North Korea may have planned to acquire two Russian planes, despite sanctions



Investigations North Korea may have planned to acquire two Russian planes, despite sanctions Aircraft in partial Air Koryo livery linked to Russian firm with history dealing to North Korea and small Kyrgyz airline Colin Zwirko June 30, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON User VernonFs of Aviaforum.ru (posted August 12, 2019) North Korea’s national carrier, Air Koryo, may have gotten close to acquiring new planes from Russia last year, according to an NK News investigation. Signs of a deal first surfaced last summer, when two Russian Tupolev-204s -- of which the airline already owns two -- were seen parked at an airport in the Caucasus painted in an incomplete Air Koryo livery. North Korea’s national carrier, Air Koryo, may have gotten close to acquiring new planes from Russia last year, according to an NK News investigation. Signs of a deal first surfaced last summer, when two Russian Tupolev-204s -- of which the airline already owns two -- were seen parked at an airport in the Caucasus painted in an incomplete Air Koryo livery. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea may have planned to acquire two Russian planes, despite sanctions

Aircraft in partial Air Koryo livery linked to Russian firm with history dealing to North Korea and small Kyrgyz airline

Colin Zwirko June 30, 2020

North Korea may have planned to acquire two Russian planes, despite sanctions

User VernonFs of Aviaforum.ru (posted August 12, 2019)

North Korea’s national carrier, Air Koryo, may have gotten close to acquiring new planes from Russia last year, according to an NK News investigation.

Signs of a deal first surfaced last summer, when two Russian Tupolev-204s -- of which the airline already owns two -- were seen parked at an airport in the Caucasus painted in an incomplete Air Koryo livery.

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