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Category Archives: Russia

NewsRussia

Aircraft Door Flies Open Midflight, Causing Panic Onboard

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 10, 2023January 10, 2023 5 Comments
Aircraft Door Flies Open

To Russia, where a terrifying incident aboard an Antonov AN-26 sent luggage flying through the cabin and passengers scrambling for safety. AN-26 Aircraft Cargo Door Flies Open After Takeoff, Sending Hats Flying And Passengers Panicking In terms of land mass,...

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NewsRussia

Why Dual Citizens Should Avoid Travel To Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 17, 2022November 17, 2022 14 Comments
Dual Citizens Russia

Dual citizens who may be considering a trip to Russia should think twice. A new decree signed by Vladimir Putin may put them on the front lines in Ukraine. Putin Signs Orders Making Dual Russian Citizens Eligible For Military...

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Russia

Russia Warns Of Moving To USA – Propaganda Or Humor?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 10, 2022October 10, 2022 23 Comments

There’s an entertaining new video that has surfaced warning that life in the United States of America is not all that it seems. Is this actual Russian propaganda or simply a spoof intended to be a joke? New Russian...

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NewsRussia

Flights Out Of Russia Sell Out After Putin Orders Military Mobilization

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022 16 Comments

In the hours after President Vladimir Putin announced an escalation of the War in Ukraine via military mobilization, one-way flights out of Russia quickly sold out over the next several days. After Putin Speech, Flights Out Of Russia Sell...

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Russia

Russia Invites You To Emigrate With Bizarre Video

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 2, 2022August 2, 2022 22 Comments

A very strange promotional video encouraging emigration to Russia leaves me wondering whether this is serious or parody. Russia Entices You To Emigrate With “Beautiful Women, Cheap Gas, And No Cancel Culture” The Russian Embassy in Spain posted the...

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EditorialRussiaTurkey

The Nefarious Plan By Russian Airlines To Skirt Sanctions By Relocating To Turkey

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 9, 2022June 10, 2022 46 Comments
Russian Airlines Turkey

Some Russian airlines are weighing relocation to Turkey as a way to lease new aircraft and access repair facilities while avoiding the crippling western sanctions that followed Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. This nefarious plan should merit international scorn....

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ArmeniaRussia

Ordinary Russians Flee Sanctions In Neighbor Countries, Push Up Costs

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 17, 2022April 17, 2022 10 Comments
russian sanctions

Traveling to Russian-friendly or Russian-agnostic countries is likely much more expensive than before as ordinary Russians flee sactions and escape where they can.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...

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AnalysisPobedaRussia

The Problems For Russian Airlines Are Just Beginning

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2022March 27, 2022 28 Comments
Russian Airlines Spare Parts

With harsh sanctions continuing and no end in sight to the quagmire in Ukraine, Russian airlines are preparing to deploy cannibalistic tactics in order to survive the year. Russian Airlines Prepare To Cannibalize Spare Parts – Let The Problems...

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NewsRussia

Russian “Doomsday” Plane On Standby As Putin Orders Nuclear Drills

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 19, 2022March 19, 2022 24 Comments
Russian Doomsday Planes

There are many aviation angles to the War in Ukraine, though the latest is perhaps the most sinister. Russia is dusting off its aging fleet of “doomsday” planes as an increasingly erratic President Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered military...

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Law In TravelRussia

King Vlad Annexes A Fleet of Stolen Jets Into The Arms Of Mother Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022 9 Comments
Putin Leased Jets

Russian strongman Vladimir V. Putin has declared that Russian airlines can effectively keep leased jets and continue to operate them within the Russian Federation. But the new presents a new challenge to Russian airlines that has only tragic outcomes....

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HotelsRussia

Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott Slide Under The Radar In Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 12, 2022March 12, 2022 14 Comments

As other high profile brands pull out of Russia, major U.S. hotel companies have remained. It’s complicated, they explain. U.S. Hotel Brands Continue Operations In Russia This week saw McDonalds, Starbucks, and Coca Cola announce plans to sever ties...

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Russia

Russian Airlines Decide To Just Keep Leased Aircraft…

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 11, 2022March 10, 2022 61 Comments
Leased Aircraft Market Russia

All’s fair in love and war, right? For aircraft lessors, the kind approach has thus far failed, but reclaiming leased aircraft is not going to be easy in a country that has isolated itself from the rest of the...

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NewsRussia

Spy Plane: Russian Jetliner Evacuates Intelligence Operatives From Washington, New York

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 7, 2022 15 Comments
Russian USA Evacuation Flight

You don’t often see a Russian-built jetliner touching down at Washington Dulles International Airport, but an Ilyushin Il-96-300 recently arrived on an odd mission: evacuate Russian diplomats accused of engaging in espionage from Washington and New York before returning...

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RussiaUkraine

Periphery Travel Changes Coming Due to Ukraine War?

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022 14 Comments
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A raft of sanctions and travel changes may be coming for global travelers due to the Ukrainian war, but what are they? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....

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Russia

Escaping Moscow 101

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 1, 2022March 2, 2022 17 Comments

Even as the skies around Russia become more restricted, there are still several ways to depart Moscow via air if you find yourself stuck in the Russian Federation. Guide: Escaping Moscow – Flight Options With European and Canadian airspace...

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Russia

Il-114-300, A New Russian-Built Turboprop Aircraft

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021 2 Comments
Il-114-300

The Ilyushin Il-114 was first launched in the 1990s as an update to the original Il-14, that sought to replace the Douglas DC-3 and Lisunov Li-2 in the Soviet Union. While the project flopped, Ilyushin will soon introduce a...

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Russia

Final Tupolev TU-154 Flight Lands In Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 30, 2020October 29, 2020 12 Comments
Final TU-154 Flight

The last Tupolev TU-154 in passenger commercial service has landed for the final time, marking the end of an era. Final Tupolev TU-154 Commercial Flight In Russia Alrosa Airlines (6R) was the last civil operator of the TU-154, a...

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AeroflotNewsRussia

Americans Trapped In Moscow Airport After Aeroflot Flight Ordered Back To Gate

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 4, 2020April 4, 2020 7 Comments
Americans Trapped Moscow Aeroflot

After abruptly and unexpectedly suspending international air traffic yesterday, hundreds of Americans and thousands of others find themselves trapped in Russia. One asthma-stricken man remains stuck without a visa in Moscow Airport almost out of medication. Yesterday, April 3,...

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NewsRussia

European Budget Carriers Will Be Guinea Pigs In Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 26, 2019December 26, 2019 7 Comments
budget carriers St. Petersburg

It’s actually brilliant. Europe’s top budget carriers–including EasyJet, Ryanair, and WizzAir–have been invited to start service to St. Petersburg, Russia…but there’s a catch. Tourist Boom Coming To Russia’s St. Petersburg In 2020, expect a boom of tourism and cheap...

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