The letter says Russia’s airline regulator is suspending flying certificates for Boeing 737s in use in the country. Two modifications are still considered as unserviceable – “Classic” and “Next Generation”.
According to the document, this step was taken due to failure of the steering system height. Russia was in correspondence with the US in this regard for a year: “However, US has not concrete response regarding security issues”.
Rosaviation held an emergency meeting.
1/5 of passenger transportation in Russia falls to share of Boeing 787 aircrafts.
Interfax reported that this decision will concern all Boeing 737 aircrafts in Russia.