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Author: Karol

  • 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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    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…

  • WSK Nr 4 PZL Okęcie PZL-101 Gawron. 1958

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    Karol

    On the basis of the Jak-12 M aircraft, it was decided to build an agricultural aircraft. The case was difficult, because the Jak-12 had a lifting capacity of only 350 kg, with a maximum volume of 470 liters. The constructors realized that this solution was provisional and it would be necessary to build a typical…

  • 19 Airborne Squadron in Słupsk. 1954-1999.

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    Karol

    The first half of the 1950s was a period of rapid increase in the number of new, modern fighter aircraft produced in Polish factories. This large amount of modern equipment forced an increase in the number of flying personnel, and thus the development of education for future aces of the sky. Following this line of…

  • 30 Kashubian Patron-Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron MW. 2003-2010.

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    Karol

    The result of another restructuring in the Polish Naval Aviation was the transformation of the squadron into the 30th Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron on January 1, 2003. In 2007, the unit additionally adopted a distinctive name and became the 30th Kashubian Aviation Squadron.