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if you have enough planes you can sacrifice a few to keep the rest flying. Also export restrictions are never air tight
Comment by CrispyCouchPotato1 at 29/12/2024 at 01:25 UTC
154 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This, mainly. They've been cannibalizing their existing fleet for parts.
Comment by agvuk at 29/12/2024 at 01:56 UTC
107 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Adding to this, as someone who works in a field that makes aircraft parts, the recommended service time frame is actually just a recommendation and not a point that the party instantly fails the second it gets to. We've had airlines send us parts with 3x as many hours as recommended between overhauls because that's how long it took the part to fail and they simply didn't care to replace it until it actually failed.
Comment by vitaly_antonov at 29/12/2024 at 11:05 UTC
29 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Between 2021 and 2022, when Germany implemented sanctions against the Russian economy, German exports to Usbekistan more than doubled. Usbekistan is right next to Russia. Go figure.
Comment by SomeKidWithALaptop at 29/12/2024 at 02:15 UTC
30 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I mean there are coal mines in Romania keeping steam locomotives going this way, I can’t imagine it’s that difficult to keep an in-production plane going.
Comment by Expensive-View-8586 at 29/12/2024 at 01:00 UTC
20 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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