Free Republic

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....

The other morning I was nearing a very busy juncture on I-95. In short order there are two entrance ramps leading onto this major thoroughfare followed quickly by a pair of exits. It is a very tricky stretch, which has had its fair share of accidents. I was in the far right lane where the entrance\exit traffic weaves in and out. Normally, I try to avoid this lane. However on this particular day I wasn't able to get into another lane so I was stuck in this slow moving difficult segment.