Airbus A321-211 aircraft of the Russian airline Aeroflot
To continue working, Russian air carriers buy spare parts from “friendly” countries and move components from one aircraft to another.
Russian airlines continue to use Airbus and Boeing aircraft, which are prohibited from doing business in Russia, and buy parts for them, bypassing sanctions. Bloomberg writes about it.
Russian airlines reportedly still operate 467 Airbus and Boeing aircraft (up from 544 a year ago), have increased flights to Thailand, Turkey, Armenia, Tajikistan and the UAE, and operate about 1,100 domestic flights a day, only about 15% less than a year ago.
It is noted that the Russian Federation finds workarounds or turns to less strict partners.
The Kremlin also banned airlines from returning leased planes to their owners abroad and urged carriers to re-register in Russia. Therefore, most aircraft continue to fly, albeit cut off from important software updates and maintenance needed to ensure their airworthiness.
“The company has no contact with airlines in Russia, but is already aware of the difficulty of keeping the aircraft operational as they struggle to replace missing components,” Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said in a statement.
Bloomberg notes that in order to continue working, Russian air carriers buy parts in “friendly” countries and move components from one aircraft to another.
“Russian airlines are probably using every possible initiative to keep their aircraft flying, but it will become increasingly difficult,” said British aviation consultant John Strickland.
Recall that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows airlines not to return aircraft leased from foreign companies. In fact, Russia stole these planes.
It was also reported that Russia did not return 400 leased aircraft, the damage is $10 billion.
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