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Russian airplanes keep flying despite sanctions as spare parts for Boeing and Airbus are bought from 'friendly nations', with United Arab Emirates, China, and Turkey at the top (istories.media)

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Surprisingly, there are suppliers of under-sanctioned aircraft parts even in “unfriendly” Europe — intermediaries from the CIS are at their service, who will formalize an order that will reach Russia.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

But they don't get supply chain security.

Even the normal aviation supply chain is not secure.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/engine-maker-cfm-says-up-96-planes-affected-by-fake-parts-probe-2023-09-20/