Airplaneski! A documentary on the fall of Aeroflot and Soviet Aviation Part 5

This is a really great documentary, showing what happened to the mighty Soviet Aeroflot after 1991. It had broken into 400 smaller airlines, each with little money and struggles. Indeed, all of Russia was plunged into chaos after the USSR collapsed. This documentary has a fascinating first hand account and story from pilots, passengers, flight attendants and airport staff.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Airplaneski
• Aeroflot
• fall
• russian
• aviation
• planes
• landing
• take
• off
• sad
• story

[JoblessDerrick]

as a pilot i must say this movie put me to a tear

[11katmarie]

What a great documentary. The ending was so poignant -- it brought me to tears.

[tubeyou443]

What a tear jerker! This was an incredible documentary.

[retrocomputerkidkris]

i cried when that pilot was told he couldnt fly :-(

[happycow123]

They should have let that pilot with the minor health trouble keep flying -- he's in better shape than most of those planes!

[DaBlazesUSay]

I am not a pilot, but I love aviation and I have several years' experience in the airline industry. I, too, felt much sorrow for Grigori, but I was touched by the way he handled it. Godspeed, Grigori . . .

[TheyDontSee]

I wonder what he's doing now. Hope he found a job he could enjoy

[TheMightyHartley]

@markiliff Channel Four in the UK.

[bittercottoncandy]

Thank you kindly for the upload. I was having a real shitty day and this somehow lift my spirits. Loads of respect for the tough russians aviators (real men!) and their flying machines.

[dpaanlka]

This documentary went from incredibly fascinating to heart-wrenchingly sad in like 12 seconds flat. That has to be some kind of record.

[ultramegatrion]

That was heartbreaking :( ,he loved his job so much,but what he did at the end was of freeing the bird to fly was so noble...good luck to that great PILOT... :)