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Russia: Tupolev aircraft to be disused between five years

Moscow, Russia - Transport Minister of Russia, Igor Levitin, stated it

According to Russian Transport Minister, Igor Levitin, in charge of the inquiry of the Tupolev Tu-154's disaster, the aircraft crashed near Donetsk, Ukraine, in August 2006, Russia to be disused all Tupolev Tu-154 and Tu-134 aircraft between five years. Transport Minister remarked the necessity to develop modern simulators for Tu-154 fleet so that the crewmember drilled for the emergency situations. See...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 74178
Rome, Italy, 02/19/2007 17:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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