Aeroflot vs. The Cold War - The Rise and "Stall" (Part II)
TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro - 1970 Geopolitics 00:57 Quick Disclaimer 02:30 Aeroflot vs. Pan Am in 1970 05:04 Exploring Aeroflot's International Network 07:09 The Oil Boom & Resulting Aeroflot Expansion 08:22 Aeroflot's Safety Record 09:59 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1980 Olympics, Economic Stagnation 13:25 New Soviet Planes of the 1980s 14:51 KAL 007 and Rising Tensions 15:40 The Shannon Hub 17:16 Gorbachev Reforms, Oil Crash, Impact on Aviation 20:07 Friends Again! Pan Am-Aeroflot Joint Venture 22:07 Final Year Leading up to Collapse of USSR
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Interflug: East Germany's Almighty Aviation Apparatus
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The Rise and Fall of the TriJet
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Iran Air - A Story of Triumph & Tragedy (Part I)
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The Fastest Propeller Plane Ever Built Was Also The Most Luxurious
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Dismantled, then Resurrected: Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Part III)
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When the Soviet Navy Lost 16 Admirals in a Single Accident: The Tu-104 Crash at Pushkin
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Aeroflot was a Colossal Communist Airline (Part I)
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777X: The “Simple Upgrade” That Became Boeing’s WORST Nightmare
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Rise and Fall of TAROM - Romanian Air Transport
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LOT Polish Airlines: A Remarkable Story of Resilience (Part 1)
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The IL-76 Candid: From Cold War to Modern Airlift
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Inside Russia's Desperate Fight to Keep Airlines Flying
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The Rise and Fall of Brazil's Biggest Airline - VARIG (not a happy ending)
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Cuba's Airline is a Soviet Relic
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How the Soviets Reverse-Engineered the B-29 Superfortress
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The Rise And Fall of Pan Am
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The Broken Economics of Airplanes
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12 FORGOTTEN Jetliners From The 1960s That Flopped
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