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 Message 621 
 Rug Rat to Aviation Hq 
 Re: Shortage of airplane parts in Russia 
 08 Oct 25 14:13:02 
 
AREA:AVIATION
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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

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