Olympics

[Ari707]

I've been trying to watch the Sochi airport on flightradar24.com

Does anyone know how the US team got there? I assume it took more than one flight

[NickPeterman]

I seem to remember reading a few months ago about some additional UAL 777 and 747 legs from IAD and EWR to Sochi, which I think were to move the team. I could of course be wrong about the purpose, but I am certain I read about some extra UAL segments for what it is worth...

[lijk604]

The hockey team have not gone over yet. They leave Saturday from EWR & ATL.

[Ari707]

Aeroflot has been flying a 777-300 from Moscow

[Speedbird1]

Did Aeroflot ever paint an aircraft with the Sochi livery? I guess they're the official airline of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Delta Atlanta Summer Olympics aircraft (1996) and their Salt Lake City Winter Olympics aircraft come to mind. I think Air Canada had an aircraft painted with the Vancouver livery as well. Any other aircraft flying with an Olympic livery? A sticker doesn't count. I also recall that AFR had a B744 showing skiiers down the length of the fuselage to honor the Albertville Winter Games back in '92. Those paint-jobs must be too costly nowadays, when airlines are only worried about profits.

[Ari707]

There is currently a TU-204 of the Special Flight Squadron circling over Sochi at 27,000 ft.

RSD47
Rossiya - Special Flight Squadron









Aircraft(T204)
Tupolev Tu-214SR



Registration(14FC03)
RA-64515



Altitude
27,000 ft
Vertical Speed
0 fpm



Speed
335 kt
Track
214°



Latitude
43.793
Longitude
39.1946



Radar
F-URKK1
Squawk
2744

[gonzalu]

The US team will walk to the town from Paris, disguised as peasants so as not to raise any attraction.

[RWB]

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/08/hijack-attempt-turkey-bound-plane

A Ukrainian man has attempted to hijack an airliner en route from Ukraine to Turkey and divert it to Sochi