Arkhangelsk airlines, Anotovs and safety

Soon i am planning to travel on Arkhangelsk airlines to Murmansk, probably
on a AN-24 Antonov. Never having heard of this airline before, I was
wondering what their saftey record was like? AFAIK they are not one of the
demerged former aeroflot companies, which gives me (some) confidence..

James Giddings wrote in message ...
Soon i am planning to travel on Arkhangelsk airlines to Murmansk, probably
on a AN-24 Antonov. Never having heard of this airline before, I was
wondering what their saftey record was like? AFAIK they are not one of the
demerged former aeroflot companies, which gives me (some) confidence..

Arkhangelsk Airlines may or may not be an Aeroflot offspring, but the
AN-24 model is a vintage Soviet twin-engine turboprop, noisy, slow and
uncomfortable. Its safety record is so-so (9.0% hull losses). I don't
think you have much choice in flying to Murmansk, though, do you?

jrk01

Jurek writes
James Giddings wrote in message news:Pine.SOL.4.44.030
...
Soon i am planning to travel on Arkhangelsk airlines to Murmansk, probably
on a AN-24 Antonov. Never having heard of this airline before, I was
wondering what their saftey record was like? AFAIK they are not one of the
demerged former aeroflot companies, which gives me (some) confidence..

Arkhangelsk Airlines may or may not be an Aeroflot offspring, but the
AN-24 model is a vintage Soviet twin-engine turboprop, noisy, slow and
uncomfortable. Its safety record is so-so (9.0% hull losses). I don't
think you have much choice in flying to Murmansk, though, do you?

AN-24 is also unpressurised. Watch out when opening beer cans, and
expect your coffee to be a bit cooler than normal.
--
Simon Elliott
http://www.ctsn.co.uk/

Soon i am planning to travel on Arkhangelsk airlines to Murmansk,
probably
on a AN-24 Antonov. Never having heard of this airline before, I was
wondering what their saftey record was like? AFAIK they are not one of
the
demerged former aeroflot companies, which gives me (some) confidence..

Arkhangelsk Airlines may or may not be an Aeroflot offspring, but the
AN-24 model is a vintage Soviet twin-engine turboprop, noisy, slow and
uncomfortable. Its safety record is so-so (9.0% hull losses). I don't
think you have much choice in flying to Murmansk, though, do you?

AN-24 is also unpressurised. Watch out when opening beer cans, and
expect your coffee to be a bit cooler than normal.
--

sounds like fun though )

jamie g writes
AN-24 is also unpressurised. Watch out when opening beer cans, and
expect your coffee to be a bit cooler than normal.
--

sounds like fun though )

Yes, it's very entertaining. My one and only flight on an AN24 was with
Cubana from Jamaica to Havana. We made one refuelling stop somewhere in
Cuba - I can't offhand recall where. I've posted about this trip here at
least once before so I won't bore all the regulars with a rehash!

Perhaps out of the way Russian airlines still allow pax to visit the
flight deck? If so the flight deck of the AN24 is well worth a look.
--
Simon Elliott
http://www.ctsn.co.uk/