Bishkek Blunder: Tretyakovo Airlines
The myriad of new airlines formed in the twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union was amazing, but […]
Airline History
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
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
Flying Colors of the USA: The Sneaky Snake
The philosophical and literal union (they married) between Mary Wells of the marketing firm Wells Rich Greene and Harding Lawrence,
Flying Colors: Braniff’s 727-227 Advanceds
Harding Lawrence had taken over the leadership of Braniff in 1965 and changed not only the airline but also the
The Last Jellybeans: Braniff’s First 727-227s
By the end of the 1960s the dynamic leadership of Harding Lawrence had turned Braniff from a little known Texan
Buckskin: The Tragic End of Mohawk Airlines
Mohawk Airlines has always been one of my favourite airlines. It achieved a lot with little and its Indian head
Air America: Total Tristars
One Air America is well known as the CIA’s own private airline and was of course immortalised in a rather
Kampuchean Crustys: 134 Peacemakers
Thankfully there are few nations with the genocidal recent history of Cambodia, a nation that, since independence in 1953, has
Candid About the Camber: Aeroflot’s IL-86 Airbus
The Ilyushin IL-86 ‘Camber’ encapsulates a big chunk of what was wrong with the Soviet Union, but also some of
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Republic Airlines Pt1: 1979-1984 Bigger Is Better?
There have been few more torrid times in aviation in the USA than the 1980s. Deregulation had brought competition and
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