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Story of a failed attempt to repossess a Russian airliner
- qwertox 5y agoFor context: "Is Russia about to nationalize foreign aircraft?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz4gCE4ccRM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz4gCE4ccRM
- dredmorbius 5y agoNB: Link is to Mentour Pilot, which has been an excellent resource IMO over the past few years on aviation-related topics.
- moistly 5y agoHow would that work, when there are no parts to service them? And where would they fly them — the second they touch down in most countries, they’ll be repossessed.
- netsharc 5y agoRumor had it that an S7 airliner was "confiscated" in Yerevan, but not exactly, it just couldn't take off because it lost its airworthiness certificate[1] because its lease was cancelled. Somewhere in there is a Radio Yerevan joke[2]... [1] https://en.armradio.am/2022/03/04/s7-plane-in-yerevan-but-not-arrested/ https://en.armradio.am/2022/03/04/s7-plane-in-yerevan-but-no... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Yerevan_jokes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Yerevan_jokes
- dredmorbius 5y agoIs the full story text available anywhere w/o paywall?
- Symbiote 5y agoIt seems to be almost word-for-word the same as this article in Turkish, though I don't know which is the original. All that's missing from the English one is the final paragraph explaining the EU sanctions. https://poderygloria.net/misirda-bir-aeroflot-a321neoyu-geri-satin-almak-icin-basarisiz-bir-teklifin-icinde/ https://poderygloria.net/misirda-bir-aeroflot-a321neoyu-geri...