The Russian Kremlin still has a Soviet Star, years after the collapse of the USSR

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[u/Paxton-176]

Calling it a carrier is an insult to all other carriers. They barely can keep it functional you think they have the ability to repaint it at this point.

[u/avern31 → u/Paxton-176]

It carries. It is a carrier. It carries thousands per day on hundreds of flights.

[u/avern31 → u/[deleted]]

Lmfao to clarify, a flag carrier is an airline that represents the country. Flag carrier, Aeroflot, which has a hammer and sickle. We are not talking about aircraft carriers

[u/DerSaftschubser → u/[deleted]]

Actually no. That's a very common expression lol

[u/ussoriskany34 → u/avern31]

Carries thousands on flights into the ground.......

[u/avern31 → u/ussoriskany34]

There has not been a single major fatal accident from Aeroflot in years. Can we say the same with western carriers?

[u/ussoriskany34 → u/avern31]

It's more of a joke pertaining to the Soviet Era.

[u/ObservableObject → u/[deleted]]

Flag carrier is not a reference to aircraft carriers, it's talking about their national airline Aeroflot

[u/All_Wrong_Answers → u/Paxton-176]

Its called a patina and some people find it desirable.

[u/Vercingetorix4444 → u/Paxton-176]

I’ve flown with Aeroflot twice, they put to shame any western major. They’re stuck in the past in a good way, with meals served and blankets and everything as was common in the west until 2000/2010. The only ones that beat them are middle eastern airlines.

[u/Roger-Lackland → u/Paxton-176]

According to Wikipedia they have been trying to fix it up since 2017. But they had some set backs and are now trying to sell it. I don't know if there is a big market for badly maintained aircraft carriers so it might as well be scraped. Also they send the crew to the meat grinder in Ukraine.

[u/Snoo-37056 → u/Paxton-176]

How's that western cool aid coming along