Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
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#3Original article in Russian: https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7312839
Re: Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
#4The article also notes that A320/A321neo only make up 5% of the fleets of Russian airlines.
Re: Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
#5The article also notes that A320/A321neo only make up 5% of the fleets of Russian airlines.
So essentially this news is about 2.5% of the fleet.
The article also talks about early airplanes of these models being unreliable.
Re: Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
#6The article also notes that A320/A321neo only make up 5% of the fleets of Russian airlines.
So essentially this news is about 2.5% of the fleet. The article also talks about early airplanes of these models being unreliable.
Yeah, it’s more about the maintenance requirements of these models than anything else.
Re: Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
#7The article also notes that A320/A321neo only make up 5% of the fleets of Russian airlines.
So essentially this news is about 2.5% of the fleet. The article also talks about early airplanes of these models being unreliable.
What is "the fleet"? This hits different companies in different ways. S7 which prior to the war was a very well received and modern airline has a meaningful number of those. For S7 31 out of 39 planes (with those engines) are out of service or about to go out of service. The total fleet today is only around 85 planes depending on how you count, and most of the planes that were ordered are not being produced for S7 at the moment. That's a pretty significant blow to the airline.
Re: Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
So essentially this news is about 2.5% of the fleet. The article also talks about early airplanes of these models being unreliable.
What is "the fleet"? This hits different companies in different ways. S7 which prior to the war was a very well received and modern airline has a meaningful number of those. For S7 31 out of 39 planes (with those engines) are out of service or about to go out of service. The total fleet today is only around 85 planes depending on how you count, and most of the planes that were ordered are not being produced for S7 at…
Total fleet of civilian airplanes.
Specifically S7 seems to be quite impacted (and they're about the only company impacted), but it sounds like it's mostly due to the low quality of these planes.
Re: Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is "the fleet"? This hits different companies in different ways. S7 which prior to the war was a very well received and modern airline has a meaningful number of those. For S7 31 out of 39 planes (with those engines) are out of service or about to go out of service. The total fleet today is only around 85 planes depending on how you count, and most of the planes that were ordered are not being produced for S7 at…
Total fleet of civilian airplanes. Specifically S7 seems to be quite impacted (and they're about the only company impacted), but it sounds like it's mostly due to the low quality of these planes.
The problem is not the planes, but the maintenance requirements for the engines on those planes and Russia cannot do any maintenance due to the sanctions.
In general flying in Russia has been a pretty questionable experience since the beginning of the war. Their regulator is still barely functional at this moment and a lot of secrecy is happening. For instance you will find barely any incidents reports any more.
We have been intentionally avoiding Russian airlines for flights in and out of Russia for our family for the last few years due to safety concerns.
Re: Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions
#10Articles like these are a good example that while Russia often tries to downplay or outright deny the sanctions have any effect on them, they do work. This is only one specific example with a specific plane model, but their whole airline industry is facing similar issues on many fronts. Many repairs that used to be business as usual are now either prohibitively expensive or downright impossible due to the sanctions. Similar problems exist across a wide range of industries in Russia. There's a reason why they closed off their stock market, they can't afford to let the full impact be visible.