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The giant AN-225 may not have been destroyed
Reports are emerging that the giant AN-225 may not have been destroyed as suggested by the Ukrainian government. Drone and Satellite images of its damaged hangar show the tail of the giant jet still intact indicating the whole aircraft may have survived. Paul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) has superposed a drawing read more ⇒ Source:: AirlineRatings.Com
Etihad Airways celebrates 15 years in Australia with amazing giveaway
Etihad Airways is to celebrate 15 years in Australia with an amazing giveaway taking 100 Etihad Guest members and their plus ones on an all-expenses holiday to Abu Dhabi. Not a member? In an email, to Etihad Guest members, the airline said “we want to do something unprecedented to honor our loyal Australian members and …
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Unidentified spy plane drawing patterns in the sky west of Ukraine’s border
An unidentified spy plane is drawing patterns in the sky just west of Ukraine’s border according to the tracking website Flightradar24. The aircraft is thought to be on a spy or surveillance mission but there is no identification of it provided. However, it is flying at 17,000ft at a speed of just 94kts, indicating it …
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Tens of thousands watching jumbo tankers flying near Ukraine
A Royal Air Force KC2 (A330) tanker refuels a Tornado and Eurofighter. Credit RAF/Airbus About Airlineratings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated …
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The AN-225 that Perth loved destroyed by Russia
The AN-225 arriving at Perth Airport dwarfs a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800. Views of videos on thewest.com.au smashed the site’s Sunday record fivefold. Over the two days the AN-225 was here there were 390,000 video views on thewest.com.au as well as 370,000 page views for the coverage and 75,000 views on Facebook. The total reach …
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AN-225’s spectacular night take-off from Perth Airport
The AN-225 arriving at Perth Airport dwarfs a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800. Views of videos on thewest.com.au smashed the site’s Sunday record fivefold. Over the two days the AN-225 was here there were 390,000 video views on thewest.com.au as well as 370,000 page views for the coverage and 75,000 views on Facebook. The total reach …
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AN-225 destroyed by Russian forces at Gostomel
Photographic evidence from a satellite has emerged that confirms reports that the world’s favorite aircraft, the AN-225, has been destroyed as part of the ruthless and unprovoked invasion by Russian forces into Ukraine. The ANTONOV Company had tweeted on February 26 that “We don’t have accurate information about #AN225 Mriya. Now in Gostomel (it is …
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Air France, Finnair Cancel Flights to Russia, Asia
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Qantas scraps Russian flight paths for London services
Qantas has scrapped its flight path for the QF9/QF10 service, a Boeing 787 from Melbourne via Darwin to London because of rising tensions with Russia. The flight which has been operating through Darwin instead of Perth due to WA’s tough border policy has been flying north over China and through Russia before crossing into Europe …
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EU States Close Airspace to Russian Aircraft
DALLAS – The European Union has announced the closure of its airspace to all Russian airlines and government aircraft in the latest escalation of the events following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Matthias Deis, deputy studio manager for German TV broadcaster ARD Capital Studio, announced the decision on Twitter. Before the decision was announced late …
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Thousands watching US spy planes and tankers over Europe
The most-watched aircraft on the flight tracking App Flightradar 24 are a Global Hawk unmanned spy plane and USAF KC135 and KC10 tankers. The unmanned Global Hawk has been flying over the Black Sea just south of Russia’s naval base at Sevastopol while the KC135 (Boeing 707s) and KC10 (DC-10) tankers have been stationed over …
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