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Rosaviatsia to Revoke Angara’s Operating Certificate on Nov. 5

Regulators cite safety findings from an unscheduled inspection in revoking the carrier’s authorization for commercial flights.

Overview

  • The airline has stopped selling tickets for travel after Nov. 1 and is offering full refunds or rebooking to IrAero, Aurora or Khabarovskie Airlines.
  • Other operators will assume Angara’s routes, with IrAero flying links from Irkutsk to Kirensk, Yerbogachyon, Bodaibo and Chara, Aurora continuing Habarovsk–Zeya and –Tynda, and Khabarovskie Airlines serving Habarovsk–Nikolaevsk‑na‑Amure–Okhotsk.
  • Rosaviatsia says the revocation decision rests on a flight‑safety review by MTU Rostransnadzor in the Siberian Federal District.
  • An Angara An‑24 crashed near Tynda on July 24 with 48 people on board and no survivors, with a criminal case opened and an IAC investigation ongoing.
  • The Amur region’s forestry ministry has filed a 535,004‑ruble claim against Angara over forest damage from the crash, according to an Irkutsk arbitration court filing.