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Aeroflot accidents and incidents. Founded in 1923, Aeroflot, the flag carrier and largest airline of Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), has had a high number of fatal crashes, with a total of 8,231 passengers dying in Aeroflot crashes according to the Aircraft Crashes Record Office, mostly during the Soviet era, about five times more than any ...
An Airbus A310-300, similar to the one involved in the crash of Flight 593, is seen here on short final to London Heathrow Airport in August 1994 ().. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 (), its former republics started establishing their own carriers from the corresponding directorates Aeroflot had at these countries, causing the airline to shrink drastically.
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322 was a scheduled Buenos Aires–São Paulo–Port of Spain–New York City international passenger service, operated with a Comet 4, registration LV-AHR, [1] that crashed during climbout on the early stages of its second leg, when it collided with tree tops shortly after takeoff from Viracopos-Campinas International Airport on 23 November 1961. [2]
32. Survivors. 77. The 1961 Mineralnye Vody Il-18 crash was an aviation accident that occurred on December 31, 1961 near the city of Mineralnye Vody, involving an Il-18V aircraft operated by Aeroflot. The crash resulted in the deaths of 32 people.
Aeroflot became the first airline in the world with sustained jet aircraft service, when it introduced the Tupolev Tu-104 in 1956. Aeroflot's route network had extended to 295,400 kilometres (183,600 mi) by 1950, and it carried 1,603,700 passengers, 151,070 tonnes (333,050,000 lb) of freight and 30,580 tonnes (67,420,000 lb) of mail that year.
Aeroflot Flight 521. RA-86074, The aircraft involved in this accident. Seen on March 20, 1993. Aeroflot Flight 521 was a scheduled passenger flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dubai International Airport that, on 21 September 2001, belly landed at Dubai after the crew members forgot to activate the landing gear circuit breaker.
Aeroflot Flight 593 was a passenger flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, to Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong.On 23 March 1994, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A310-304 flown by Aeroflot, crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range in Kemerovo Oblast, killing all sixty-three passengers and twelve crew members on board.
A TikTok user recently shared a on the social media platform of a less-than-ideal seatmate she had while on an airplane. In the clip, the woman can be seen sitting by a window on the aircraft ...