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Russian airline to land 16 Boeing 737-800 because of sanctions
Boeing 737-800
Pobeda
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Rafael Ramos
3/28/2022
Pobeda, a Russian low-cost airline, suffers from a parts shortage caused by the sanctions, and will ground 16 of its 41 Boeing 737-800 jets. The information is from Friday.
“To maintain flight safety, we will reduce the fleet to 25 aircraft. The remaining planes will not fly until the end of the year, so the spare parts we have accumulated will last until the lost supply chains are restored.”
Apparently, Pobeda, Aeroflot's low-cost unit, will not cannibalize planes, that is, use parts from other planes to keep them flying.
Russia suffers sanctions from major manufacturers, such as Boeing, Airbus and Embraer, and will not receive support and spare parts from these companies. Thus, several Russian airlines are being allowed to carry out their own maintenance on Western planes.
Image: Boeing
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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