Russia’s S7 airline, now rendered undeliverable due to sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. S7’s Boeing 737 MAX 8s: A Change of Destination Data from Planespotters.net […]

10
Nov

Antonov An-225 to be Rebuilt After Being Destroyed in Ukraine

Youssef Yahya / 1 year
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5 min read

The world’s largest plane, the Antonov An-225, known as Mriya, which was nearly destroyed by Russian forces in February at the Antonov Airport in Hostomel, near Kyiv, will be rebuilt, according to the aircraft manufacturer. What happened to the Antonov An-225? Hostomel Airport (GML), located northwest of Kyiv, was quickly targeted by Russian forces during […]

08
Apr

How is the War in Ukraine affecting commercial aviation?

Sam Jakobi / 2 years
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3 min read

The war in Ukraine has been going on for nearly 2 months now, but how is it affecting the commercial aviation industry and what does the future look like for the skies above Ukraine? How it started There are many reasons why the war in Ukraine started, one of the most prominent reasons being Russia’s […]

27
Feb

Ukraine confirms destruction of the World’s biggest aircraft

Sam Jakobi / 2 years
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After the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Ukrainian minister for foreign affairs confirmed the destruction of the Antanov AN-225 Mriya, otherwise known as the world’s biggest aircraft. Days of fighting in Ukraine have led to untouched airspace of the country and evacuation from airlines as the Russians move in towards the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. […]

27
Nov

The new prototype Irkut MC-21-310

/ 3 years
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3 min read

By the beginning of November this year the first prototype of the MC-21-310 was completed and equipped with Russian engines PD-14. The introduction to the first flight will come true soon, relying on the multiple tests carried out, and the aircraft is in the final line of the assembly waiting for the flight tests that […]