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The head of FSB recommends to suspend flights of the Russian aircraft to Egypt

The head of FSB of the Russian Federation Alexander Bortnikov declared that considers expedient to suspend flights of the Russian aircraft to Egypt before clarification of the reasons of crash of the Airbus A321 liner in the country, reports RIA Novosti news agency.

"Until we will not decide on the true reasons of an event, consider expedient to suspend flights Continue reading

MetroJet: background of the failed airliner

MetroJet: background of the failed airliner

MetroJet ("Kogalymavia") – small airline which specializes on charter transportations to the most popular countries among the Russian tourists: Turkey, Egypt and Spain. The company was based in 1993, carried out flights from the largest cities of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk, Kogalym) to the cities of the European part of Russia, and also was engaged in helicopter works. In 2011 of "Kogalymavia" refused operation of planes of the Russian production (Tu-154, Continue reading

Pilots of thrones of the USA: we kill peace people

Pilots of thrones of the USA: we kill peace people

Four former pilots of the American bespilotnik wrote the open letter to the U.S. President Barack Obama, Minister of Defence Asheton Carter and the director of CIA John Brennan with the requirement to close the American program of thrones.

In their opinion, the airstrikes put by bespilotnik, force even more people to become terrorists. The letter is at the disposal of the German newspaper "Die Zeit".

As the former military write, the USA should "reconsider military tactics Continue reading

Whether it is easy to carry by in 2015 a bomb aboard the plane?

Whether it is easy to carry by in 2015 a bomb aboard the plane?

The official version that became the reason of crash of the A321 plane of the Russian airline "Kogalymavia" on Sinai, still is absent. Against statements of dzhikhadist "Islamic state" that it they are responsible for accident, and comments of experts that the plane collapsed in air, the version about an explosive device onboard the liner remains not disproved.

This version – it is far not unique, but its viability indirectly proves to be true statements of the government Continue reading

Russia needs the Ministry of civil aviation

Russia needs the Ministry of civil aviation

Aircraft problems in Russia disturb everyone who flies by planes. Today it is a question of development of aviation branch with emphasis on development of the Russian companies, adaptation of leading international IT solutions in the market of Russia, about import substitution in the aviation IT industry, and also about measures of the state support of import substitution.

As the member of council of Federation, the former military pilot Igor Tchernyshev believes, for ensuring transport safety Continue reading

Combines instead of helicopters

Combines instead of helicopters

Passed without small two years as Sevastopol appeared in Russia., It seems, term sufficient for active work. During this time any results should be shown. They certainly are – but here, judging by that local mass media write, these "results" exclusively negative: against growth of welfare of the City government recession of industrial production made to 80 % from the previous, Ukrainian period. During this time not only new workplaces are not created, but there is a threat of that, as Continue reading

Silt-96 – chance to escape from a trap in domestic aircraft

Silt-96 - chance to escape from a trap in domestic aircraft

The plane crash over the Sinai Peninsula generated the next wave of disputes on how it is necessary to develop domestic aircraft industry. A number of planes from the Soviet past was stopped by flights a few years ago, most "untwisted" from new projects became "Superdzhet", the account to order which went on the second hundred is the best result for domestic planes of a Post-Soviet era.

But it is the liner short-range. One more project which "just about" should be Continue reading

In a zone of a landing of the Russian pilots in Syria there is a fight

In a zone of a landing of the Russian pilots in Syria there is a fight

Turkish mass media reported about fight on a place of a landing of the Russian pilots of brought-down Su-24. Earlier it became known that both pilots managed to catapult.

On a place of an expected landing activity of governmental forces of the Syrian army and fighters of terrorist groups is observed. Also it is reported about emergence of attack aircraft of VKS Russian Federation around a plane crash.

According to not confirmed information, to a plane crash site of Su-24 the Air Force Mi-8 Continue reading

Faulty Airbus A321 of Kogalymavia blocked in Pulkovo

Faulty Airbus A321 of Kogalymavia blocked in Pulkovo

Airbus A321 of Kogalymavia airline which were carrying out flights from Petersburg in the Sharm-esh-Sheykh, the ninth day cannot leave Pulkovo airport parking. Incident occurred to a board on November 5.

As told in JSC Northern Capital Gateway – airport management company, – in the course of aircraft towage from a parking lot the crew applied braking therefore the forward rack of the chassis of the plane was damaged.

"The plane continues to stand. The airline did not make the decision Continue reading

Ministry of Transport: after crash of the liner of Kogalymavia we will draw conclusions

Ministry of Transport: after crash of the liner of Kogalymavia we will draw conclusions

The minister of transport of the Russian Federation Maxim Sokolov reported that after crash of the Russian liner in Egypt will be made a conclusion on safety in aircraft in Russia.

«Check IKAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) which checked systems of the organization of management of safety of flights in the Russian Federation one of these days ended. Check as a whole passed successfully, the international experts, the international organizations, experts, auditors highly appreciated Continue reading