Air Chollima - Tu-154
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Air Chollima, named after the powerful flying horse in East Asian mythology (literally 1000-li horse), is the flag carrier of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea. Created in the late 50s to serve a vital air link for diplomats and elites travelling between Pyongyang and Moscow, Korean-Soviet Air Lines (Корейско-Советская Авиакомпания) was created using the newest Soviet aircraft. The airline was rebranded to Chollima Korean People's Airline in 1960.
Fast forward seventy years later and one or two generations of aircraft later, not much has changed. Despite the 1999 rebranding as Air Chollima and having taken delivery of various new Antonov aircraft in the latest few decades, the airline remains one of the most secretive in the world.
Due to UN sanctions against the airline's home country, Air Chollima cannot purchase new aircraft to renew its fleet and as such much of the airline is focused on maintaining the vintage Soviet fleet. Here is a Tu-154 because trijets are sexy.
AIRCRAFT DETAILS
Tupolev Tu-154 - P-522
August 1980 delivered to CKPA
August 2000 involved in engine fire at Samijyon
October 2000 repaired; returned to service
What did the UN do to you Zacca?
Great leader comrade Kim Il Sung and great comrade Kim Jong Un will always be with us!Death to the UN and to all western aggressors and their murderous sanctions!Great livery!
THE RED SUN DOES SHINE DOWN UPON PYONGYANG! MAY GLORIOUS LIGHT SHINE UPON THE KIM DYNASTY!
This is fantastic! Really want to see some more aircraft with this livery...
Including an Il-86
Great leader comrade Kim Il Sung and great comrade Kim Jong Un will always be with us!
Death to the UN and to all western aggressors and their murderous sanctions!
Great livery!
Great work citizen, your hardwork will be rewarded by a free trip to Xinjiang and the addition of 20 social points to your account
Sincerely
Chairman Xi
What did I start
air koryo vibes
What did the UN do to you Zacca?
It's a bourgeois tool to play-pretend democracy while ignoring US crimes around the World!!!
MAY GLORIOUS LIGHT SHINE UPON THE KIM DYNASTY!
it's not a dynasty... Get your facts correct next time
Great work citizen, your hardwork will be rewarded by a free trip to Xinjiang and the addition of 20 social points to your account Sincerely Chairman Xi
North Korea is not China, and social credit does not apply to workers. Get your facts correct next time
It's a bourgeois tool to play-pretend democracy while ignoring US crimes around the World!!!
it's not a dynasty... Get your facts correct next time
North Korea is not China, and social credit does not apply to workers. Get your facts correct next time
Bit bold of you to tell other people to get their facts right
Bit bold of you to tell other people to get their facts right
Well, if you really think Xinjiang is in North Korea you should really get your facts correct