RayChuang From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 7717 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (12 years 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 881 times:
I'm not sure if Aeroflot would have bought the Il-114--the range of that plane was only 621 miles (1,000 km), a bit short even by Russian standards for a modern air freighter plane.
LZ-TLT From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 431 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (12 years 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 877 times:
do you mean?
they have enough shorthaul/feeder routes which SCREAM to have planes of thic category. Remember back the 60's as they shortened the Tu-104 to become the Tu-124 and serve on shorthaul/commuter and feeder routes.
LZ-TLT From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 431 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (12 years 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 862 times:
Ray, I've grown "behind the Iron Curtain" and am common with the ways economy and market policies were going there. So here's my vision of Aeroflot:
First of all - a 2-class airline:
The "premier jets" Il86 and Il96 serving longhaul/international flights, occasionaly complemented with top-condition Il-62M's and Yak-40's (the latter on special charters)
Domestic services - Tu-204 and Il-62M on most routes, depending on route length. Il-114 replaces fully the An-24/26. Shorthaul partially with Yak-40/42's
The An-72/74 remains in service for cargo flights where STOL capabilities are required.
The Il-76 builds the backbone of the cargo fleet, complimented with the An-22 on special occasions(oversize cargo, STOL plane required)
The very short routes/medical flights are operated by KA helicopters which fully replace the An-2
RayChuang From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 7717 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (12 years 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 836 times:
LZ-TLT,
Actually, I think if my alternate scenario, it's likely that the An-22's would be in the process of being phased out of service by 2001. They would be completely replaced by a fleet of about 75-100 An-124's.
Slawko From Canada, joined May 1999, 3799 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (12 years 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 829 times:
You are forgetting a few things here...for one, top quality/service was not at the top of AFL's list in the bad old days, and most importantly they could never build a decent high by-pass turbofan engine, so they would be restricted as to where they could fly with their airplanes, expecially with todays strict noise and emitions standards...
"Clive Beddoe says he favours competition, but his actions do not support that idea." Robert Milton - CEO Air Canada
JU101 From Canada, joined Mar 2001, 832 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (12 years 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 831 times:
Out of the modern-day Russian civilian aircraft, I am amazed at the beauty of the TU204 and IL96-300. Does anyone know the price range of each (or any) of these aircraft?
What ever happened to the TU214, is it in production?
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