Learn Hardcore Russian: Самолёт прибывает в город.

Самолёт means airplane, прибывает translates as is arriving, and в город means into the city. So, the sentence means "The airplane is arriving in the city." Note that while the verb is in the present tense, it can also indicate a scheduled or imminent event.

Why is the verb прибывает in the present tense, and does it always imply that the action is happening right now?

In Russian, the present tense is often used to describe events that are scheduled or imminent, not just those occurring at the exact moment of speaking. The verb прибывает is in the third person singular present tense, which can indicate that the airplane is either arriving at this moment or is on a scheduled arrival. This usage is common in contexts like transportation schedules.

Which grammatical case is used in в город, and why is it used in this context?

The noun город appears in the accusative case. When the preposition в is used to indicate movement toward a destination, it is followed by the accusative. Here, в город shows the direction of the airplane's arrival—into the city.

How should самолёт be pronounced, especially regarding the letter ё?