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The Soviet Tu-144 Was the World's First Supersonic Airliner

To many, when they think of supersonic airliners, they instantly think of Concorde. The joint Anglo-French aircraft that served for nearly 30 years, ferrying people across the Atlantic at Mach 2.
Business Insider

2 Russian airlines want to keep flying Soviet-era planes, but some of them are so old they're set to be phased out this year

Two Siberian airlines in Russia are seeking to extend the service life of Soviet-era planes. The Antonov An-24 and An-26 aircraft are small planes that are no longer in production. Russian airlines ...
Flightglobal

Uzbekistan Airways revives attempts to sell ageing Boeing and Soviet-era fleets

Uzbekistan Airways is reviving attempts to sell an ageing fleet of Boeing twinjets as well as older Soviet-era aircraft, having recruited a UK-based consultant. The flag-carrier of the Central Asian ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Sutton, Scheuer Join in Student Demonstration Outside Soviet Aeroflot Office

The Borough President of Manhattan and a New York Congressman who is a candidate for the mayoral nomination joined a demonstration by some 500 persons outside the New York offices of Aeroflot, the ...