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|    Rug Rat to Aviation Hq    |
|    Re: Shortage of airplane parts in Russia    |
|    08 Oct 25 14:13:02    |
      AREA:AVIATION       MSGID: 1:135/250@fidonet 68e6c5ce       PID: C-NET AMIGA BBS 5.36b       On Wed 8-Oct-2025 1:08a, Aviation Hq@2:292/854.0 said to Rug Rat:       AH> RR> Interesting, I was not even aware the Russians flew any passenger       AH> 747s,       AH> RR> though I see that Rossiya does indeed have 747-400s. I am currious       AH> what       AH> RR> parts are interchangeable between the 747-8 and -400s (Which Rossiya       AH> has       AH> RR> 12).       AH>        AH> Rossiya inherited nine Boeing 747-400 aircraft from the bankrupt Transaero       AH> in 2016 and was using some of them for domestic flights.       AH>        AH> It had planned to retire the 747s by the end of 2024, with the fleet       AH> modernization expected to be completed by then.       AH>        AH> Western sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine have made it       AH> challenging to maintain and operate these aircraft due to a lack of spare       AH> parts.              AirBridge Cargo (Volga Dnepr) does have 20 747-8fF,s              Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)       Blog and Forums - www.catracing.org       IMAGE BBS! 3.0 - bbs.catracing.org 6400       C-Net Amiga BBS - bbs.catracing.org 6840       --- CNet/5        * Origin: The Rat's Den BBS (1:135/250)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 10/0 1 18/0 103/705 105/81 106/201 123/0 126 180 755       SEEN-BY: 123/3001 3002 124/5016 128/187 129/14 305 135/0 115 205 220       SEEN-BY: 135/240 250 363 390 391 153/757 7715 154/10 30 110 203/0       SEEN-BY: 218/0 1 700 221/0 222/2 226/30 227/114 229/110 317 400 426       SEEN-BY: 229/428 470 664 700 705 240/1120 5832 250/1 263/1 275/1000       SEEN-BY: 280/464 5003 5006 291/111 292/854 8125 301/1 310/31 320/219       SEEN-BY: 322/757 341/66 234 342/200 396/45 423/120 460/58 467/888       SEEN-BY: 633/280 712/848 1321 770/1 902/26 3634/0 12 56 57 60 5020/400       SEEN-BY: 5075/35       PATH: 135/250 115 3634/12 222/2 263/1 280/464 103/705 218/700 229/426           |
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