No Carnival: Pan Am II 1996-1998
The glory of the Pan Am name made it almost inevitable that it would return following the original’s demise. Interestingly […]
Russian Navy | Tupolev Tu-134UBL | RF-12037 | Panda Models
Lack of innovation is a remark used to complain about certain manufacturers, often by incumbents who themselves aren’t showing a
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The A319neo Struggles To Find A Niche
The A319 has been an important and successful member of the A320 family, especially in the early 2000s. It’s successor,
Singapore Airlines | Airbus A380-841 | 9V-SKI | Aviation400
Aviation400 continue to take some time to get their models to market and don’t release the sort of volume of
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Kangaroos & Marlins: Air Pacific Goes Long-Haul
Air Pacific’s first foray into long-haul flights was an expensive failure, however the airline wasn’t to be denied and tried
The Career of DC-10-30 CN 47848 / LN 136: From New Zealand to the US via Fiji
When I investigate the histories of models in my collection it is always an interesting moment when I realise that
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Bishkek Blunder: Tretyakovo Airlines
The myriad of new airlines formed in the twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union was amazing, but
Soviet Super-Charger: The Tu-144
The Tupolev 144 (NATO codename ‘Charger’) is a magnificent looking airliner that pushed Soviet technology to the brink and beyond
Aeroflot | Tupolev Tu-144S | CCCP-77144 | Herpa
400 scale always seems like a side-hobby for Herpa, who have dabbled for over two decades but never produced more
Flying Bear: Perm Airlines
Perm is a city of just over 1 million people in central Russia. Long a crossroads and the gateway to
Far Eastern Classics: Il-62 ‘Basics’
The Il-62 (NATO codename ‘Classic’), in 1967, finally gave the Soviet Union a long-haul jet airliner, albeit one comparable to
Shenzhen Airlines | Airbus A321-271NX | B-32CF | NG Models
The A320 series is rapidly forming a significant chunk of NG’s now massive release schedule, but I admit very few
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