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North Korean airline stays aloft
By FlyingNews @ 11:25 AM :: 361 Views ::
0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines
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Air Koryo jets once traversed the skies of the Eurasian landmass, linking communist North Korea with airports in Cold War capitals as far afield as Moscow, Prague and the former East Berlin.
Nowadays, the aging Russian-built craft of the rickety state airline mostly ply routes close to home, with rare flights beyond nearby Chinese cities and Russia's Far East.
To the casual observer, that might sound like a tale of decline, but a closer look suggests a carrier possessed of a dogged resilience that has stayed aloft despite being the flagship of a nation beset with a dysfunctional economy.
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