Look closer at the Tupolev Tu-154, the Soviet workhorse jet known as "Careless" and affectionately referred to as Tupe.

The reason for renovating the Russian Defense Ministry’s passenger fleet was the crash of the ministry’s Tupolev Tu-154 plane near Sochi on December 25, 2016. The aircraft, en route to Syria ...

The crew of the crashed Tupolev Tu-154 plane was prepared for the flight ... airplane crash is still underway as all fragments of the aircraft must be recovered to draw final conclusions, Bainetov ...

Russian aircraft designer Tupolev, now part of the United Aircraft ... introduced in 1956 and still in service today; the Tu-154, one of the most ubiquitous short haul passenger jets in Russia ...