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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…

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…

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…

In the period 1960-1980, transport planes with a turbojet drive dominated air transport. This period culminated in commercial passenger airliners; Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 and Convair 880/990 which were powered by turbojet engines. The first two designs were designed to take as many passengers on board as possible. Convair 880/990, on the other hand, were…

The Polish Aviation Museum is the largest and most dynamically developing facility of this type in the Republic of Poland and one of the most important in Europe. More exhibits are arriving systematically, and they are also presented more and more interestingly. The museum follows the recently fashionable trend of interactive museums. Although in such…

Few people remember the existence of the School of Agricultural Pilots in Karolewo. These are mainly its graduates (only 78 people) and some residents of the small town of Karolewo. I am convinced that 99 percent of readers are not able to indicate, even on a map, where the interesting town of Karolewo is located.…

The idea of ​​establishing the Air Force Museum had a long tradition. Already at the beginning of the 90s of the twentieth century, there were voices on this topic. At that time, at the Mierzęcice Airport, now Pyrzowice Airport, a BSL (flying equipment base) was created, which was unnecessary in service. It was not very…

In 1995, the first Special Economic Zone in the Republic of Poland, EURO-PARK MIELEC, was established. In 1999, as a result of the restructuring of PZL Mielec, they became an independent business entity. The company operates in the Special Economic Zone EURO-PARK MIELEC.

Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL) was organized in Warsaw in 1928 on the basis of the Central Aviation Workshop (CWL). Their first product was the licensed French Wibault 70 fighter plane, which allowed them to master the technology of building planes with a metal structure. Soon, a talented constructor, Zygmunt Puławski, designed a series of modern…

In 2010-2011, a competition for a training aircraft for the Polish Army was held in Poland. The competition ended in a fiasco, because the then Polish Government, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, was unable to clearly define the WTT requirements for a training aircraft. In addition, this government led to the liquidation of the…