Good evening all,
just like two years ago I went with Aeroprints on their Moscow tour. This will be the first thread of four or five. Over the next few days you can look forward to threads on Vnukovo’s VARZ400 maintenance fascility, Sheremetyevo (airside), Chernoye and one or two other threads with various bits from around Saint Petersburg and/or Moscow.
The photographic forum will get a thread on the Zhukovsky airshow, although most photos there where horribly back-lit.
By: tenthije - 23rd August 2012 at 12:01
Brilliant Pieter….one place i have never been is Russia..must try get there before all the Russian tin disappears for good..bring on the other threads!
Better not wait much more then a year. Having been there two years ago as well, I must admit this trip was kind a disappointing.
Most of the interesting Russian planes have gone now. The Tu-134 is no longer in use except for some excutive jets. The IL-86 has gone away completely, the older model Tu-154 have gone entirely and of the M model only a handful were seen in operation. This year I did see quite a few more IL-62s then two years ago which really surprised me. None of them in the air though.
The Russians are renewing their fleet at a fast pace. Not just with dull 737s and A320s though (although regretably the majority are). At Pulkovo I’ve seen four Rossiya An-148s and at Sheremetyevo all but three Aeroflot SSJ’s where seen. Surprisingly only one SSJ was seen in action. The rest where lined up at long term parking. I wonder if Aeroflot is really happy with them considering over half their fleet were parked during our two hour visit at Sheremetyevo?
By: Tartan Pics - 23rd August 2012 at 11:43
Brilliant Pieter….one place i have never been is Russia..must try get there before all the Russian tin disappears for good..bring on the other threads!
By: skudupnorth - 22nd August 2012 at 22:32
Love all old Russian metal,great stuff annd thanks for sharing.
By: MSR777 - 22nd August 2012 at 02:29
Great pics. They make you realise, that we are definately witnessing the end times of the Soviet era airliners. It seems that the freighters may last some time yet, especially the An 124s and the sole An225. Look forward to the coming threads:)
By: Bristol_Rob - 21st August 2012 at 23:02
Very interesting photos!
Thanks for sharing them!
Rob
🙂
By: EGTC - 21st August 2012 at 21:10
Wow.
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