03.02. Hungarian flag-carrier Malev announced today that it had stopped operating because its liquidity situation has become unsustainable and all its flights had been grounded as of 0600. The airline had been placed under extraordinary protection from creditors and a receiver was appointed earlier this week. Malev said its suppliers had lost confidence in the airline and started to demand payment, while the government could no longer provide cash injections for the company. "This has accelerated the outflow of cash to such an extent, that by today the situation of the airline has become unsustainable," Malev's board said in a statement. The stoppage comes after the airline was ordered by the European Commission last month to repay millions of dollars worth of state aid received between 2007 and 2010.
One of two produced Tu-110. The first aircraft had original Tu-104 wing and fuselage and flew first time on 11 March 1957. The second had the forward fuselage lengthened by 1,26m and the inboard wing sections extended by 1.25 m. One a/c was shortly used as a VIP transport but never flew outside the USSR