{"id":130042,"date":"2022-08-10T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=130042"},"modified":"2022-08-11T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T01:15:11","slug":"russian-airlines-begin-dismantling-planes-for-spare-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/08\/russian-airlines-begin-dismantling-planes-for-spare-parts.html","title":{"rendered":"Russian airlines begin dismantling planes for spare parts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Russian airlines are dismantling passenger planes for spare parts they can no longer buy abroad due to Western sanctions, four industry sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/exclusive-russia-starts-stripping-jetliners-parts-sanctions-bite-2022-08-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These actions are in line with advice the Russian government provided in June for airlines to use some aircraft as parts to ensure that the rest of foreign-built aircraft can continue to fly until at least 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanctions imposed on Russia after it sent its troops to Ukraine in late February have prevented its airlines from getting parts or undergoing maintenance in the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/08\/faa-issues-new-safety-directive-on-boeing-777-airplanes.html\">FAA issues new safety directive on Boeing 777 airplanes.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aviation experts have said Russian airlines are likely to start taking parts from their planes to keep them airworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least one Sukhoi Superjet 100 and one Airbus A350, both operated by Aeroflot, are currently grounded and being disassembled, a source familiar with the matter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sukhoi Superjets that are assembled in Russia rely heavily on foreign parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also taking parts from a pair of Aeroflot&#8217;s Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s, as the airline needs more parts from those models, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of Russia&#8217;s aircraft fleet consists of Western airliners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Maarten Visser\/<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:RA-96008_IL96_Aeroflot_tail_%284169168259%29.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wikimedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-794e2c37     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"417\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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