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Author: Karol

  • Automatic landing systems. 2014.

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    Karol

    In the 1940s, a US Post Office survey showed that 76% of forced landings were due to bad weather. Therefore, extensive efforts have been made in the US and UK to develop a blind landing system that would enable landing at night and in bad weather. The governments of both countries were involved in the…

  • Babie Doły airport. 20th anniversary of the Naval Aviation Brigade. 2014.

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    Karol

    In 2014, the Naval Aviation Brigade celebrated its 20th anniversary. On this occasion, on July 19, 2014, an Open Day was organized at Gdynia Babie Doły Airport (43. Naval Aviation Base in Gdynia at Zielona Street). It included air shows, a static exhibition of airplanes and helicopters, as well as weapons and specialized equipment. The…

  • 11th Air Picnic of the Euroregion Beskidy. Bielsko-Biala. 2014.

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    Karol

    The Aviation Picnic at the Airport in Bielsko-Biała is an event that has already entered the calendar of air shows. The main organizer and host of the picnic is Aeroklub Bielsko-Bialski. The picnic is the event that closes the holiday season, because it is organized at the end of August. It’s really a fun and…

  • General Airport – Part 5. 2014

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    Karol

    Balice airport. 23.07.2012 year. A plane belonging to the low-cost carrier EasyJet, type Airbus A 320, G-EZTI registration just arrived from London. The plane stopped at the platform stand. Hour 08; 26. There were 150 passengers on board.

  • History of LOT Polish Airlines. Part 3. 1963-1987.

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    Karol

    In March 1966, LOT Polish Airlines adopted for its equipment twin-engine, turboprop Antonow An-24 W planes. There were about 20 machines, including those delivered by the military, to the machines. They replaced Li-2 and Il-14 planes. They were operated mainly on domestic lines. At the beginning of 1990, they began to be replaced by ATR-42…

  • The history of LOT Polish Airlines. Part 1. 1929-1939.

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    Karol

    On November 11, 1918, the Republic of Poland regained its independence after 123 years of partitions. Despite great difficulties, it quickly merged in terms of state and economy. The pilots who took an active part in the great world war on all its fronts returned to their homeland. Their experience was not wasted. The most…

  • The history of LOT Polish Airlines. Part 2. 1945-1962

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    Karol

    In 1944, a new occupation of Poland began. This time Moscow. The power in Poland was exercised by the Kremlin with the help of the communist government in Poland that it established. In order to maintain the appearance of democracy, pre-war institutions were revived, but with a new, communist leadership. In March 1945, the PLL…

  • The history of LOT Polish Airlines. Part 4. 1987-1998.

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    Karol

    After the crash of the Il-62 M SP-LBG plane (May 9, 1987), the FAA issued a ban on the entry to the USA of Il-62 machines. And then it turned out that LOT Polish Airlines does not have a single machine capable of maintaining the Atlantic connection. After many meaningful discussions, specific decisions were made…

  • The history of LOT Polish Airlines. Part 5. 1999-2014.

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    Karol

    On November 18, 1999, the Minister of the Treasury, Emil Wąsacz, signed agreements for the sale of 25% of shares of PLL LOT to the Swiss holding company SAirGroup, which was the owner of the Swissair company. It was the beginning of the privatization of the Polish carrier. At the same time, PLL LOT concluded…

  • Perspektywy – LOT Polish Airlines. 2014

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    Karol

    The vast majority of the media predicted the rapid collapse of the Polish company PLL LOT. Perhaps it will. However, the main task of these media is to create a social feeling that nothing can be done and LOT Polish Airlines should be sold or brought to a fall. These media hid that the company…