Russia economy meltdown as flights slashed and key goal set to take 600 years to deliver

 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2030415/russia-economy-aviation-industry-sanctions
 

The aviation industry in Russia is grinding to a halt as airline companies run out of planes that can fly.

Smuggled airplane tyres recently captured en route to Moscow and halted

 

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/poland-seizes-tires-boeing-aircraft-headed-russia-2025-05-19/

Sure.  Force Russia to buy C919's and improve their homegrown planes. 

 

That'll be great for Boeing and Airbus in the long term.

 

Fidiots.

 

 

On 5/23/2025 at 11:16 AM, impulse said:

Force Russia to buy C919

 

 

 

What with? Most Russian airlines lease anyhow, from Western brokers. Its not a state industry anymore. Even China will have a limit the orders it can take, and its probably eying the more lucrative APAC and MEA markets, who actually have money, maybe even Europe if they get certification. The Russian economy was about the size of Italy's, now its even smaller, more like Spain, so why do Chinese plane makers care about that.

 

For the forseable, they will be stuck with whatever clapped out second hand Boeings and Airbuses they can lay their hands on. The entire Russian aviation industry is now supporting the SMO, allegedly, plus the knowhow really lay with Ukraine, but they screwed that partnership.

They don’t pay for leased aircraft ,billions are owed in unpaid bills

1 hour ago, 3NUMBAS said:

They don’t pay for leased aircraft ,billions are owed in unpaid bills

'Come and collect ' they'll say. 

They’ve just paid for the aircraft on lease they stole 

leaching aircraft from Ethiopia is the latest plan

 

https://simpleflying.com/russia-latest-plan-new-aircraft-western-sanctions-africa-largest-airline/