Aircraft of Russian airlines, left without maintenance due to sanctions, are increasingly experiencing engine failures, landing gear flaps and other elements.
The planes of Russian airlines, left without maintenance due to sanctions, are increasingly damaged, and often in the air, writes The Moscow Times.
It was noted that in just two days, December 1 and 2, at least five aircraft in Russia failed:
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On December 1, an Aeroflot Airbus A321 on a Kaliningrad-Moscow flight crash-landed in St. Petersburg due to the cockpit air conditioning system display triggering.
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On December 1, an Aeroflot Boeing 737 flight from Moscow made an emergency landing in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk due to an indication of low pressure in one of the six wheels of the landing gear.
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On December 1, an IrAero Superjet 100 plane landed in Novosibirsk with 78 passengers on board. His autopilot and flaps failed. Moreover, he only made it to the tenth lap.
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On December 2, an Aeroflot Airbus A321 on a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg landed at Sheremetyevo due to left engine failure.
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On December 2, a Yamal Airlines Superjet 100 plane, flying to Ufa with 71 Russians on board, made an emergency landing in Tyumen for unspecified technical reasons.
It was also reported that on Saturday S7 Airlines announced the reduction of its flight program in several directions. The carrier explained this by “periodic redistribution of aircraft and schedule optimization.” In particular, flights from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Chelyabinsk will be canceled. In addition, the number of weekly flights from the capital to Volgograd, Penza, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and some other cities will be reduced. Also, from May 2024, the airline will cancel some direct flights from Novosibirsk to Kaliningrad.
In the past, the Main Intelligence Directorate obtained secret documents indicating the collapse of Russian aviation due to sanctions. Judging by the data from the documents, in 2023, the number of accidents and cases of technical errors increased significantly in Rosavitsa. Russia is experiencing serious difficulties in servicing aircraft with long flight times and a severe shortage of spare parts, which is why more than 35% of the aircraft were used for donation. The most problematic areas of Russian aviation remain engines and landing gear.
Putin was informed that the Russian Federation was running out of foreign aircraft
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