The European Union authorities banned the supply of spare parts to Russia for foreign aircraft. However, the key aviation sanctions did not work, as the volume of civil transportation in the Russian Federation increased. This was written by the German newspaper Die Welt.
Journalists pointed out that Russian airlines continue to operate and maintain foreign passenger aircraft. In 2022, when the ban was introduced, they were indeed idle, but now Russia has found a way out. In 2023, the number of flights increased by 20 thousand, to 1.28 million.
It was hoped that, remaining cut off from Western aviation technologies, Russia would be significantly weakened. This plan failed
European authorities were confident that the sanctions would be sensitive for Russian civil aviation. Their forecasts were based on the fact that the fleets of many airlines included Airbus and Boeing aircraft. However, Russian companies have established the production of missing components through reverse engineering.
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