Russian Plane Malfunctions Tripled in Just One Year as Sanctions Bite

Newsweek ^ | Dec. 9, 2023 | Isabel van Brugen AND Yevgeny Kuklychev

[canuck_conservative]

There have been a vast number of cases in recent months of Russian domestic passenger planes making emergency landings due to technical issues, driven by a lack of spare parts...

Data compiled by Newsweek shows that from September 2023 to December 8, 2023, Russia saw a total of 60 commercial aviation incidents that involved emergency landings, engine fires and malfunctions, along with other technical issues forcing the planes to abandon their intended routes...

Earlier, Novaya Gazeta Europe found that from January to August 2023, more than 120 air accidents were recorded in Russia involving civil aircraft used by Russian airlines. This brings the total number of plane malfunctions this year to over 180.

Russian plane malfunctions this year have already tripled compared to 2022, when 60 incidents were recorded. Novaya Gazeta Europe found that between 2018 and 2022, an average of 55 accidents were recorded during the same months...

The country's aviation industry has been hit hard by Western sanctions imposed after Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

This has meant that the planes have continued to fly without receiving crucial software upgrades and mandated maintenance checks required to guarantee their airworthiness...

Kirill Yankov, chairman of Russia's Passengers Union, told Russian news outlet 74.ru that the rise in commercial aviation incidents has been driven by a lack of spare parts and maintenance.

"Firstly, it has become much more difficult to obtain spare parts and maintenance materials for many aircraft. And, secondly, what's worse, it's possible that spare parts that are not certified by the manufacturers have already begun to be installed on aircraft," Yankov said...

[CapandBall]

Another News’weak’ propaganda installment-

Premise: Sanctions hurt Russia because Putin Man Bad

Reality: Sanctions backfired and hurt the west, but misery loves company so make up something with statistics so Russia is suffering too.

[Chode]

1999 a coworker had to goto Russia, and on an internal Aeroflot flight, he said he could see the cords on two of the tires showing and knowing he had to take the same flight back was not happy...