Tu-134 taken through the Streets of Kiev

[Garry Russell]

Except it's Kiev in Ukraine and an Ukrainian airliner going to a Ukrainian museum

Nothing to do with Russia...yet

[nigelb]

Ah, my mistake but it is a Russian made aircraft, no? I should learn to leave the puns to you, Mr. Russell.

Nigel²

[Garry Russell]

Oh yes...Russian made

[Motormouse]

Think there's lot of Yakking its no Ilyushin that there's planes at Kiev-Borispol...




I've been there!

ttfn

Pete

[Garry Russell]

Indeed

Soviet types are still quite common in these parts with the smaller airlines.

Left over from the old days. New equipement is Western except for in Ukraine which has it's own airliner and transport manufacturing company, Antonov.

there is still a lot of Russian infrastructure, trains, lorries, tram in use in the former SSSR states, but they are not popular an all would have been gone long ago it could. Same with the aircraft.Not even the Russians want the older Russian types.

In Britain of course there are a lot of Boeings in dervice, but that doesn't make us American.