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 ...

The former Soviet air fleet has been plagued by chronic safety problems since the 1991 collapse of the union and the break-up of the former state airline Aeroflot into some 400 companies. Accidents ...

It will now be an offence in the Baltic state to display the images of Soviet and Nazi leaders. This includes flags, emblems and badges carrying insignia, such as the hammer and sickle or swastika.

the Soviet Union’s only airline, which to some degree served as a microcosm of the country itself.’ So writes Bruno Vandermueren in the introduction to his fascinating book Aeroflot - Fly ...