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YAKUTSK, Russia Two Siberian airlines have asked the Russian government to extend the service life of Soviet-era Antonov aircraft, many of which are over 50 years old, as Russian planemakers scramble to plug the gap left by the exodus of foreign manufacturers. The small, propeller-driven An-24 and An-26 planes carry up to 50 passengers and are well-suited to the.
Sanctions have deprived Russia’s airline industry of the parts it needs to keep its Boeing, Airbus and other western planes airworthy and things are getting desperate.
Two Siberian
airlines have asked the Russian government to extend the service
life of Soviet-era Antonov aircraft, many of which are over 50
years old, as Russian planemakers scramble to plug the gap.