Sokol News
Read our flights clients impressions
Fri, 04/16/2010The great new opportunity for all, who want to fly with us on a jet fighters MIG-29!
Now you can read real impressions of our clients, who performed a flight with our test pilots at our airbase.
You can see, that Sokol is open for all aviation lovers and ready to perform your dream.
Great thanks for our main sales agents - "Country of Tourism" travel agency (Moscow, Russia) and Incredible Adventure, Inc (USA) for the provided material and photos about the flights of their clients.
Cancellation of system of Exclusivity in Sales and Territories for Airbase Sokol Agents
Wed, 04/14/2010Dear tourism and aviation professionals!
Sokol airbase, the operator of one of the TOP-10 Worldwide Adventures with MIG jets flights for tourists, informs, that since April 2010 the system of Exclusive Agents of the airbase was changed.
Sokol at Military Parade in Moscow
Tue, 04/13/2010Sokol airbase with it's aircraft will participate in the aviation program of the great military parade at Red Square in Moscow, related to 65 Anniversary of Victory Day in World War 2. Several aircrafts, made at Sokol will pass over center of Russian capital.
4 Yak-30 combat trainers, 3 MIG-31 and 2 MIG-29UB will pass the Red Square on May 9,2010
All this aircrafts were delivered to Russian airforces according to govermental contracts.
From Sokol airbase and it's staff we congratulate all WW2 veterans and wish a great health and jets flights only in civil purposes with our tourists!!!
"Sokol" delivered YAK-130 to Russian Airforces
Sun, 04/11/2010April 12, 2010 the next from Federal order YAK-130 aircraft was delivered to Aviation Training Center of Russian Ministery of Defence in Lipetsk.
Combat trainer YAK-130 was designed by Yakovlev design company and using for trainig of military pilots.
YAK-130 gives the pilots the opportunity to be trained for all modern types of the Russian jets (SU and MIG)and foreign made (Eurofighter, F-16, Rafaele, Grippen). The manufacturing of YAK-130 aircraft is one of priority of Sokol businness in 2010.
Sokol celebrates its birthday.
Sun, 01/31/2010On February,1 2010 JSC NAZ "Sokol" celebrated it's 78 anuversary. The special events took place in Nizhny Novgorod. Sokol General Director Mr. Karezin congratulated the Sokol employees, finalized the results of the year 2009 and informed about the plans for 2010.
In 2009 Sokol accived all the goals and finished the 2009 year order from MIG corporation, Russian Ministery of Defense and from foreign partners.
Victory day celebration at Sokol airbase.
Wed, 05/06/2009
Sokol airbase as usual will organize special celebration of Victory Day. A lot of Sokol emploees and pilots took part in World War 2. Sokol plant also was one of the main manufactures of the planes for Soviet Airforces during World War 2 period.
Sokol General Manager meets the future aviation specialists
Tue, 04/14/2009
The meeting of the general director and schoolboys has taken place on April, 13th. It was an annual meeting of the general director of factory with the best pupils of J. Gagarina's school #66. The Tradition of the meetings dated by Day of aircraft and astronautics, significant for factory and for date school, has been put in 30th years of last century by the former factory manager E.I. Miroshnikov (1933-1938 гг).
Sokol Board placed the new General Director
Sat, 02/28/2009On February, 18th Sokol Directors Board has made the decision about preschedule - since February, 27th - the termination of powers of the general director Michail Shibaev on the basis of its personal statement for clearing of a post on a state of health.
Two great dates at Sokol
Mon, 02/02/2009At the beginning of February workers of Sokol celebrate the two momentous occasions at once: on February, 1 is a 77 year from the day of foundation of factory; on February, 2 is a 105 year from the day of birth of Hero of Soviet Union of test-pilot Valery Chkalov. History of factory and name of legendary pilot is closely. In 30th of past century he was the chief-pilot of factory. V.P. Chkalov tested the airplanes of designer of N.N. Polikarpova, built on Gorki including the famous I-16, wich was used during air battles of Wourld War 2.
