Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
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Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub is a Syrian former military officer and politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Syria from 2020 to 2022, and was the Minister of Defense and was pe
Ayyoub in 2020
Yakovlev Yak-40
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The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a regional jet designed in Soviet Union by Yakovlev. The trijet's maiden flight was in 1966, and it was in production from 1967 to 1981. It was introduced to service in 1968, wi
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
…collapsed in December 2024, Ayyoub was among several senior officials who fled the country. He joined Ali Abbas and Qahtan Khalil aboard a Syrian Air Yak-40 jet that departed the military section of Damascus International Airport for the Russian-controlled Hmeimim Air Base, from where they were later flown…
A Yak-40 on final approach
Bucket thrust reverser on the center engine
Cockpit of a Yak-40
Rear view of the aircraft, showing the rear integrated airstairs