The Chinese government decided in 2001 to withdraw the Tu-154 fleet from its airlines and so this, and several others, were sold back to Russia. Since its service entry, some 28 Tu-154s have been lost ...

RUSSIA'S transport authority will recommend the grounding of the workhorse Tu-154 airplane after a jet exploded on a runway, the latest in a string of Tupolev accidents. Three people died on ...

The last Tu-154 passenger jet still in service in Russia has completed its final scheduled commercial flight. On October 28, the Alrosa airline announced that the aircraft had flown from the ...

Russia’s last Tupolev Tu-154 in civil operation has conducted its final flight, with a service from Mirny to Novosibirsk. Mirny-based carrier Alrosa performed the flight with aircraft RA-85757 ...

On the night of 1 July 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757 cargo jet, collided in mid-air over Überlingen, a southern German ...

On the night of 1 July 2002, a Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu 154 and a DHL Boeing 757 cargo jet collided in the skies over Überlingen, a southern German town on Lake Constance, along the border ...

Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, Tupolev Tu-154 M, collides with DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757-23APF, in the skies above the town of Überlingen, Germany. On the night of 1 July 2002, Bashkirian ...

A Boeing 757 cargo jet collided with a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet at 35,000ft. All 60 passengers, including 45 children, and nine crew on Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 died. As did the two men ...

On July 1, 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tu-154 passenger jet and a Boeing 757 cargo jet collided in mid-air over the southern German town of Uberlingen. All 69 passengers and crew ...