Russian Airlines Struggle To Keep Western-Made Fleets Airworthy

S7 Airlines aircraft

S7 Airlines has had to park several of its aircraft at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport due to the lack of spare parts.

Credit: Marina Lystseva
Russia’s air transport and commercial aerospace industry has been in deep trouble since the country invaded Ukraine almost two years ago, which prompted the West to escalate economic sanctions across many sectors. In aviation, too, Russia has been decoupled from the rest of the world and is...

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