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Dear Rossiya/ Aeroflot/S7,

I'm writing to inform you that your NCT is now due.....

Yes indeed. I Mentioned the looming issue of Western-built aircraft operating for Russian Airlines early last year. Some analysts predicted the gradual grounding of the multitude of Airbus and Boeing airframes, especially ones registered in Ireland and Bermuda. ( CH-AVIATION, I'm looking at you!), With a reverting back to Home-built Tupelov and Su's.

Well, have a good look at this picture, one year later. The majority of aircraft in this time-snap are Western aircraft operating for Russian carriers. Perfectly operational, no accidents, engine failures or Squawking 7777 to be seen.

Both Boeing and Airbus released statements last year banning the sale or provision of parts to Russia. To combat the shortage, the maintenance subsidiary of Aeroflot, A-Technics has been manufacturing some smaller parts from scratch. However, all aircraft must go through a rigorous testing program at certain periods during the airframes life. These tests are C Checks and the heavier D Checks. For example, Rossiya have 2 x 747-400's due for C-Checks. A-Technics have constructed a purpose-built hanger at Sheremetyevo, Moscow.

Aircraft such as the 777 and 747 family were previously sent to China for workshop visits. Now Russian carriers and even carriers from other countries, loyal to Russia, will have Western parts manufactured and aircraft maintained in Russia.

Will short-cuts in maintenance regimes and maintenance bulletins become the norm.?

All Western Aviation authorities have warned Russia that none of their Western-built aircraft, illegally maintained, will be permitted to operate outside Russian airspace.

I do’nt know how this intensity of aircraft compares to a typical day pre Feb 2022. And, secondly, because of the sanctions, aircraft may not be checked for air worthiness as frequently as they should be and the required check standards applying. Also the use of second/spurious parts to keep the planes ‘going’. So , because of all of the above, should we expect a significant more planes being ‘ unintentionally grounded’ thann would be the norm. Will such statistics be easy to get - given how secretive RU is , especially when it comes to aviation matters?

Hmmmm..

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Time of post: 2.32am

Nothing suspicious about this at all, at all, at all.

I lived in Afghanistan for several years ( inc 2011, which was a a hectic kind of year ) and they are a grand people, and I have been privileged to meet some of the best people that I have ever met in Afghanistan, with friendships that live on to this day. But the further out from the cities, the more traditional it becomes. You have the village strongman, then the district strong man or men, then regional strongmen, and all of these strongmen will be tribal or clan linked, and at time at war with each other. This is the well tried System that Afghans are used to, and reluctant to change. The grand vision of a united Afghanistan as we know it here in the west and elsewhere, simply does not exist for the majority of Afghan's. They live in their own local world, and I've forgotten how many times when I asked about other people, I would be told " We don't know these people, they live in the next valley". In twenty years, the US were unable to change it, but still the changes they brought in, especially in education for women would down the road have changed Afghanistan. They just ran out of time. We live in hope that a better future awaits Afghan's, they deserve it.

Well you are right about one thing anyway, that there will be serious military rolling done in the coming months, but you are using the wrong word in who will be doing the rolling, its not Russia, its Ukraine !! And Yes, we cant wait to see it either!!! Slava Ukraini.

On artillery looks like the US are looking for General dynamics or American ordanince to produce 12-20,000 155 shells per month for ukraine.

EU have an army now?

Oh, 1/10 for "Woke Chopping Block."

No fighter jets for Ukraine until after the war Ben Wallace.

Poland is weighing up sending mig29s because the Ukrainans are already trained to fly and maintaining them

It doesn't make sense though. The training will take a fixed time, the end of the war in unknown. He's basically saying no jets to defend yourself during the war. Absolutely nothing to do with training time-frames etc...

He just doesn't want western jets shooting down Russian jets over Ukraine.

Or they don't want Western aircraft being shot down by Russia over ukraine,

Which makes a hell of a lot more sense it would be a huge propaganda coup for the Russians to twist the narrative to Nato jets were coming to bomb Russia

By all accounts the Australian F18s were bought by Canada and US firm's several years ago ,the Canadians bought 18 and the rest when or are going to private aggressor squadrons with contracts awarded by the Pentagon