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Visit | Trip Advisory  | 22.12.22

Russian Airlines Received More Permits on Flights Abroad


The Russian airline ‘Red Wings’ has received more permits for flights abroad, including flights to Azerbaijan and China, which is stated on the website of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation).  It is specified that flights to Baku from Orenburg and to Sanya from Novosibirsk are planned to be carried out five and twice a

Russian Defence Jets Escorted US Air Force Planes Over Black Sea


Two Russian Su-30 fighters escorted two B-1B bombers and two KC-135 tanker aircraft of the US Air Force over the Black Sea after the Russian crew members identified the air targets, as reported on Wednesday, October 20, by the country’s Ministry of Defence.   “On October 19, 2021, Russian airspace controls over the neutral waters of

Recommended | Business | Industry | Technology  | 03.08.21

Russia to Create New Carrier-Based Fighter


The Russian ‘MiG’ aircraft-building corporation is developing a fifth-generation carrier-based fighter, RIA Novosti reports. At the moment, the project is at the stage of computer modelling.  According to the source of RIA Novosti, the aircraft is being designed with extensive use of stealth technologies. Like other machines of the fifth generation, this fighter will be

Recommended | Culture | Visit | Videos  | 13.05.21

Soviet Model Plane Flew Through Victory Day Fireworks [Video]


On May 9, combining tradition and modern technologies, St. Petersburg’s amazing Victory Day fireworks were captured from a 3D-printed Soviet model plane flown by drones.  It is specified that videographer, Maksim Dragunov, flew an Ilyushin Il-2 model through the pyrotechnic show to mark the end of WWII to produce this breathtaking visual experience. Ru-Main, 13.05.2021 

Recommended | Funny Russia | Fun | Videos  | 16.03.21

Russians Played Hockey on Airplane [Video]


The An-124 is so big that you can play hockey on board, Meduza reports. First, it was planned to fill the skating rink in the cabin of another cargo plane An-22 Antei. In the process of preparing the site, it turned out that Antei is too narrow, so they decided to arrange the match on

Recommended | Insight | Around Russia  | 24.02.21

New Russian Aircraft Named After Magnitogorsk


The plane, named after the city of Magnitogorsk, made its first flight to the city of the same name. Later, a grand presentation of the Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) airliner took place in Moscow, chelTV reports.  Rossiya Airlines named its plane in honour of the City of Labour Valour of Magnitogorsk, whose name was inscribed on

Visit | Trip Advisory  | 03.02.21

Omsk Airport Named Most Punctual Airlines


Omsk airport has published the data on flight delays and cancellations by different airlines. After analyzing these data, the experts were able to make conclusions about the punctuality of Russian airlines and choose leaders in this regard, om1 reports.   According to the results of the study, UTair flights were departed on time in 90 per

Recommended | Business | Technology  | 22.01.21

First Su-57 Fighter Aircraft Entered Southern Military District


The Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant handed over to the Russian Armed Forces the first of the planned batch of the Su-57 fighters.  The Su-57, developed by ‘Sukhoi’ company, is said to be the most advanced Russian military aircraft built on the latest platform. It is a fifth-generation multipurpose fighter designed to destroy all types of enemy

Visit | Trip Advisory  | 21.12.20

‘Pobeda’ Airlines Launched “Flights to Nowhere”


The ‘Pobeda’ Airlines decided to support the global trend and launched “flights to nowhere”. The first flight took place on December 19, RIA News reports.  It is noted that the tickets for the first flight were fully redeemed in eight minutes, and for the second flight in six minutes. The pilot, Alexey Kochemasov, is at

Visit | Trip Advisory  | 13.10.20

Tourism Experts Noted Price Reduction for Airplane Tickets


The directions for which the average prices for air tickets in October 2020 fell the most were named by the experts of the analytical centre of the travel service Tutu.ru. They analyzed data on reservations that Russians made in the period from August 1 to October 12, with departures from October 1 to October 31,