Rosaviatsiya revokes Angara Airlines' certificate

On November 5 Irkutsk The airline will be unable to operate commercial flights. Customers who have already purchased tickets for dates after this date are offered a full refund or rebooking on other airlines.

"The decision was made to ensure flight safety," Rosaviatsia explains.

The Angara route network on An-24 and An-26 aircraft consists of eleven regional destinations Far EastThey will be transferred to the airlines Iraero, Aurora andKhabarovsk airlines."

After the An-24 plane crash in The Amur RegionFollowing the crash, which killed 48 people, Angara lost its aircraft maintenance license. Subsequently, the airline's planes were grounded due to breakdowns, and the number of flights began to be reduced.

Rostransnadzor previously announced plans to audit 51 regional airlines. The reason for this is a twofold increase in the number of air accidents in 2024 compared to 2023 (8 versus 17), as well as a more than threefold increase in fatalities (13 versus 37). The audit will begin on December 1, 2025, and will last for one year.