Angara Airlines' aircraft maintenance license has been revoked.
Solution received following the results of an unscheduled inspection that took place following the crash of the An-24 passenger plane, which killed 48 people.
According to Rostransnadzor, several violations were uncovered during the inspection. Among other things, it was discovered that documentation was being prepared without any actual repair work having been performed. Essentially, the aircraft were simply not being serviced.
Now Angara will no longer be able to independently repair An-12, An-24, An-26, An-148 aircraft and Mi-8 helicopters; for this, it will have to use the services of certified third-party organizations.
A month before the disaster, Rostransnadzor also revealed numerous violations in the airline's operations and, following the incident with the An-24 aircraft, the airline suspended eight aircraft from service.
The plane had been flying since 1976 and had reached almost its full service life. However, its black box records indicate that all systems were functioning properly before impact. worked properly.