[UCANSEE2]

But they took off anyway? I don’t buy it.

Ever flown on a Russian plane ?

[Westbrook]

> Ever flown on a Russian plane ?

I have. From Pulkovo to Sheremetyevo on a TU134B.

Loudest aircraft I’ve ever flown in, by far. Everybody smoked, except us of course. Everybody was completely hammered on vodka, except us of course.

HOWEVER, their international flights are something else.

Nonstop from Moscow to New York on Aeroflot Boing 777 was an amazing trip. Dinner was broiled salmon with lemon sauce. Best meal I’ve ever had on an aircraft.

While we were boarding, the flight crew walked past us. They were single file, walking military lockstep with the captain in the lead.

[wrench]

“Ever flown on a Russian plane ?”

It was a French built plane, owned by a US corporation, with an Irish registration, being operated by a Russian airline.

Maintenance was contracted out.

Clear as mud, right?