line no. 54-10

Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85476 in 1981. To Air Ukraine as UR-85476 in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Kyiv-Boryspil by 1999. Scrapped in 2006.

Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85476 in 1981. To Air Ukraine as UR-85476 in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Kyiv-Boryspil by 1999. Scrapped in 2006.

Ex-CCCP-65765. Later UR-SAL

Probably broken up by now.

This 134 was originally delivered to the Ukraine directorate of Aeroflot as CCCP-65765 in June 1979. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union it was noted at Kiev (KBP) with and all wihite tail. In January 1993 it was registered UR-65765 and started flying for Avialini Ukrayiny (titles in Ukranian script are on the port side of this plane). The plane was leased to South Airlines as UR-SAL from November 2004 and eventually retired in February 2010 and stored at Odessa (ODS). It still wears in storage a fake Aeroflot colour scheme and 'CCCP-65632' registration that were applied for a film.

IL-76 Action in Limburg

Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85424 in 1980. To Air Ukraine as UR-85424 in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Kyiv-Boryspil by 1999 and later scrapped.

line no. 30-03 | manufactured in summer 1975

Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85368 in 1979. To Air Ukraine as UR-85368 in 1993. Scrapped at Kyiv-Boryspil in 2000.

Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85362 in 1979. To Air Ukraine as UR-85362 in 1993. To Azerbaijan Airlines as 4K-85362 in 1998 then to Luhansk Airlines as UR-85362 in 1999 Withdrawn from use at Luhansk in 2000 and scrapped in 2007.

Former Aeroflot Tupolev. Since autumn 1993 operating for Avialini Ukrayiny(Air Ukraine). Since 1999 stored and finally scrapped at Kiev Borispol in 2006.

Taxying out for a flight to Warsaw we passed this line of aircraft UR-76778, UR-76705, UR-76717 and an unidentified Yak 42. The nose of 76717 is covered due to damage caused during an air show on 27th July 2002 when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB performing low-altitude manoeuvres hit it. The Sukhoi crashed in flames into spectators, killing 77. Both pilots of the Su-27 ejected and survived but were later imprisoned for their negligence. UR-76717 was not broken up until 2012

Scanned from slide.

Delivered to Aeroflot as Tu-154B CCCP-85179 in 1976. Modified to a Tu-154B-1 by 1992. To Air Ukraine in 1992. Reregistered as UR-85179 by 1993. To Odessa Airlines in 1997. Scrapped at Odessa in 2002.

Delivered to Aeroflot as Tu-154A CCCP-85118 in 1975. Converted to a Tu-154B by 1988. To Air Ukraine as UR-85118 in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Kyiv-Boryspil by 1996 and scrapped in 1997.