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Tupolev Emergency Landing in Russia
On Feb 17, 2013 at 9:30, a Vladivostok Avia Tupolev 204-300 with 104 (97 passengers and 7 crew) aboard were en route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport to Vladivostok when they made an emergency landing at Vladivostok. The plane’s hydraulic system failed. No injuries were reported. The Russian Emergencies Ministry did not provide details. »
Redwings Airlines Suspension Pending
Red Wings Airlines is grounded. Almost. Beginning Feb 4, Red Wings will be suspended due to the results of an inspection that turned up pilot training and flight preparation breaches. The Red Wings fleet is made up of Tu-204 jets. WE WONDER if the airline is under safety suspension why they are waiting until... »
Redwings Moscow Crash Has Three Survivors
The Red Wings Tupolev jet that crashed on December 29 had three survivors, two men and a woman. Their conditions are improving. The five fatalities included the captain, first officer, flight engineer, and two flight attendants. One of the now-deceased flight attendants had survived a while with traumatic brain injury, but succumbed. Russian investigators... »
Four die in Red Wings Ferry Flight Crash in Russia
On December 29, 2012, at 16:33, a Red Wings Tupelev 204-100V was on a ferry flight from Pardubice Airport Czech Republic to Moscow-Vnukova Airport, Russia when it crashed-landed in snow, overrunnning the runway. Weather conditions showed heavy gusts accompanying a light snowfall. The Federal Air Transport Agency said that the plane touched down in... »
Russian Photos Not Released
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Martin Lidzba What: Polish Air Force Tupolev TU-154M Where: Smolensk When: Apr 10th 2010 Who: 88 passengers and 8 crew Why: The flight that killed 96 people including President Kaczynski has come to news attention as Poland protests Russia’s publication of grisly images of... »
Wing Ripped off Crashing Tupolev Kyrgyzstan, Jet Rolls, No Fatalities
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Valeriy Fedorov What: Kyrgyzstan/Altyn Air Tupolev 134A-3 en route from Bishkek to Osh Where: Osh Airport, Kyrgyzstan When: 28 DEC 2011 Who: 6 crew, 82 passengers, 25 injured Why: After a hard landing in dense fog, the plane skidded off the runway, collapsing the... »
Drunken Navigator?
The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee published their report on the June 20 crash of a RusAir jet at Petrozavodsk Airport. The crucial factors included poor visibility due to the fog, poor networking among the crew, and the pilot subordinating himself to a navigator in a “light level of intoxication” but was five years older,... »
Continentavia Diverts, Emergency Landing One Engine Shut down
What: Continentavia Tupolev TU-154 en route from Barnaul to Norilsk, Russia Where: Abakan When: Jul 16th 2011 Who: 56 passengers, 7 crew (also reported as 46 passengers) Why: The Continentavia TU-154 developed engine vibration and diverted to Abakan. The pilot shut down engine number two and made a safe landing in Abakan. The flight... »
RusAir Update
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alexey Litvinov What: Rusline/Rusair Tupolev TU-134A en route from Moscow to Petrozavodsk Where: outskirts of the Besovets village, Petrozavodsk, Russia When: Jun 20 2011 at 11:40 pm Who: 43 passengers and 9 crew Why: Family members of the 44 deceased victims of the RusAir... »
Final report released on Polish Tupolev Tu-154 Crash
What: Republic of Poland Tupolev en route from Warsaw to Smolensk Where: Smolensk, Russia, When: October 4, 2010 Who: 7 crew Why: The report blames the pilots. Final Report .pdf (very large) »
