Russia using aircraft produced in the West are raised by a European official

• The head of the European Union’s aviation safety agency expressed his “serious concern” on Tuesday on the safety of Western-made aircraft that are still being flown in Russia without access to spare parts and appropriate maintenance.
• According to Ky, the hazards increase over time. “
• According to him, there have been rumours that Russia will have to cannibalise aircraft in order to keep others flying.

The head of the European Union’s aviation safety agency expressed his “serious concern” on Tuesday on the safety of Western-made aircraft that are still being flown in Russia without access to spare parts and appropriate maintenance.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and the United States have taken action to impede its access to spare parts. The “special operation” that Russia is conducting in Ukraine.

Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), told reporters outside of a conference, “This is highly risky,” adding that regulators lack good information on many of the aircraft flying in Russia or whether any have had safety issues recently.

Russian requests for exemptions should be taken into account by regulators “on a case-by-case basis, what would be the justification, why do you absolutely need to operate this sort of aircraft,” Ky added.

For “humanitarian grounds,” Ky continued, he was in favour of reconsidering particular situations, but it shouldn’t become the norm.

According to Ky, the hazards increase over time. “Possibly in six months. Who knows how soon, in a year?” According to him, there have been rumours that Russia will have to cannibalise aircraft in order to keep others flying.

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Airbus SE (AIR.PA) and Boeing Co (BA.N) announced at the beginning of March that they had stopped providing replacement parts to Russian airlines.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reduced Russia’s aviation safety rating in April after determining that the nation’s Federal Agency for Air Transport did not adhere to ICAO safety criteria.

In March, the United States joined the European Union and Canada in banning Russian airlines from using American airspace.

In March, the U.S. Commerce Department added more than 150 Boeing aircraft flown by Russian airlines to a list of aircraft allegedly in breach of export restrictions.

The decision, according to the government, would “essentially ground” the aircraft from flying outside of Russia. The aircraft in question were Russian passenger and cargo carriers, including the national airline Aeroflot, AirBridge Cargo, Utair, Nordwind, Azur Air, and Aviastar-TU.

According to the agency, any refuelling, upkeep, repair, or provision of spare parts or services for those aircraft violates American export laws, making companies liable to U.S. enforcement proceedings that may result in “significant jail time, fines, or loss of export licences.”

The department recently added 70 Russian firms, including many aviation manufacturing, to its trade blacklist.

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