Aeroflot turns to Iran for aircraft repairs amid sanctions.
TL;DR
Aeroflot, Russia's largest air carrier, has sent one of its Airbus planes to Iran for repair due to Western sanctions crippling its aircraft maintenance capabilities. The Airbus A330-300 flew to Tehran on April 5 and remains there until now. Sanctions imposed on Russia after it sent its troops into Ukraine in February last year have prevented its airlines from obtaining aircraft and spare parts or undergoing maintenance in the West.
- Russia's Aeroflot sends aircraft for repair to Iran Reuters
- Amid Sanctions, Aeroflot Forced to Send Aircraft to Iran for Repair The Moscow Times
- Russia's Aeroflot Sends Plane To Iran For Repairs As Sanctions Limit Domestic Work Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Aviation Revolution! Russia Sends Its Airbus A330-300s Aircraft To Iran For Repairs; Aeroflot Could Send More Planes For Maintenance EurAsian Times
- Aeroflot sends first Airbus plane for maintenance service in Iran Meduza
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