Russia’s Alrosa Airline on May 20 operated its final flight using the Tupolev Tu-134B, the last of the type used in Russia for scheduled commercial passenger service.

The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined airliner produced in the Soviet Union from 1966-89. Following the crash of a Tu-134 in 2011, which killed 47 people, it was fully withdrawn from commercial ...

The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined airliner produced in the Soviet Union from 1966-89. Following the crash of a Tu-134 in 2011, which killed 47 people, it was fully withdrawn from commercial ...

The iconic Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-134 regional jet has finally ended commercial operations in Russia. The last Russian civil operator of this type, Kosmos—a subsidiary airline of the Russian ...

Russian carrier Alrosa is set to operate its final flight with a Tupolev Tu-134 on 22 May, as it transfers its single example to Novosibirsk.

The Tupolev's Tu-154 (search) remains the standard medium range airliner on domestic flights in Russia and other former Soviet states and to a lesser extent in eastern Europe and Iran (search).

Russian carrier Alrosa, one of the last operators of Tupolev Tu-134s, is set to halt services with the type next month. Alrosa has a single Tu-134 registered RA-65693.

Tupolev produced reconnaissance drones like the Tu-143 during the Cold War, but they were of a type only barely legible as drones today. Lacking pilots and live video feeds, the drones flew preset ...