I'm sure you're right Rolandos. I just wanted to get a rise out of Scotty. Grant SYD QF Rolandos Constantinides wrote: > You are almost right, actually about half the flights from SVO to LCA > are Tu154s, the rest is IL86s... As for Continental, indeed no relation > to the one in Huston, they use Tu154s and IL86s not B772s! Their icao > code is PVV. The others that fly regular services from SVO or DMO to LCA > are AJT Air (TRJ), Orenburgh (ORB), Kras Air (KJC), Sibir (SBI), KMV > (MVD - they use Tu204), IRS Aero (LDF), and more that I can't recall > now.... As for their quality, when you see the external appearance of an > IRS IL86 or a Kras Tu154, you will immediately know they are taken > excellent care of - actually they are brighter, shinier, and cleaner > than most European airlines' aircraft! > > Rolandos Constantinides > ATCO > Larnaca / Pafos > > ============ > >>>>>That's probably a good thing Grant.....but seeing as most of the flights to >>>>> > Cyprus seem to be on Tu-154s, you really shouldn't have a problem. And > those > POS Antonov's and Ilyushin's are no worse than the pieces of junk which > QF > contracts in for their Airlink service. ;-) > > >>>>>You are correct about Continental Airways. Not the same. Completely >>>>> > different company owned by (I think) Natalie Tours (or am I thinking of > another airline here?). Also, the CO you are thinking of is based in > HOU/IAH, not ATL. You are probably thinking of DL > >