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Russia Says Civil Aviation Maintenance Is Fully Covered, Flights 'Absolutely Safe'

Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev told Rossiya 24 that certified MRO facilities, including Aeroflot Technics, S7 Engineering, support regular aircraft checkups with domestic parts supply.

Overview

  • Savelyev said Russia faces no issues with civil aircraft maintenance and that airlines can carry out full checkups.
  • He stated the country supplies carriers with needed components and spare parts, which he described as certified.
  • The deputy prime minister said more than 150 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft are in operation in Russia.
  • Addressing flight safety, he called travel on Russian airlines absolutely safe and cited certified specialists for foreign-made fleets.
  • Rosaviatsia previously reported a 2024 accident rate of 1.28 per million flights versus the ICAO global figure of 1.87, according to his interview with Rossiya 24.