Aeroflot service between the Soviet Union and the United States was interrupted from 15 September 1983 until 2 August 1990 , following an executive order by U.S. President Ronald Reagan , revoking Aeroflot 's license to operate flights into and out of the United States following the downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 by the Soviet Air Force . At the start of the 1990s Aeroflot reorganised again giving more autonomy to territorial divisions . REG Davies , former curator of the Smithsonian Institution , claims that by 1992 Aeroflot had over 600,000 people operating over 10,000 aircraft
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
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