The Association of Air Transport Operators has appealed to the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) with a request to increase the list of countries from which imported components for aircraft can be purchased.
According to RBC, Rosaviatsiya forwarded this proposal to the Ministry of Transport, along with recommendations from airlines on which countries could be allowed to automatically approve supplies.
This requires a new edition of the regulation "On the specifics of permitting regimes in the field of aviation." It allows for the automatic recognition of foreign permits in the field of aviation related to the suitability of aircraft parts and the aircraft themselves as a whole.
Before the sanctions, Russia recognized eligibility tags from the aviation administrations of the USA, EU, Canada, Bermuda, and Ireland; later, the list was supplemented. Now it may become larger by seven countries: Indonesia, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Airlines believe that this will simplify aircraft repair capabilities.
According to a letter from Rosaviatsiya to the Ministry of Transport, cited by RBC, airlines believe that these countries have "high results from ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) audits, which indicates a proper organization of the flight safety system."
Rosaviatsiya, in turn, indicates that it "does not have sufficient information about the certification and control system for the manufacture of components of these civil aviation departments" in these countries, and has not previously worked with their aviation administrations on certification. Now it's up to the Ministry of Transport.
