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Do they still use propellers on some of their large planes?
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Originally Posted by Douglas Dakota
Nope. This times are over for a long time. These days, they use Airbus & Boeing for longhaul flights. Not even any Ilyushin IL96-300 anymore.
I'm surprised they didn't update their own to compete. Do they use Ilyushin at all for shorter flights?
I would have liked to go for a ride on one of the large propeller powered passenger planes. They still have large propeller powered planes in the Russian military. Bombers, I guess.
I'm surprised they didn't update their own to compete. Do they use Ilyushin at all for shorter flights?
I would have liked to go for a ride on one of the large propeller powered passenger planes. They still have large propeller powered planes in the Russian military. Bombers, I guess.
They also have some IL-18 from the military for troops and cargo.
These days Aeroflot uses only Airbus/Boeing fleet, with exception of the Sukhoi Superjet, a new Russian regional jet that is also in use in Mexico, Belgium etc. with a lot of western technology.
Some other airlines in Russia are still using Yakovlev ***-42, Antonov AN-24 or in very rare cases Tupolevs or ***-40. But the days of the proud soviet fleet is gone, unfortunately. I always loved the sound of Soloviev engines in Tupolev TU154 planes.
The only place where you can fly on big, 4-propeller airplanes these days is North Korea, they still use an IL-18 which is ocasionally used for Aviation Enthusiast Tours within the country.
They also have some IL-18 from the military for troops and cargo.
These days Aeroflot uses only Airbus/Boeing fleet, with exception of the Sukhoi Superjet, a new Russian regional jet that is also in use in Mexico, Belgium etc. with a lot of western technology.
Some other airlines in Russia are still using Yakovlev ***-42, Antonov AN-24 or in very rare cases Tupolevs or ***-40. But the days of the proud soviet fleet is gone, unfortunately. I always loved the sound of Soloviev engines in Tupolev TU154 planes.
The only place where you can fly on big, 4-propeller airplanes these days is North Korea, they still use an IL-18 which is ocasionally used for Aviation Enthusiast Tours within the country.
The older Russian planes aren't allowed to land in Europe and the US, so that's why they're flying Boeing/Airbus on international flights.
The older Russian planes aren't allowed to land in Europe and the US, so that's why they're flying Boeing/Airbus on international flights.
True, but they also do not use any older Russian plane on the domestic market either, on the other hand airplanes such as the IL96-300 or TU-204 are still allowed in Europe, for example Cubana flies to Madrid or Paris Orly with the modern Ilyushin airplane.
I think that Russian airplanes of the newer generation are lacking competitiveness in terms of reliability/maintenance, fuel burn, and overall operability (more than 2 cockpit crew, not always fitting to standard gangways, no spare parts available outside of Russia, etc).
Air Canada
Air Transat
Sunwing
WestJet
All Nippon Airways
Cubana
JetsGo when it was around
Turkish
Air Asia
Delta
Northwest when it was around
Continental when It was around
United -
Hainan
Siem Reap Airways (blacklisted by the Euro Union now defunct)
Garuda Indonesia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Swiss
Lufthansa
Royal Air Maroc
Alitalia
Ryanair
Vueling
Thai Airways
Air France
Sri Lankan Airlines
Iberia
Brussels Airlines
Will probably fly Spirit soon. Not by choice but rather quick convenience. Will probably fly Southwest by years end, but for a budget airline, the tickets ive seen arent that budget.
My catalogue is pathetic compared to the rest of yalls. :/
SAS
Norwegian
Ryanair
United
American Airlines
Lufthansa
Airberlin
Former ones: Continental, Braathens SAFE
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